By
Chris Mohney
March 31, 2008
The most disappointing thing about the Rolling Stones press conference for their Martin Scorsese documentary, Shine a Light, on Sunday at the Palace Hotel was that it lasted only 23 minutes, instead of the promised 60. Some journos observed Mick Jagger signaling to the publicist for only two more questions. Was he displeased? After all, the very few archival scenes in the film which were added to footage of the 2006 concerts at the Beacon Theater, focused on, according to Scorsese, “the same questions asked over and over to the point where they don’t mean anything anymore.”
The idea must have sounded great on paper: World’s greatest rock band meets world’s greatest director! And indeed, the combined talents of the Rolling Stones and Martin Scorsese should make for a sublimely entertaining concert film. But Shine A Light is instead tedious stuff, like watching someone’s hundred millionth victory lap.
