IOW Screenings

For those who can make it to NYC for the weekend of September 6th and 7th, The
Film Society of Lincoln Center will screen Murray Lerner's "Listening to You: 
The Who at the Isle of Wight Festival" on Friday, Sept. 6 at 10 pm and 
Saturday, September 7 at 7 pm.  The screenings are part of the Society's 
CineRock festival, which runs from Friday, August 30-Thursday, September 12.
Other films include Swedish TV Archival Treasures, Tonite Let's All Make Love 
in London, Welcome to the Fillmore East, and many more.  Several of the films 
will make their public debuts.

The program notes on "Listening to You" read as follows:

"Filmed at 2 am on August 30, 1970, in front of 600,000 people, "Listening to 
You" is a record of one of the finest concerts given by The Who during, 
arguably, their most dynamic and creative period.  This is the quintessential 
Who: Townshend in white overalls and work boots and Daltrey bare-chested under
the ubiquitous fringed jacket, playing the ultimate in high energy rock 'n 
roll.  for the first 50 minutes, The Who blast through the mixed bag that 
comprised their then current set, including versions of I Can't Explain, Young
Man Blues, and Magic Bus as well as lesser known songs like Heaven and Hell 
and Water.  Apparently finished, they leave the stage before returning for an 
encore, which turns out to be an almost complete rendition of Townshend's rock
opera, Tommy.  Beautifully shot by filmmaker Murray Lerner (whose film of Jimi
Hendrix at the same festival is almost as good) and with exceptional sound, 
Listening to You looks set (finally) to become one of the great rock concert 
films."

Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for members.  You can order tix 
in advance by dialing 212-777-FILM.  You can check out the full schedule of 
CineRock at www.filmlinc.com, the Web site for the Film Society of Lincoln 
Center.