Shine A Light In theaters September 21. Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese turns the camera on the legendary Rock ?N Roll band, The Rolling Stones, in his new concert film Shine a Light. Filmed over two days at the intimate Beacon Theater in New York City, Shine A Light opens nationwide on September 21, 2007.On September 21st, 2007, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese and the world's greatest rock n' roll band, The Rolling Stones, unite to bring audiences the most extraordinary musical film event of the year. That's the day Paramount Classics, in association with Concert Productions International and Shangri-La Entertainment, will release "Shine A Light," a look at The Rolling Stones, the band that defined the very idea of what a rock & roll is, live through the eyes of Martin Scorsese. The concert film will be released nationally on September 21st. Fortissimo Films is the international sales agent.
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