TURN-ONS AND TURN-OFFS IN CURENT HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASES : Excellent Good Fair Poor : VIDEOCASSETTES
- Share via
“Don’t Look Back.” Paramount. $39.95. More than simply the most probing documentary ever on a pop star, D. A. Pennebaker’s look at Bob Dylan’s celebrated 1965 solo tour of England also stands as a fascinating examination of a major creative force dealing with fame. Where “A Hard Day’s Night” entertained us by re-creating the lightness of the public Beatles experience, Pennebaker slips us into a more private and intriguing scene as he focuses on the tension that grows out of the arrogance of celebrityhood and the struggle for artistic independence and growth. A classic.
More to Read
The biggest entertainment stories
Get our big stories about Hollywood, film, television, music, arts, culture and more right in your inbox as soon as they publish.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.