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mm 49: Vivian Fine Marathon!
“Is everything Fine?”
10.0 / 10• 2014• 1h 48m•NR• English
DocumentaryHistoryMusicMystery
Storyline
"mm"s are m(usic(ian's))m(eetings) mostly held at the Who Unit? in Pittsburgh as a 21st century salon of sorts where formal interests can be broached casually. Attendees delight in sharing their sometimes obscure & sometimes popular musical (& otherwise) loves. For mm 49 (in the 37th month of "mm"'s history) a marathon listening party celebrating the music of Vivian Fine was decided upon. Fine was a dedicated composer who produced a variety of work over a 70 year career. This movie, of course, is not an imitation of Ken Burns style documentary movie-making. Instead, I gleefully mix the casualness & lively uninhibited conversation of mms with the formal exactitude of Fine's music. I hope you enjoy it as an upstanding example of Punk Classical. "Bah to the Bourgeoisie"! Note that I'm starting to disappear in this movie - will you miss me when I'm gone? This is my 111th feature & my 404th movie.
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tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE
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5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. mm 49: Vivian Fine Marathon! is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
