Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars)
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That’s right, there shall be visual documentation of the R.E.M. live show. Although, This is Not A Show (Live at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland) proclaims it is not a show, the film, directed by French dude Vincent Moon, whose also directed films for the Arcade Fire and the National, captures R.E.M. playing “rehearsal shows” in front of an audience. But, remember, this is not a show! Shot in Moon’s distinctly blurry, one-eyed, “I really feel like I’m there” perspective, This is Not A Show will be shown in select theaters, clubs and other random venues across the country. Fortunately for long-time fans, the movie finds Stipe, Buck and Mills reaching all the way back to their debut, performing Chronic Town classic “Carnival of Sorts,” while performing a smattering of hits spanning their entire catalog. Check below for a screening in your town. There isn’t one?!?! Chill out man, you can suggest a show here. Yes, cabins, mess halls, barns and submarines are all considered apt places to view a film.
Screening Dates
10.14 Cambridge, MA @ IFF Boston at the Brattle – 9:30pm
10.16 Atlanta, GA @ The Plaza – 7:30pm
10.18 Asbury Park, NJ @ The ShowRoom – 9:00pm
10.22 Boise, ID@ The Egyptian
10.22 Columbus, OH @ The Drexel –8:00pm
10.23 New Haven, CT @ Criterion Cinemas
10.23 Tempe, AZ @ Madcap Theatres
10.23 Columbia, SC @ The Nickelodeon
10.23-24 Urbana-Champaign, IL@ Savoy 16
10.23-25 Seattle, WA @ Northwest Film Forum
10.24 Bloomington, IN @ The Ryder presents at IU Fine Arts Theatre
10.24 Montgomery, AL @ The Capri Theatre –9:00pm
10.26 Athens, GA @ Hotel Indigo (R.E.M. has arranged an event)
10.27 New York, NY @ Cinema Purgatorio at the Kraine Theatre
10.27 Los Angeles, CA @ Downtown Independent
10.27 Burlington, VT @ UVM Davis Center –8:00pm
10.30 Anchorage, AK @ The Bear Tooth
11.01 Philadelphia, PA @ 941 Theater- 8:00pm
11.05 Dallas, TX @ Dallas Video Festival
