In what turned out to be a case of right place, right time serendipity, photographer-turned-filmmaker Sam Jones began making this suitably gritty documentary long before there was a whiff of trouble between alternative country rockers Wilco and their label, Warner/Reprise Records. His object was simple — to capture a great American band as they hammered out their fourth album, the record manager Tony Margherita hoped would prove to be the not-quite-mainstream Wilco's breakthrough. Jones first catches the band in their Chicago rehearsal loft, full of optimism and feeling confident about the new record, their future and their relationship with Reprise, a label Bennett ...
Released:
2002
Rated:
NR
Length:
92 mins