Dylan: No Direction Home

Roger Ebert reviews the new Martin Scorsese-directed Bob Dylan DVD documentary No Direction Home, which will show in two parts next week on PBS.



Beware the integrity of the documentary, though: Today's WSJ writes: "Although "No Direction" boasts a marquee-name director in Mr. Scorsese, nearly all the interviews in the movie -- including those with Mr. Dylan himself -- were filmed by Mr. Dylan's own management company long before Mr. Scorsese became involved in the project. Indeed, Mr. Scorsese (who had previously filmed Mr. Dylan in 1978's "The Last Waltz") was hired by Dylan's manager, Jeff Rosen, and the film's other producers, and mostly assembled the film out of footage they had already compiled. Mr. Dylan's film-production company owns a roughly one-third stake in the film's copyright.

I'll likely watch the series, not buy the DVD. I've never quite 'gotten' Bob Dylan - born too late and all that. I've known rockers who swear by him, but ugh, whatever. But I've always loved the mystique behind the artist, so color me glued to the series next week.

TV tonight? Why, My Name is Earl and The Office.