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FilmAng Lee Film Taking Woodstock Woodstock
Why’d It Take 40 Years to Make a Woodstock Movie With Actual Actors?
1:38 pm Thursday Jul 2, 2009 by Alexandra Wexler

Despite ramshackle organization and torrential rain, the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair is commonly agreed to be the greatest music festival of all time. While Woodstock was released in 1970 to unbelievable acclaim, it’s been pretty quiet on the film front ever since. Out in August, Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock offers a long overdue tribute to the men behind the greatest music festival that almost never was.

Not only does the trailer after the jump look gooooood, it begs a big question: Why’d it take 40 years to make a Woodstock movie with actual actors?

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Anthony • July 2nd, 2009 at 8:08 pm

Don't forget the wonderful women who helped Woodstock '69 to happen, too . . . women like Mike Lang's assistant, Ticia Bernuth (now Ticia Bernuth-Agri); Mel Lawrence's assistant Penny Stallings; publicists Rona Elliot, Sunny Schneer and Jane Friedman; Jean Ward; Roz Payne; and Wes Pomeroy's assistant Lee Mackler Blumer, among others. Woodstock is their story as well!

bite me • July 3rd, 2009 at 4:24 am

who cares about who did it? it was not a bunch of producers who determined what it would be..it was the kids/people attending… that is the true celebration…

RFWoodstock • July 5th, 2009 at 11:17 pm

RADIO WOODSTOCK 69 which features only music from the original Woodstock era (1967-1971) and RADIO WOODSTOCK with music from the original Woodstock era to today’s artists who reflect the spirit of Woodstock are both available at WOODSTOCKUNIVERSE.COM.

Peace, love, music,
RFWoodstock
rfwoodstock@gmail.com

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