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Despite Mick Jagger’s lively prancing—his energetic frontmannery—a Rolling Stones concert is above all a sonic affair, rather than a visual event. A concert film, then, would seem pretty straightforward, at best: something to hear, but not much to look at—the sort of thing that goes straight to DVD or PBS. Martin Scorsese, however, through his ever-moving concert cam, manages to make Shine a Light both.

Since there is absolutely nothing more that you could possibly want out of life then to see The Rolling Stones on the massive screen that is IMAX — and we know this because their DVDs, CDs and documentaries still sell like crazy — we thought we would get with the fine folks at Paramount and arrange for some of our awesome readers to see it all for free.

Take a breath, Hollywood, and wait until the story is over to adapt it for the screen.

Jack Nicholson may be making PSA’s for Hilary, but The Hulk thinks Obama should get his own movie.

One of the most charming and fun docs from all of SXSW — nay, of the entire year.

At first glance, it appears to be a doc painted with a broad stroke, giving it a jumpy, unfocused feeling — that is, until it evolves right before our eyes into something special…

The film is a visceral experience that grabs you by the collar and yells, “Hey! Watch, listen and enjoy.”

Nanette Burstein’s enchanting documentary about growing up in the midwest shines through as one of the best of Sundance 2008.

Morgan Spurlock takes on the task of tracking down the most wanted man on Earth.

Buddy Cianci is a winner, in or out of prison.

‘The War’ is Hell, As It Should Be