The sweat dripping off the guitarist’s nose, the brand of beer the singer swigs between songs, the exact wording of the rude phrase on the drummer’s T-shirt: These are details you just won’t catch from your seat at the bar. Concert films are great for filling in those gaps, and for preserving the inspired mix of stage patter and altered renditions of songs. But the Beastie Boys’ latest concert flick, directed by Beastie Adam Yauch, plays on both a DIY and collaborative aesthetic by outfitting some fifty roving fans with cameras at Madison Square Garden during one of their concerts. The result is a full-on fans’ view of the show–including trips to the bathroom. Such peripheral activities are mixed with the Beastie’s funky proceedings onstage, which makes for a rapid-fire collage that could inspire legions of fans to claim they were actually at this show. 612-825-6006; www.landmarktheatres.com
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