The Rolling Stones kicked off the Berlin International Film Festival on Thursday, February 7, with the world premiere of "Shine a Light", a two-hour concert documentary of the rock group by Director Martin Scorsese. The film was shot at New York's Beacon Theater in 2006.
Neil Young presented his new film, "CSNY: Déjà Vu," at the 58th Berlinale on Friday. The documentary is about the 2006 "Freedom of Speech" reunion tour of the band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. On a different note, Neil Young will hold a concert at Le Grand Rex in Paris on February 14 and 15. He will continue his tour in Frankfurt and Berlin, Germany and then across the English Channel to the United Kingdom.
Martin Scorsese also announced that he will make a documentary on the life of the late raggae legend Bob Marley, scheduled for release in 2010.
This year's Berlinale also brought punk rock pioneer Patti Smith to the limelight. "Dream of Life" is a film portrait shot by Steven Sebring in the length of 12 years about Smith's personal crisis- the death of her husband and brother and friend, Robert Mapplethorpe- and her opposition to the war in Iraq and her eventual comeback in the music scene.
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