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"The
BRILL BUILDING Movie"
Seven years in the making, songwriter/satirist Jim Terr's mockumentary about his own strange saga starts with his 2012 run for President, and circles around his connection with the legendary New York "hit factory," The Brill Building. Narrated by "anchor" Valerie Plame, with cameos from Tony Hillerman, former NM Gov. Bill Richardson, NPR's Scott Simon, humorist Dave Barry, journalist James Fallows and other celebrities, and almost 100 New Mexico actors and singers. Also featuring Suhail Dabbach, the memorable "Man in Black" from 2010 Oscar Best Picture "The Hurt Locker" and star of the new film, "MOSUL." |
"A great collection of songs and funny bits, but mostly a brave and
revealing self-portrait."
"Terr offers up such wonderful songs and comedy bits here that the
sketch story thread of
"I loved every minute of it. I was either
laughing like hell or having my heartstrings pulled." -John Burns
"Hysterical -- a whole bunch of Jim Terr style music and comedy. I'm
going to see it a second time" “I could watch another 90 minutes of that!” (Albuquerque viewer)
“I loved it. I smiled for an
hour and a half. It is strangely profound, much like
Autobiography of a Yogi, “Now that is a fascinating, far-out film” -Bobby Braddock, #1 US country songwriter "Droll, deadpan, and
dry -- but never dull. Mr. Show meets the Statler Brothers!"
“I
love your activism and your insights – and the movie combines them
perfectly.” “I have never laughed so much at any movie in my life.” -Barbara Beames
"The Brill Building Movie" is brilliant satire. Terr is never
afraid to poke fun at himself, which makes it even more hilarious!
He did a monumental job in juxtaposing all his wacky material plus
the wonderful music into a fluid visual experience. In these
stressful times, I thank him for giving me the opportunity to
laugh so hard it exercised my innards, which in turn made me feel
quite alive when the lights came on. "The Brill Building Movie" is
a must see!” -Molly Smollett “I loved this film! It had just the right amount of irreverence, sarcasm, irony, and music!” -Diego Romero _________________________________ “Jim Terr's spirit shows through consistently in the essays, songs and other projects. It's the droll, sardonic, 'cut the B.S.' outlook that is known around the world as 'American.'“ -James Fallows
“One of the true creative geniuses of our time. His is a unique and valuable gift of populism and simplicity. His work is wise, hard-hitting, unusually effective, and deserves the support of everyone who wishes for a more humane world. Especially in these particularly divisive times, Jim has a gift for bridging the ‘divide.’ One of the great comedic and auditory geniuses of our day.” - Thom Hartmann
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THIS IS AN EARLIER TRAILER of an earlier
conception...
Home town (Las Vegas, New Mexico) participants - among scores of
others...
Debbie Morse, Stacy Kay Romero, Joseph Whiteman, Mary Byers, Marcus
Gottschalk, Meredith Britt, Brenda Ortega,
Jose Maestas, Niki Stovall, Mariano Ulibarri, Tiffany Kay, Penny Spring,
Lucinda Zoernig, John Mcleod, Madeline
Yara, Miasol Yara, John Burns, Louise Drlik RIP, Eddie Tafoya, Adelaide
Simpson, Olivia Ortiz
A CAST OF ALMOST A HUNDRED, INCLUDING EX-GOVERNORS AND EX-CIA
AGENTS!
PARTIAL LIST OF HITS FROM THE BRILL BUILDING
Short interview about all this (6 min.)
An earlier conception...
Featuring Suhail Dabbach
(Here's another, more
recent song to be featured in the "narrative film" above):
Before the hit record, comes the song.
This is where the songs came from
THE BRILL BUILDING DOCUMENTARY
Coming soon, we hope
(c) 2010 All Rights Reserved. Contact: bluecanyon2 -AT- newmexico.com
"60s style" originals for the
film -
just a few examples (c) Jim Terr
or: bluecanyon2 -AT- juno.com
(c) 2010 Jim Terr
“Jim
Terr's spirit shows through consistently in the essays, songs and other
projects.
It's the droll, sardonic, 'cut the B.S.' outlook that is known
around the world as 'American.'“ -James
Fallows
"Droll, deadpan, and dry – but never dull. Mr. Show meets the Statler Brothers!" -Michael Liebman