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BILLY JOEL: A Matter of Trust The Bridge to Russia
This re-released expanded edition of Billy Joel's legendary 1987 Russian concert tour documentary features never before seen footage, interviews and intimate accounts of one of the most important tours Joel has ever done as a performer
Emmy-winning director Jim Brown, Oleg Smirnoff and guitarist Russell Javors in Person!
Moderated by Sound of Film Host Tom Needham
On October 23rd, the Long Island Music Hall of Fame will be paying tribute to Billy Joel and band members Liberty DeVito, Russell Javors, Doug Stegmeyer, Dave Lebolt, Mark Rivera and Kevin Dukes by presenting a special award to mark the anniversary of the group's historic trip to Russia at Huntington's Paramount Theater. The film, Billy Joel: A Matter of Trust-the Bridge to Russia, highlights the music and the words of this legendary group of musicians.
Until 1987, Billy Joel's music had seldom been heard beyond the Iron Curtain. That all changed with a historical invitation to Billy Joel to perform in the Soviet Union. The boy from the Bronx became one of American pop's pioneering musical ambassadors, bringing to Russia their first fully-staged high-energy rock show.
Director Jim Brown has been at work for several years on a doc about rock's significant role in thawing the Cold War, for which he interviewed Joel in 2012. A Matter of Trust draws on material from the documentary of the same name about Joel's Soviet tour and also features unseen concert and offstage footage and extensive interviews with Joel, Christie Brinkley, key band and crew members, and the entourage's wryly observant translator, giving an intimate account of the experience for the first time. (USA, 2014, 75 min. | Director: Jim Brown)
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LocationCinema Arts Centre (View)
423 Park Avenue
Huntington, NY 11743
United States
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