Lee Morgan Film

[Dmitry]

1 hour ago, Rooster_Ties said:

http://icalledhimmorgan.com/screenings/

 

Thanks.

I hope it still plays in NYC when I'll be at the WFMU record fair at the end of next month. 

[Rooster_Ties]

Looks like there's some sort of Q&A along with the 7:15pm screenings this weekend (Fri & Sat only), here in DC.  Wonder who with??

https://www.landmarktheatres.com/washington-d-c/west-end-cinema/film-info/i-called-him-morgan

[mandrill]

On 3/28/2017 at 11:25 AM, Dmitry said:

Thanks.

I hope it still plays in NYC when I'll be at the WFMU record fair at the end of next month. 

It only runs until April 6th in NYC. Will try to see it this weekend.

http://metrograph.com/film/film/739/i-called-him-morgan

[skeith]

I saw it and posted my impressions in the Miscellaneous forum....sorry I did not know films were discussed in the Jazz in Print forum.....

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

it would of been wrong to of just stand up and give the pre-concert lecture, before my screening, right

[sidewinder]

3 hours ago, chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez said:

it would of been wrong to of just stand up and give the pre-concert lecture, before my screening, right

OK, as long as you are accompanied by 'Tootie' Heath.

[bertrand]

I actually considered trying to create a spontaneous post-film discussion when it was shown at the National Gallery of Art in February, but they were showing another film after. Sort of Chewy's idea in reverse

45 years later, the wounds have not healed, not that they really should. Wayne Shorter's contributions were my favorite part of the film. I read it as Wayne telling us to remember Lee Morgan the man, not the murder victim.

Bertrand.

 

 

 

[jlhoots]

When I saw the film here in Santa Fe , "Tootie" did a q & a AFTER the screening. It was very good!!

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

i agree, the entire film should of been wayne shorter telling lee morgan stories.  

[bertrand]

There may be out-take footage from Wayne's interview. Maybe it will be bonus material on the DVD

[medjuck]

I was impressed that they didn't use The Sidewinder.  (Or did I just not notice it?) 

[clifford_thornton]

On 9/22/2016 at 8:49 AM, l p said:

this director's previous documentary 'My Name Is Albert Ayler' (2006) was never released, except for a nordic tv broadcast, which is the only reason anyone has it via youtube.

I saw it in a theater not too long after it was released. It had a very short run.

[gmonahan]

Just saw it yesterday. I thought it was pretty good, and like several others here, I enjoyed Wayne Shorter's stories the most.

 

 

gregmo

[danasgoodstuff]

5 hours ago, clifford_thornton said:

I saw it in a theater not too long after it was released. It had a very short run.

So did I, here in Oregon - so it was 'released' by my definition...

[Dmitry]

Aww, crap, the run at the Lincoln Center ended yesterday...and I'm in NYC today.

Why can't they just stream it on-line, for a fee? I'd gladly pay my $5 to rent it for 48 hours, and watch at home.

[medjuck]

I'm sure it will be available.  Ron Mann executive  produced it and I'm seeing him tomorrow. I'll ask when and where. 

[sidewinder]

One more hat in the ring on this one - unable to attend any viewings over here and really keen to get to see the film so very interested in any online streaming options.

[T.D.]

Showing locally this weekend. Will probably go.

[jlhoots]

3 hours ago, T.D. said:

Showing locally this weekend. Will probably go.

Oh - definitely go!!

[T.D.]

Thanks! The Trane documentary showed semi-locally at two places the past couple of weeks, but I didn't go because it was too far (at least an hour and a half).

Better catch this one while it's reasonably close (only 2 days run).

[bluesoul]

This is now available on Netflix.

 

Edit: Amazon, too

Edited July 25, 2017 by bluesoul

[Soulstation1]

I called him Morgan is on Netflix 

[Kevin Bresnahan]

I watched this on Netflix. It's a very depressing movie. I once read that there were reports that Morgan had died right before he cut "Lee Way" in 1960. Now I know why those reports were circulating. It lays out Lee's career trajectory in a way that really forces you to acknowledge that if it wasn't for Helen, Lee would have been dead by then. I mean, really, the guy was pawning his overcoat and shoes to buy drugs. It looks like she saved him from an almost certain death.

And then she killed him, as reported by witnesses, pretty much by accident. The saddest part was that if it wasn't for a blizzard that night, Lee might have lived. It took an hour for the ambulance to get there and he bled out. A sad combination of circumstances.

One thing that surprised me most was that by the end of the movie, my opinion of Helen had changed dramatically. She was almost as tragic a figure as Lee. It's because of her that we have all that great Lee Morgan music recorded after 1960 and why we have none after 1972. I used to wonder why she got off so lightly for murdering Morgan and now I almost wonder why she was arrested at all. As I said, very depressing.

[JSngry]

Just got done watching it on Netflix. A very worthy watch. There was a sense of closure by the time it was over, for everybody.

[Dan Gould]

We just found out that we'll be off Internet-by-Satellite in a few short weeks and that means I'll be able to stream this without worry about eating up too much of my data plan. Definitely looking forward to seeing this, even if it is as depressing as Kevin says.