| Lou Reed Q&A + Film Forum If you haven't seen Julian Schnabel's latest film Lou Reed's Berlin at Film Forum yet, get tickets for the 8:15pm show next Monday, 07.28.08. Lou Reed will be on hand for a Q&A, which will prove to be amazing. "Lou Reed records the album Berlin in 1973. It was a commercial failure. Over the next 33 years, he never performed the album live. For five nights in December 2006 at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, Lou Reed performed his masterwork about love’s dark sisters: jealousy, rage and loss." Failure? Never played between 1973 and 2006? Hot. "Nevertheless, Lou Reed's Berlin is by no means a one man show. He's accompanied by the girls of the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, clad in green robes; their plaintive angelic voices providing a delightfully twisted counterpoint to Reed's grizzly voice and dark lyrics. There's also some delightful harmonizing with the angelic-voiced Anthony of the Johnsons, and the juxtaposition of these two compelling yet very different voices is strange and beautiful; you can see a tear stream down Reed's face as they sing together. It's emblematic of the redemption that this incredibly satisfying and penetrating documentary has brought to one of our most innovative and enigmatic performers" Read the full review on New York Cool here. And don't forget to go to Film Forum's site to check it out and to watch the trailer. Get tickets now. They're sure to sellout in a flash. |