. The Jerry Garcia-directed film “The Grateful Dead Movie” will be back in theaters for one night (Thurs Aug 14th) — and for *the first time* it’s been remastered in 4K for IMAX and remixed for their high-end surround-sound speakers. (!) Revisiting the film, here’s some deets you may not know … or knew and […]
“The Grateful Dead Movie” — How It Was Made & Background
August 9th, 2025 · 9 Comments · Grateful Dead, Movies, Music
Tags: Albert Maysles·Betty Canter·Bill Graham·Bill Kreuztmann·Bob Weir·Candace Brightman·Dan Healy·David Lemieux·Don Lenzer·Gary Gutierrez·Jack Kerouac·Jerry Garcia·Leon Gast·Mickey Hart·Owsley Stanley·Phil Lesh·Ralph Gleason·Susan Crutcher·The Band·The Grateful Dead Movie·The Last Waltz·Wall of Sound·Winterland
Festival Express
April 24th, 2011 · 12 Comments · Grateful Dead, Movies, Music
Here’s an article I wrote on the film Festival Express, published in Relix Magazine, April 2004. Drivin’ That Train . . . The Festival Express Rolls Again After 30 Years by Brian Hassett “That was the best time I’ve had in rock and roll,” said Jerry Garcia. “There were no straight people.” In the summer […]
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