TELL ME DO YOU MISS ME: A FILM ABOUT LUNA
Matthew Buzzell
Documentary
U.S., 2006, 102 min.

Sat., Aug. 9, 8 PM, at the Drama Workshop, Salem Fine Arts Center

Director Matthew Buzzell and ex-Luna guitarist Sean Eden will be present and will conduct a post screening Q & A.
Filmmaker Reception immediately following at Meridian Restaurant, 411 S. Marshall St., Winston-Salem. Socializing, drink specials and complimentary hors d'oeuvres.

Synopsis from the Filmmaker:

"Tell Me Do You Miss Me" chronicles the bittersweet final bows of the critically acclaimed NYC indie-rock band Luna as they mount their farewell world tour and look toward their futures with great uncertainty.

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What term is more overused than "rock star"? It's now applied to almost everything, rock or not, and it's a given that all rock stars are rich! Well, not so fast. "Tell Me Do You Miss Me" follows Luna (famous, from NYC, tremendous hipster cred, legions of dedicated fans worldwide) on their farewell tour, and Fame and Fortune cast a big shadow, that is, the lack of the latter. We see a particularly accurate set of images for bands of Luna's stature: adoring fans, glittering stages, and the artistic force of a seasoned, talented band. We also see the Stars squeeze their van into potholed alleys and lug their equipment into cold, grimy clubs... ahhh, life at the top! The band is in top form musically but it is ready to stop—they've been at it a long time and the music part has been great; the personal dynamics and never-ending worries about making enough money to live on haven't.

These are thoughtful people who speak quietly and carefully, but through the interviews with the band we understand the hows and whys of the breakup. This is a particularly good-looking film—the atmosphere is captured perfectly on-stage, backstage, and in the inevitable van. Luna fans will enjoy lots of music; much of the film is devoted to performances, and the sound is great.

Of particular note is the vivid guitar playing of Sean Eden. And like his guitar playing, his interview sections reveal more of the fire inside this generally cool and collected group. -ME