Sweetback - Stage 2 2004.zip
Eduviges Gearlds
MELVIN VAN PEEBLES: Well, I didn't independently get that kind of distribution. What I simply did was make a good movie. Only two theaters in the United States would show it - two theaters at all would show the movie. And they did so well. Then everybody called me. And at that stage of the game, hey, it was their turn in the barrel. I made deals, and the audience went to see it. That's - and that's how that happened.
But in the "Sweetback" scene as a kid, you see how Sweetback gets his name. And sweetback was an old sort of blues term about a guy that was good at making love. And so as a kid, he gets initiated with this prostitute in a brothel. And I played the kid in that scene. And then I turn into - then it turns into my dad playing Sweetback. I often tease him that I'd like another crack at the role now.
This is sweet back stage feature of The Melody Of 2006. I'm a bit in the shade (because it was all very overwhelming at the time, 2006) but I did write the song that you hear... Snow in Spring. Berend wrote the amazing strings in the last part and Martin Fondse wrote the amazing string outro. It's was a dream team collaborating!
Baadasssss! comes with a 5.1 surround soundtrack, presented in DTS-HD MA. Sound quality is excellent with wide range, and is comes off sharp and crisp throughout. The film does make decent use of the surround stage, throwing music around the viewer while making effective use of the lower frequency. There are some great background effects on the sets, out on the streets, or at a couple of parties or other active sequences. It's fairly immersive for what the film is, and it sounds very clean.
Ebert selects films for the festival that he feels have been overlooked in some way, generally by critics, distributors or audiences. Guests connected with the selected films are invited to attend, and many appear on stage with Ebert for informal discussions after the screenings.
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