- Release Date: 2006
- Runtime: 103 min
- Genre: Documentary, Music
- Starring: Grant Boatwright, Larry Cragg, Anthony Crawford, Chad Cromwell ... see all
- Director: Jonathan Demme
- Plot: A film shot over during a two-night performance by Neil Young at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
User Reviews
Cool footage...but not enough to make it great
Dec 16, 2006
badd9903 - yahoo.com
Dec 16, 2006badd9903 - yahoo.com
It's great to be able to sit in a movie theater and tap your toes while drinking a root beer and listening to Neil Young. At times, I closed my eyes and fell into the trance of, in my opinion, the... Full review
Still Better Than Anything New
Dec 16, 2006
whimpenpost - yahoo.com
Dec 16, 2006whimpenpost - yahoo.com
Neil Young has resonated through generations. This movie is eerie & sweet much like alot of his music. This guy is not afraid of letting his feelings show & could care less what anyone thinks. The best part is that he... Full review
Gone with the wind
Dec 16, 2006
lakevictoria222 - yahoo.com
Dec 16, 2006lakevictoria222 - yahoo.com
(I see you can't delete a rating...) I have been a fan of Neil Young since his work with CSNY in the early 1970s. I have even played his music on occasion. I thought the supporting musicianship in the performances was... Full review
Boring and arrogant
Dec 16, 2006
brianpsimpson - yahoo.com
Dec 16, 2006brianpsimpson - yahoo.com
From a visual standpoint, the film was well done. The mood that it established was entirely captured by the filmmaker. But what a crappy mood to capture. Granted Neil Young is getting older and more mellow with the years but this... Full review
neil is golden
Sep 16, 2006
ebootboots - yahoo.com
Sep 16, 2006ebootboots - yahoo.com
this video clearly shows that like a seasoned veteran time has made him better and better; clearly he values family and good friends above all else; he looks comfortable in his skin and at ease with his songs;;; I loved this... Full review
Neil at his best! Neil shows us HIS heart of gold
Jul 30, 2006
nalcogal - yahoo.com
Jul 30, 2006nalcogal - yahoo.com
Fab movie! A+ for the best singer/songwriter of our time. Great music. Nashville. Nice stage and camera work. A+ Neil needs to give us a a rock video next. It's time for an update to Live Rust.... Full review
A fine bottle of wine
Jul 29, 2006
Dennis - yahoo.com
Jul 29, 2006Dennis - yahoo.com
Sometimes if we are lucky, without knowing what is about to occur, we sit down to one of the finest bottles of wine we will ever experience. Those evenings are never forgotten. Cheers.... Full review
A fine bottle of wine
Jul 29, 2006
dennisdelaney303 - yahoo.com
Jul 29, 2006dennisdelaney303 - yahoo.com
Sometimes if we are lucky, without knowing what is about to occur, we sit down to one of the finest bottles of wine we will ever experience. Those evenings are never forgotten. Cheers.... Full review
A+: With a caveat...
Jun 21, 2006
tsimos_jones - yahoo.com
Jun 21, 2006tsimos_jones - yahoo.com
... ya gotta love Neil!! Seriously if you're into Ice-T(ray), Enemanem, or 5-cent you aint gonna like this movie. Neil is quite possibly the greatest songwriter/performer of my generation. This movie is about a two night gig by Neil at Nashville's... Full review
Wonderful!
Jun 08, 2006
myrnat11 - yahoo.com
Jun 08, 2006myrnat11 - yahoo.com
I can't wait to buy the DVD and the CD ... am still humming the tunes! Even tho I tho't there would be more oldies ... the new material was had me wanting more.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Dec 13, 2008PopMatters
To see him try in 2 hours, 15 minutes was loads of fun, but the acoustic segments, however hearty-"Heart of Gold" remains lovely and aching every time-changed the trajectory and muddled the momentum.
As the first opener in a long night of music with a legend at the top and legends-in-the-making in the middle, Everest must be a patient band, hawking their wares for variously indifferent and low-capacity crowds more interested in another $8 Bud.
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| Dec 02, 2008Montreal Gazette
The name came from a famous Young quotation that defined his approach as well as anything he's ever said: "'Heart of Gold" put me in the middle of the road.
Underground music before it becomes established -- I like that music, because the people making it are alive," Young said of the punk years in a 1987 interview, cited in Jimmy McDonough's compelling biography, Shakey.
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| Sep 07, 2008Urban Cinefile
Although Young often overreaches notes, he projects magic on stage.
Eight cameras record the two monumental concerts in which Young performs his album, Prairie Wind, written after he was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm a few months earlier.
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| Oct 06, 2006TotalFilm
Neil Young is, without doubt, a fascinating bloke..... ... Full Review
| Oct 03, 2006Time Out
Young's affirmation of the centrality of music in his own personal and creative longevity proves authentically infectious, moving even.....while the show's back catalogue selections affirm Young the songwriter's impressive legacy..... ... Full Review
News
Neil Young Trunk Show: Scenes From a Concert
variety.com –
2009-09-21
All that's missing from "Neil Young Trunk Show: Scenes From a Concert" is a prefatory title urging projectionists to play it loud. Billed by rock-docu champ Jonathan Demme as a "ferocious response" to his own sublimely gentle "Neil Young: Heart... ... Full Article
Neil Young won't appear at TIFF
windsorstar.com –
2009-09-11
The Hiders: Rock With A Slow Burn
npr.org –
2009-03-04
World Cafe , March 4, 2009 - The Hiders' frontman, Bill Alletzhauser, describes his band's style as "Gillian Welch meets Black Sabbath." Others call it "slow-burn Americana." ... Full Article
NEIL YOUNG: HEART OF GOLD
urbancinefile.com.au –
2009-01-29
An intimate musical portrait of legendary singer/songwriter Neil Young, filmed at the world premiere of Young's Prairie Wind concert at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in the summer of 2005. ... Full Article
Cool: it's a hot time for the big day out
news.com.au –
2009-01-24
With the mercury nudging 40C and the volume close to 11, the sell-out crowd of 55,000 packed into Olympic Stadium at Homebush in Sydney's west to see more than 70 local and international acts, including The Living End, Sneaky Sound... ... Full Article



