DIG IT!

October 18th, 2004

I just found out that Dig! is opening December 7th at the Bytowne. This is great news. Thi documentary won the Grand Jury prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival and looks at the frontmen of two west coast bands (Courtney Taylor-Taylor of the Dandy Warhols and Anton A. Newcombe of the Brian Jonestown Massacre), taking an in-depth look at how the two bands of close friends broke out together during the mid to late 90s and how each ended up taking very different paths over the 6 or 7 years covered in the movie. The Dandy Warhols achieved moderate mainstream success while the critically acclaimed Brian Jonestown Massacre end up falling victim to their own shortcomings. Anton from the BJM has openly panned the movie and says it uses Jerry Springer type editing to make him out to be some self-destructing junkie... which makes me want to see it even more. It's an interesting look at maintaing your artistic integrity while trying to make a living as an artist... a must-see in my books.