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Listen to Looch: fact and fiction in Martin Scorsese's 'Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story'

Martin Scorsese attends the world premiere of Netflix's ROLLING THUNDER REVUE: A BOB DYLAN STORY BY MARTIN SCORSESE at Alice Tully Hall on June 10, 2019 in New York City.
Martin Scorsese attends the world premiere of Netflix's ROLLING THUNDER REVUE: A BOB DYLAN STORY BY MARTIN SCORSESE at Alice Tully Hall on June 10, 2019 in New York City.Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Netflix

by Mary Lucia

July 02, 2019

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story, is a film by Martin Scorsese that's streaming now on Netflix. Although based on Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour — a tour that captured Dylan at his most freewheelin' — the film blends fact and fiction.

Mary Lucia sits down with colleague Bill DeVille to go through some of their favorite moments from the film — both the factual ones and the embellishments. Spoiler alert: If you haven't yet watched the film and would prefer to try to decode it yourself, wait until after you've seen Scorsese's Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story before watching this week's Listen to Looch video.

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Official Trailer

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story - official Netflix site