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Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Supercala.com (John Venable)Supercala.com (John Venable)
...if you're considering waiting to see it on DVD, do yourself a favor and go see it in the theater. It'll be worth every penny. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
It does what the best movies of any genre do: turn the produced and scripted into something sincere and honest. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. Club (Keith Phipps)The Onion A.V. Club (Keith Phipps)
Concert films became more common as MTV (and later, DVDs) grew more popular. They used to be reserved only for the biggest stars; now it's rare to find a band that hasn't shot a concert. But that doesn't make all concert films equal. Anyone can point a ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at The Onion A.V. Club (Keith Phipps)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
One can only hope. If nothing else, this new film feels just as relevant and vital to the current musical climate that continues to celebrate mediocrity while treating songs like fast food burgers on an assembly line. Today, Neil Young can still hold his ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Neil Young has been a presence on the music scene for almost 40 years now and it is still difficult to get a grasp on who he is or what makes him tick. He has switched musical genres so many times over the years–a range covering everything from ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for stylusmagazine.com (Bob Kotyk)stylusmagazine.com (Bob Kotyk)
How fitting that a groundbreaking documentary about Bob Dylan should be released just months before another film about his most prolific student, the equally iconic Neil Young. Both have had wildly eclectic careers built on constant change but also a ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at stylusmagazine.com (Bob Kotyk)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for L.A. Daily News L.A. Daily News
A Sense of mortality and nostalgia hangs over "Neil Young: Heart of Gold," and it's certainly easy to understand why. Last spring, Young was diagnosed with a possibly fatal brain aneurysm. The news set him into motion, and he quickly wrote a new batch of ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at L.A. Daily News
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TotalFilm TotalFilm
Oh baby, this one’s from the heart. Hunched over Hank Williams’ guitar and under a 10-gallon Stetson in Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Neil Young is American myth made flesh in Jonathan Demme’s concert movie. There’s a stirring, survivalist rock ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at TotalFilm
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
Few artists are so adept at addressing the past and embracing the future all at once. And few recent films have so gracefully captured a musician at a specific point in his time. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
There are other Neil Young concert films, of course, most notably 1979’s rudimentary but valuable ‘Rust Never Sleeps’ and Jim Jarmusch’s 1997 grungefest ‘Year of the Horse’, but this one is complementary, capturing the long-running rocker at ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Time Out
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for EDGE Boston (Phil Hall)EDGE Boston (Phil Hall)
Pure concert gold, via Jonathan Demme. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at EDGE Boston (Phil Hall)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Peter Howell)Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
A film that is both a celebration and a wistful look back. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Oregonian (Shawn Levy)Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Heart of Gold feels like an ample slice of the real America, the one truly worth caring for. And it's such a rare thing in this benighted age that the simple clarity with which it's presented feels like nothing less than a miracle. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold is one of the best live concert films ever made. If you like Neil Young, that is. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
It's movie and music bliss. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Jan Stuart)Newsday (Jan Stuart)
To see and hear Neil Young: Heart of Gold is like soaking in a warm tub filled to the brim with luxuriant, life-restoring music. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Newsday (Jan Stuart)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
The result is a performance film that conjures a vision of American life as moving, funny and rueful as John Ford's Young Mr. Lincoln. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Heart of Gold feels like an ample slice of the real America, the one truly worth caring for. And it's such a rare thing in this benighted age that the simple clarity with which it's presented feels like nothing less than a miracle. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
In Neil Young: Heart of Gold, the folk-rocker, 60, sings home truths in his fragile, faraway falsetto that burrows deep into your core. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Variety (Robert Koehler)Variety (Robert Koehler)
The concert film has never looked or sounded classier than Jonathan Demme's superbly crafted Neil Young: Heart of Gold. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Variety (Robert Koehler)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
It's hard to film icons like Young as anything BUT icons, but Demme's film gets past the legend, zooming in on Young's aged, heroic face and finding an artist as human as the rest of us. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
I knew nearly nothing about Neil Young before I watched this movie. Afterwards, I feel like I knew very much about him -- not the facts of his life but the contours of the man's soul -- no easy feat considering this was a straightforward concert movie, a ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig)USA Today (Claudia Puig)
The mesmerizing, heart-tugging concert film Heart of Gold confirms Neil Young's stature as a national treasure. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Jonathan Demme’s fiction movies may not always score, but the director certainly knows how to dish up live concert films. And while singer-songwriter Neil Young came a-cropper with last year’s pretentious, dreary “Greendale,” he’s still capable ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Evan "Mushy" Jacobs)MovieWeb (Evan "Mushy" Jacobs)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold as just a performance DVD gives us Young at the Ryam Auditorium performing songs off his new album "Prairie Wind," as well as playing the standards that he is known for. While I am sure that diehard Young fans would have ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at MovieWeb (Evan "Mushy" Jacobs)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
One of the major names in the soundtrack of my childhood is Neil Young. I never paid much attention to him, but my dad is an avid fan, and Young's records were played often when I was growing up. So his music is familiar to me. I can hear something and ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for movies.com (Dave White)movies.com (Dave White)
Young and about 30 other musicians and singers perform an incredibly moving concert consisting mostly of his Prairie Wind album for an audience at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, the home of the Grand Ole Opry. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at movies.com (Dave White)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
After making the best concert film of all time in 1984, you'd think that Jonathan Demme would quit while he's ahead. But the man who immortalized the Talking Heads' live show in "Stop Making Sense," returns to the genre every few years with films like ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionAtlanta Journal-Constitution
