Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Levanthal (2005)

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In the early '60s, revolutionary music producer and promoter Harold Leventhal's contributions to the American folk scene forever changed the face of modern music. In addition to being the man who gave Bob Dylan his first major concert hall performance, Leventhal also managed such folk legends as the… More In the early '60s, revolutionary music producer and promoter Harold Leventhal's contributions to the American folk scene forever changed the face of modern music. In addition to being the man who gave Bob Dylan his first major concert hall performance, Leventhal also managed such folk legends as the Weavers, Peter, Paul, and Mary, and Arlo Guthrie. In this tribute film to Leventhal, named after director Jim Brown's 1982 documentary The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time!, filmmaker Brown weaves interview footage with Arlo Guthrie and other longtime folk specialists in with footage from Leventhal's 2003 Thanksgiving weekend concert at Carnegie Hall. In addition to offering live performance footage of Peter, Paul, and Mary and The Weavers, this tribute concert also features performances by Leon Bibb, Theodore Bikel, Tao Rodriguez-Singer, Sarah Lee Guthrie, and Johnny Irion. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: G, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: Jim Brown (II)
Genres: Musical & Performing Arts, Documentary

In Theaters: Dec 9, 2005 Wide
Studio: 7th Art Releasing

Critic Reviews

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
If feelings stir within you when you hear 'Goodnight, Irene' and 'Wimoweh' and 'This Land Is Your Land' and 'If I Had a Hammer' and 'Midnight Special' and 'Rock Island Line,' then the Weavers are a part of you.
Laura Kern, New York Times
Jim Brown's touching documentary is about folk musicians who organized and performed a Thanksgiving 2003 tribute concert to the distinguished manager and promoter who launched their careers.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Leventhal, who died two months ago, couldn't have asked for a better memorial than Isn't This a Time!
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
Any opportunity to see Pete Seeger perform, even at age 85, is worth taking -- and Seeger is front, center and full-throated in Jim Brown's concert film.
Josh Goldfein, Village Voice
It's impossible not to be moved by the Weavers.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
It's a jamboree of good music and good feelings.
Kam Williams, Upstage Magazine
An alternately invigorating, intoxicating, nostalgic and uplifting testament to the intrepid activists of a bygone era when Americans felt much more comfortable challenging authority.
Eric Monder, Film Journal International
Both heartwarming and historically vital.
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide
There's no mocking the determination of these time-tempered artists, who reminisce about the past and worry about the future: It's clear that they'll go to their graves singing out against the world's wrongs.
Phil Hall, Film Threat
A pleasant concert documentary.

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