Positively Bob Dylan

“It’s unbelievable, it’s strange but true” would be the general undertone to the latest series of TV commercials for Victoria’s Secret, where Bob Dylan can be seen intercut with shots of model Adriana Lima.
The longest aired version of the clip is 60 seconds and it was shot on location in Venice, Italy. The song “Love Sick” from Dylan’s Grammy-winning 1997 album “Time Out of Mind” was used as background music.

Critical comments by the media on Dylan’s “sell-out” range from “What a sad and tawdry spectacle Dylan makes as sex gear huckster” to “Don’t worry. The 62-year-old Dylan keeps his clothes on”.
But according to a CNN report, one Dylan fan put it this way in a discussion group posting: “What would you rather have Bob Dylan selling, ladies’ underwear or cat food?”

I have nothing more to add. If a sell-out looks like this, then do it!

Cult director Martin Scorsese (”The Last Waltz”) is working on a new film called “Bob Dylan Anthology Project” (working title).
It will be a documentary about Bob Dylan’s 1963 breakthrough and the cultural and political influence of his music. It is expected to feature live concert performances, studio recording sessions, and the first filmed interview with Dylan in 15 years.
The film is planned for release in 2005 and will be broadcast on U.S. and U.K. television.

Movie production details: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367555/