Tommy (July 18 at midnight at the Capitol Theater)

[TOMMY screens Saturday July 18th at Midnight at the Capitol Theatre.]

Review by Charles Cassady, Jr.

Hard to believe, given the hyped Broadway version, not to mention this 1975 movie, but the Who's Tommy first came into being as a 1969 "concept album" LP, on good old fashioned vinyl (I left some great vinyl out this week at the thrift store; some lucky shopper walked away with a shopping cartful of Captain Beefheart. I know it's off topic, but I had to say it (speaking of things I have to say, did anyone really believe that Ben Affleck-Jennifer Garner marriage was going to last? Movie people, generally speaking, are only capable of love with their own egos (I do believe that's why the film folk support same-sex marriage so fervently, so they can get married to themselves (and even then, there will be ruinous divorces - because they'll cheat anyway)))). Did I drift off-topic? Sorry. Let's rewind.