Shine a Light (film)

Shine a Light is a 2008 documentary film directed by Martin Scorsese documenting The Rolling Stones 2006 Beacon Theatre performance on their A Bigger Bang Tour. The film also includes archive footage from the bands career and marked the first utilisation by Scorsese of digital cinematography for his films, with it being used for the backstage sequences. The film takes its title from the song of the same name, featured on the bands 1972 album Exile on Main St. A soundtrack album was released in April 2008 on the Universal label. This is also the last movie by Paramount Classics, as the company merged into its sister company Paramount Vantage after the movie was released.

The shows, which were added to the tour schedule for the purposes of the film shoot, featured a different set list than was typical of other shows on the tour see below, and were noted for their starstudded crowds, including former United States President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Clinton, who was then a United States Senator, and former President of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski.The performances benefitted the Clinton Foundation, a charity founded by Bill Clinton, who gave a short speech at the Octoberperformance. The film also shows Jack White, Buddy Guy and Christina Aguilera performing with the Stones. ........

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