Gimme Some Truth - The Making of John Lennon's "Imagine"
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Artist: John LennonBrand: Capitol Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
DVD Release Date: 2000-04-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Capitol
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Movie Review: Twenty years after Double Fantasy wins, a grammy for GST
Summary: 5 Stars
I was pleased to see a grammy go to "Gimme Some Truth". If you remember, at the 1981 grammys, John and Yoko won a grammy for "Double Fantasy". Good to hear the names John Lennon and Yoko Ono at a grammy awards show. Lennon's "Imagine" and Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" were the two solo Beatles LP's I played the most. "Imagine" (the LP) was tender and cutting, and now to see the making of the DVD documentary "Imagine" I better understand Lennon's mood at the time: tense and terse then suddenly tender, ready to rip apart a technician for screwing up something or other, then an ocean of gentleness. If you loved John and Yoko, as millions of us did, this takes you inside their world, behind the hype and media veils created by their music and persona. You can't hide for long when the camera's eye is following your every move. John and Yoko loved their media events, this documentary falls into that category, thirty years later. The events of December 8, 1980 give a heightened perspective to this footage. It's really interesting to see the faces of so many studio players I've only heard in passing or on LP jackets. It's interesting to see how Yoko is dismissed by many of the session players. She has to be extra assertive to make her point (it unfortunately has taken the public thirty years to catch up with this brilliant woman). As a young man John and Yoko were the only two who made any sense to me, and I treasure seeing their music and relationship on DVD. Hope there's more to come!
Summary of Gimme Some Truth - The Making of John Lennon's "Imagine"
GIMME SOME TRUTH:MAKING OF IMAGINE - DVD MovieAn instant classic when released in September 1971, John Lennon's Imagine was the ex-Beatle's solo masterpiece, and its musical legacy is matched here by priceless footage of Lennon's creative process, independently edited from original 16-millimeter footage by producer-director Andrew Solt with the hands-off approval of Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono. Incorporating footage from John and Yoko's original film Imagine (clips of which were previously included in the 1988 documentary Imagine: John Lennon), Gimme Some Truth presents Lennon, Ono, coproducer Phil Spector, and a host of gifted musicians in a fluid context of conflict, community, and craftsmanship. Bearing witness to every stage of the recording process, this 63-minute documentary succeeds as a visual diary, a study of familiar music in its infancy, and a revealing portrait of the then-30-year-old Lennon--from witty clown to confrontational perfectionist--at the peak of his post-Fab Four inspiration.
The film's horizons expand with a casual montage of Lennon's celebrity lifestyle, including New York party footage (by film theorist Jonas Mekas) featuring such guests as Miles Davis, Andy Warhol, and Jack Nicholson. Excerpts of a 1971 BBC interview reveal John and Yoko at their most thoughtful, discussing socio-sexual issues that remain compellingly relevant (and the entire 35-minute interview is included on the DVD edition). But the true value of Gimme Some Truth remains in the creation of music at the Lennons' estate at Tittenhurst Park, Ascot, England. The ballad "Imagine" is followed from rawness to completion, and the track-by-track progress is highlighted by "Jealous Guy" (after which Lennon playfully compliments Spector's studio wizardry), and especially "Gimme Some Truth," which alternates between full mix and isolated vocal track. With George Harrison on guitar, Lennon freely admits that "How Do You Sleep?" is a deliberately "nasty" criticism of Paul McCartney, but this remarkable film never dwells on negatives. A precious record of John Lennon's time on earth, Gimme Some Truth is as honest as it is entertaining. And while purists may object to the DVD's remastered sound--which was carefully remixed for Dolby Digital 5.1-channel stereo at Abbey Road studios--few would deny that this film is an important and illuminating document that any John Lennon fan will cherish. --Jeff Shannon
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