"Neil Young: Heart of Gold," director Jonathan Demme's lovingly shot document of Young's August 2005 performances at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, has to rank among the most heartfelt concert films ever made. It's also one of the best in recent ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (David Edelstein)New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
Among the achievements of Neil Young: Heart of Gold is that it triumphs over its exalted press notes, which describe it as “a groundbreaking union of film and music ministered by Jonathan Demme and Neil Young.” Ministered, huh? I’ve always ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.64 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
All in all, a visual and musical feast. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
It's the record of a life, a musical and spiritual autobiography, and as directed by Jonathan Demme it taps into the kind of unashamed, unsentimental emotion that's become increasingly rare in films of any kind. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for CHUD (Devin Faraci)CHUD (Devin Faraci)
A gorgeous and often moving film that perfectly captures the essence of Neil Young's acoustic work. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at CHUD (Devin Faraci)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
A potent brew of humanity, empathy, and dignity. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Jeremy Mathews)Film Threat (Jeremy Mathews)
This immaculate filmmaking creates an engaging documentary that makes you forget that you're missing the energy of a live show because it's a completely cinematic experience with its own special energy. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Film Threat (Jeremy Mathews)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (David Edelstein)New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
Demme is in such perfect sync with Young's music that even the painted prairie backdrop (and the painted farmhouse interior screen, complete with hearth, that slides in front of it) only makes you roll your eyes in retrospect. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.56 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Raoul Hernandez)Austin Chronicle (Raoul Hernandez)
In this sushi age of methamphetamine concert DVDs and dysfunction junction music tell-alls, Jonathan Demme dreams us back to the golden age of performance films. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Austin Chronicle (Raoul Hernandez)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Ty Burr)Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
That film remains an electrifying testament to pop music as a communal creative act. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
This is more than a movie, it's a privilege. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Ken Fox)TV Guide (Ken Fox)
A bracing cover of Ian Tyson's "Four Strong Winds," performed by no fewer than seven acoustic guitars, rounds out the set, but be sure to stick around for the credits. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at TV Guide (Ken Fox)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Pretty-near pure gold. ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Premiere (Ann Donahue)Premiere (Ann Donahue)
With its varied close-ups and wide shots of the performers and a series of interviews with several of the musicians as they prepare to perform, Heart of Gold is a traditional concert film. But a traditional concert film starring Neil Young brings a layer ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Premiere (Ann Donahue)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Ian Jane)DVD Talk (Ian Jane)
Neil Young: Heart Of Gold documents two nights of music courtesy of Neil Young and a few pals performed live at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Directed by Academy Award winner Jonathan Demme (of Silence Of The Lambs fame), it's an excellent piece ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at DVD Talk (Ian Jane)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Must See Flix (Craig Brown)Must See Flix (Craig Brown)
Writing about Jonathan Demme’s beautiful and melancholy “Neil Young: Heart of Gold” requires me to talk a bit about the only Neil Young performance I have ever seen live. It was about two years ago at Madison Square Garden in New York, and my ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Must See Flix (Craig Brown)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Pete Croatto)filmcritic.com (Pete Croatto)
A recent Associated Press article reported how documentaries were among the best-reviewed movies of the year. One of the movies mentioned was Jonathan Demme's Neil Young: Heart of Gold, which profiles the legendary singer/songwriter's August 2005 ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at filmcritic.com (Pete Croatto)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
When you're in your twenties, it seems incomprehensible that you'll ever reach the age where listening to music takes actual work. You can't imagine a time when the act of listening -- of making time for it in your life, and, even more significantly, of ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie GuideTV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
“Neil Young: Heart of Gold” is about as pure of a musical concert film as I've ever seen. Most concert films are loaded with interviews with musicians, managers, fans, agents, whatever. It is like they are running away from the music, like they are ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Jolie Williamson)Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Jolie Williamson)
In "Neil Young: Heart of Gold," Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme films the legendary singer-songwriter with poignancy and a spare elegance. The concert film -- shot over two performances at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium -- will have little to no ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Jolie Williamson)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie GuideTV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Set aside the bad memories of Neil Young's misconceived parable GREENDALE (2004): Young returns to the screen in peak form in Jonathan Demme's warm and surprisingly intimate concert film, shot at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, the original home of the ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
My, my, hey, hey. It's something special when Neil Young teams with Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme not to make a movie of his life but to sing and play the hell out of it on a stage. Demme and cinematographer Ellen Kuras set up eight cameras in ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for St. Petersburg Times (Sean Daly)St. Petersburg Times (Sean Daly)
When Jonathan Demme needed someone to sing over the quietly devastating coda of his 1993 drama Philadelphia, the director sought out a man whose gruffly bittersweet croon is ideally suited for chronicling heartbreak twists. As the movie's AIDS-stricken ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at St. Petersburg Times (Sean Daly)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for InsidePulse.com (Robert Sutton)InsidePulse.com (Robert Sutton)
I have to be honest with you, most of the time when I watch Concert films; they bore me to no end. Most of these "films" are nothing more than self serving music videos, and it's very rare you get an experience of real artistry and love such as Martin ...read the complete Neil Young: Heart of Gold movie review at InsidePulse.com (Robert Sutton)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the MoviesMovieman's Guide to the Movies
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