Comments on: Character Bios

By: Len

Len — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:13:56 +0000

Great movie!! Saw it last weekend in Detroit. This film needs to be in mainstream theatres.

By: Janie DeNeefe

Janie DeNeefe — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:10:05 +0000

I attended the master class with John and Maggie in Huntsville, Alabama February 8. The two hours was packed with insightful information as John and Maggie answered questions about their film-making history.

Of the tools I gained from the class I think this idea of writing separate character biographies is the one I needed most. It sounds like a great way to get a handle on organizing a story based on real historical characters without having to “tell everything.”

I am so glad to see the character biographies here on the website. They enhance my appreciation of the nuances of character in the movie.

By: Pat Merewether

Pat Merewether — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:25:47 +0000

My husband and I and another couple saw this film at the Detroit Institue of Arts this weekend and loved it! We’re still trying to figure out who some of the ‘fictitious” characters are - Obviosly the blind guitar player-ghost is Robert Johnson, the fake Guitar Sam seems to be Chuck Berry. At any rate, it’s a wonderful film and everyone who saw it with us loved it. The audience clapped when it was over!

There are a lot of subtle references to people and situations in the American South in the 1950’s.

By: Trent

Trent — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:40:55 +0000

pretty cool movie i like the characters especially gary clark jr.