{"id":1599,"date":"2006-10-10T09:09:28","date_gmt":"2006-10-10T16:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1599"},"modified":"2021-01-26T00:47:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T07:47:52","slug":"the-weavers-wasnt-that-a-time-1982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1599","title":{"rendered":"The Weavers: Wasn&#8217;t That a Time! (1982)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> &#8220;The future ain&#8217;t what it used to be &#8212; and what&#8217;s more, it never was.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-31225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Poster.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Weavers &#8212; an influential folk group blacklisted during the McCarthy era &#8212; reunite for a final set of concerts at Carnegie Hall.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cold War<\/li>\n<li>Concert Films<\/li>\n<li>Documentary<\/li>\n<li>Let&#8217;s-Put-On-a-Show<\/li>\n<li>Musicians<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this little-seen documentary on the Weavers &#8212; &#8220;the most famous and influential folk-singing group of all time&#8221; &#8212; is both &#8220;uplifting and informative.&#8221; Director Jim Brown impressively incorporates past and present footage into a seamlessly enjoyable film; and while it would perhaps have been interesting to learn a little more about how each of the Weavers coped with being blacklisted, I was secretly pleased by the movie&#8217;s focus on the pure joy of their music making. Singer Lee Hays (who died nine months after the making of the documentary) initiated the group&#8217;s final reunion, and serves as the film&#8217;s droll, entertaining narrator. Although his voice is no longer what it used to be, it&#8217;s still incredibly moving to watch him and his partners &#8212; Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred Hellerman &#8212; &#8220;gaining confidence when their singing immediately clicks.&#8221; As Peary notes, what the 78-minute film could <em>definitely <\/em>have used even more of is footage from the group&#8217;s two sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall &#8212; there was no need to cut this piece of things so short. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Countless rousing and memorable songs &#8212; including &#8220;If I Had a Hammer&#8221; (written by Lee Hays and Pete Seeger) and &#8220;Good Night, Irene&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Still-1024x652.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"408\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Still-1024x652.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Still-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Still-128x82.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Still-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Still.png 1537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Folk singer Holly Near describing the influence Ronnie Gilbert had on her<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Holly-Near.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Holly-Near-1024x663.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Holly-Near-1024x663.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Holly-Near-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Holly-Near-128x83.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Holly-Near-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/Weavers-Holly-Near.png 1519w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. As a likely inspiration for Christopher Guest et al.&#8217;s mockumentary <em>A Mighty Wind<\/em> (2003), it&#8217;s worth watching for this reason alone &#8212; but chances are you&#8217;ll enjoy the film on its own merits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0084894\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/64314.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/the-weavers-wasnt-that-a-time-1982\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The future ain&#8217;t what it used to be &#8212; and what&#8217;s more, it never was.&#8221; Synopsis: The Weavers &#8212; an influential folk group blacklisted during the McCarthy era &#8212; reunite for a final set of concerts at Carnegie Hall. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cold War Concert Films Documentary Let&#8217;s-Put-On-a-Show Musicians Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary notes, this little-seen documentary on the Weavers &#8212; &#8220;the most famous and influential folk-singing group of all time&#8221; &#8212; is both &#8220;uplifting and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1599\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1599"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66073,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1599\/revisions\/66073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}