Festival Express The Last Waltz

See the regional premiere of Festival Express with footage of Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead and others, plus Martin Scorsese's classic "rock doc" about the Band's last concert.

Second feature start time: 8:45 pm. Constructed out of footage long unavailable for legal reasons, Festival Express features great performances by Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, the Band, and the Flying Burrito Brothers, captured as these acts and others toured Canada by train. (Bob Smeaton, 2003; 90 mins.)

The Last Waltz records the last performance by the Band, filmed at San Francisco's legendary Winterland concert hall on Thanksgiving 1976. The film also showcases appearances by Bob Dylan, Ronnie Hawkins, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, the Staple Singers, and Emmylou Harris. (Martin Scorsese, 1978; 117 mins.)