Don't Look Back 1967  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: D.A. Pennebaker
Cast: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Bob Neuwirth, Donovan, Alan Price, Derroll Adams, Allen Ginsberg, John Mayall, Marianne Faithfull, Tito Burn
This documentary of Bob Dylan was first presented in 1967, largely centered on a 1965 concert, and now has been restored with an upgraded soundtrack. The music is great, and insights into the folk hero abound.
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Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival 1996  N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Murray Lerner
Cast: Jethro Tull, The Who, The Doors, Miles Davis, Donovan, Jimi Hendrix, Kris Kristofferson, Joni Mitchell, Tiny Tim, Joan Baez
This documentary is fascinating for its insightful capture of a bygone era in rock history. Following Woodstock, 1970's The Isle of Wright festival was planned, and the result was a disaster from the viewpoint of fans–paying and gate crashers alike.
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Renaldo and Clara 1978  R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bob Dylan
Cast: Bob Dylan, Sara Dylan, Sam Shepard, Ronee Blakely, Ronnie Hawkins, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Harry Dean Stanton, Arlo Guthrie, Roberta Flack
A 1975 concert tour serves as the backdrop for this fictional account of the "Rolling Thunder Review"–poorly made and too long, even though it has been cut in half from the original version.
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 Woodstock 1970  R, 228 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Michael Wadleigh
Cast: Joan Baez, Joe Crocker, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby,Stills&Nash, The Who, Arlo Guthrie, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Sha-Na-Na, John Sebastian
This documentary of the 1969 four-day-long rock concert won the Academy Award for Best Documentary. Featured performers are Joan Baez; Sly and the Family Sloan; Joe Crocker; Jefferson Airplane; and Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Martin Scorsese was an Assistant Director and editor of this film, which was rereleased in 1994 with about 40 minutes added. This is the one to see (at about 228 min.).
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| 1. Don't Look Back (1967)
2. Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival (1996)
3. Renaldo and Clara (1978)
4. Woodstock (1970)
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