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"One of my favorite things about film festivals is the chance you’ll have at seeing something that you’d probably never come across otherwise when you visit the multiplex or browse your rental queue. When the Toronto International Film Festival schedule was released last month and I saw Keven McMcAlester’s documentary about Dungeons & Dragons gamemasters, The Dungeon Masters, listed, I knew I had to see it. It wasn’t that I’d seen Keven’s earlier documentary about Roky Erickson, You’re Gonna Miss Me, and wanted to see this, nor did I want to see what fine cinematography Lee Daniel had crafted for the movie. No, I wanted to see this one for the geek in me. Heck, it even made Karina’s list of Films We’re Betting On for TIFF, and she doesn’t dole out the nerd love lightly. Although Dungeons & Dragons came out in 1974, the game is still played across the world, and "
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"I cannot really say one way or to other on this movie, it is fine. "You're Gonna Miss Me" is right in the middle of anything I could say about a movie in so many ways that it is almost hard to write about. That being said, I have to review this one, and there is plenty to be said about it. "You're Gonna Miss Me" is not really a new genre, there are only an infinite many movies about whacked out rock stars, this is just a somewhat more recent one that is more serious than "This is Spinal Tap". It is a fine genre, and this movie in particular does the genre credit in that, it actually has an almost hopeful message or ultimate outcome. Even though "You're Gonna Miss Me" is as good a version of this division of documentary as most, "Dogtown and Z-Boys" does things this movie does not that set it apart and make for a better film in its case. "Dogtown and Z-Boys" comes full circle, from a somewhat comprehendible start through the story of whacked out skaters and back to a clear resolve. ... "
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"You're Gonna Miss Me (2005) *** 1/2 stars out of 5 Directed by: Keven McAlester Starring: Roky Erickson Running Time: 94 minutes Rated: NR Released: 2005 Language: English Synopsis: You’re Gonna Miss Me is a documentary that profiles the career and subsequent mental condition of Roky Erickson, lead singer for the influential sixties band, 13th Floor Elevators. Roky started his career at the top, gaining almost instantaneous fame with his band. He had a great rock and roll voice that is said to have inspired the stage presence of Janis Joplin. With interviews from ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, and An "
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"The 13th Floor Elevators are one of those bands you know, even if you aren’t aware of it. Emerging from Austin, Texas in the 1960’s, before it was the absolute Mecca of North American Independent Music, the band quickly rose to prominence in the turbulent landscape of San Francisco. Holding down dates at the Filmore, the 13th floor Elevators helped to craft and define what we know today as Psychedelic Rock. Like most movements, adherence to the philosophies espoused by those at the center of the height Ashbury scene required a little give and take. In this sense, the band, and lead singer Roky Erickson, took all the LSD they could find. After all the pioneers of psychedelia, who would be massive influence on everyone from Janis Joplin to the Beach Boys had to practice what they preached. As Kevin McAlester sees it, this massive drug use, while not the supreme cause of Roky’s decent, was the point at which it all began to fall apart. “You’r ... "
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"I'm not generally a huge fan of the rock-doc genre...in fact, I'm generally don't like documentaries in general. However, I was pretty intrigued when I saw this come in the mail, considering I actually have listened to a bunch of 13th Floor Elevators songs, since I do like 60s psychadelia. However, I didn't realize how strange a story there is behind this band and its frontman. The story is tragic and interesting, but the style that the film-makers utilize is very stale and borderline boring. While you continue to be hooked to the film just to see how insane Roky Erickson really was, there is nothing that great brought to the table. The film seems to leave out large gaps of his life, and since the topic is sort of obscure, there appears to be a shortage of archival footage on the man, since you see the same tapes in bits and pieces throughout the movie. Also, as is the case with a lot of other similarly-themed documentaries, the film seems extremely exploitati ... "
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"We love artists when they’re tortured, to the point that they’ve become an archetype in cinema. You’re Gonna Miss Me, The Devil and Daniel Johnston and In the Realms of the Unreal take us to a favorite vacation spot: The murky swamp between madness and brilliance. Download FilmCouch #26 or subscribe in the iTunes store (search for “filmcouch” or click here to launch iTunes) and a new free episode will download every Friday. Join the FilmCouch group Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Paul "
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"I put off seeing the movie You're Gonna Miss Me for a while. I think it was partially because I was never a big fan of the 13th Floor Elevators, a lot of stuff from the 60s just depresses me, and it just feels like I've been oversaturated hearing about these kinds of famous rockers gone crazy and recluse stories.Then for some reason I noticed that Netflix was recommending this movie to me very strongly. I wasn't sure why but it got me a little more excited to see it. But I shouldn't have even got my hopes up. In the end I was terribly disappointed and frankly just bored.Like I said maybe I would have enjoyed this more if I was a fan of the 13the Floor Elevators. Maybe I just haven't heard enough of their stuff. But it's hard to say. If I did like them, then maybe my personality would be wildly different I would like this movie for other reasons other than just because I already liked the band this person was from. I'm really more of a fan of anot ... "
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"‘You’re Gonna Miss Me‘ is a 2005 biopic on musician Roger ‘Roky’ Erickson (b. 1947) ,the former front-man of the groundbreaking, late ’60’s psychedelic band, The 13th Floor Elevators (1965-69). However, the way in which the filmmakers depict him, one would assume that Erikson’s creative life is behind him, which both untrue and unfortunate. Documentarian Keven McAllester does a satisfying enough job of tracking Erikson’s youth and early music career, before arresting his musical inquiry to dive into a disquisition on the singer’s mental illness and the 17 years he floated in and out of Texas’ Mental Health Care system and the care of friends and family. Apparently, Erikson discovered LSD in the early ’70’s and it triggered some nascent schizophrenia that Erikson had been walking around with his entire life. At this point - the 20 or 30 minute mark – the film becomes a bit too much like Terry Zwigof ... "
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"You’re Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson Documentary directed by Keven McAlester. 13th Floor Elevators? Roky Erickson? I thought. Who were they? Of course the film revealed all. Soon as I heard the title song I remembered both it and Erickson’s distinctive voice. I’d just never known them by name. I also hadn’t realized Erickson and his band had had such an impact in the rock world. Impressive seeing the likes of Patti Smith, Billy Gibbons and Thurston Moore attest to the Elevators’ influence. So the flawed goddess that was Janis Joplin learned some of her chops from Erickson? The Elevators were the first to use the term “psy "
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You're Not Gonna Miss This, Right?
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"In its function as documentary on legendary rocker Roger "Roky" Erickson, 'You're Gonna Miss Me' features testimonials from rock notables like Patti Smith and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, as well as ubiquitous MTV talking head Kurt Loder. Interestingly enough, before we see any of them, and even before we see Roky himself, the first faces shown in this documentary are Roky's brother Sumner and his mother Evelyn. The typical modus operandi for documentaries on rock 'n' roll legends is to go heavy on exceedingly positive interviews about the history and significance of the subject. In the case of Roky Erickson, we do get a sense that his work with the 13th Floor Elevators in the mid '60s was seminal and worthy of recognition. Roky's songs heard throughout the film are uniformly strong and attention-grabbing. Even in a disheveled, hesitant state, Roky still slips into a performance effortlessly and beautifully. Surprisingly, though, the majority of ... "
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