Aint It Cool News' Dig! Review

Aintitcoolnews.com
at Sundance Film Festival
By Sandy

I dug the hell out of this documentary about two bands, the Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Dandy Warhols, shot over seven years as the Warhols achieve Def-Lepard-like success in Europe and cult status in the U.S., while BJM, led by true musical savant Anton Newcombe, keeps crumbling under the weight of Anton's massive ego and heroin addiction.

Featuring a standout performance by the best damn tambourine player this side of Cindy Partridge, BJM "percussionist" Joel, who displays the goofy, loopy charm of Keith Moon, DIG! employs an "Amadeus" construct as Warhols leader and DIG! narrator Courtney Taylor candidly acknowledges how vastly superior/influential Newcombe/Jonestown will forever be to his merry band of posers. Cross your fingers this gets picked up!