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    Jack White Mocks Kanye at Film Premiere

    • Posted on Sep 20th 2009 6:00PM by Jonathan Dekel
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    Though he considers himself as an old-school gentleman, Jack White has a wicked sense of pop culture-baiting humour. The White Stripes frontman proved as much when he 'pulled a Kanye' on director Emmett Malloy at the premiere screening of the band's new feature-length documentary, 'Under Great White Northern Lights,' at the Toronto International Film Festival.

    White surprised Malloy during the post-film audience Q&A session by running onstage and grabbing the microphone out of the stunned director's hands.

    Interrupting him mid-sentence, White announced, "I'm gonna let you finish, I'm gonna let you finish, but Orson Welles made one of the greatest films of all time!" before shrugging, handing the mic back and leaving the stage.



    White -- a well-documented Orson Welles fanatic -- was clearly in a jovial mood thanks to the overwhelmingly positive response the audience gave '...Northern Lights.' Watching from his reserved seat on the balcony of the historic Elgin Theatre, and flanked by wife Karen Ellison and 'sister' Meg, White took in the first public screening of the documentary along with 1,500 lucky fans who yelled, cheered and laughed along to the duo's exploits during their 2007 cross-Canada tour.

    Shot and directed by noted surf film and music video director Malloy, who also helmed the clip for the White Stripes' 'Icky Thump,' 'Under Great White Northern Lights' works as both a document of a personal tour -- the band played every province in Canada leading up to their tenth anniversary show in Nova Scotia, where White has ancient family roots -- and as the first intimate peek into the lives of one of the most mysterious bands in rock 'n' roll.

    Brilliantly edited together for maximum emotional and visual punch, the film intersperses footage of the Stripes' incendiary live show with a revealing and personal interview with the band -- unsurprisingly Jack does most of the talking -- where they address their inception, the truth behind some of the myths, their dogmatic work esthetic and the media's perception of White as a control freak.

    Where the film transcends earlier live documentaries, and justifies its place next to 'DIG!' and 'The Last Waltz' in the cannon of great music docs, is when the camera catches the duo off-guard, letting a sliver of humanity slip through the band's carefully crafted aesthetic.

    The most notable moment takes place in film's final scene where, shortly after closing their tenth anniversary show -- at two and a half hours, the longest in White Stripes history -- the camera captures Meg and Jack alone at the piano. While Jack serenades Meg, she slowly and quietly starts to weep. Captured uncut and in black and white, Jack executes the song perfectly before embracing his soul sister. Credits roll.

    Indeed, Orson Welles may well have made one of the greatest films of all time, but Malloy and the White Stripes still deserve all the accolades they get.
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    nogoodnameat 9-22-2009

    So basically everyone is trying to jump on the whole Kanye bandwagon while presuming they're clever and funny while doing so. How annoying.

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    Poor Excuseat 9-22-2009

    Reply to Nogoodname: Bandwagon? Kanye's got a bandwagon? I don't think so. Kanye doesn't rate a bandwagon. Kanye doesn't rate a rusty roller skate. Kanye's one of those rude people to whom our president has alluded, and he (West) remains in the public eye only because he tries to be outrageous. Problem is, he succeeds only in appearing pathetically childish. Some bandwagon!

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    Inklingat 9-22-2009

    The difference here is that he WAS funny and what Kanye did was horrendous.

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    ycav4424at 9-22-2009

    That was great, and shows how much of a self centered moron kanye is. He will go down in history as the biggest f__k up ever. He deserves his new status.

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    brdbrns3at 9-22-2009

    I walked in my friends bedroom while he was nailing his old lady and I said "I'm a let you finish, but....."

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    Consciousat 9-22-2009

    Everybody acts as if Kanye West commited a carnal sin... hello he was rude! He didn't murder anyone.. he didn't interrupt a State of the Union Address. He is and will continue to be a multi-platinum recording artist.. he will continue to be rude if that is what he wants to do.. he helped Taylor Swift sell even more records... let it go for God's sake.. who the **** cares..it's the freaking MTV VMA's..not the pulitzer.. we watch that show to see who will be most outrages and Kanye won it this year..next year we will move on to another idiot who has way too much money and time on his hands to give a crap about what you think..and you will buy his record too! All the messed up stuff that is going on in America and yet we are bent out of shape because sweet little Taylor Swift was interrupted duing her Video Awards acceptance speech.... what ever.. do you really need a reason to spew hate.. just be hateful because that is who you are..don't try to act like Kanye invoked your anger when you are really angry because of a much deeper issue.

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    buzzoat 9-22-2009

    people need to let that shit go. i agree with nogoodname so many people are making the same joke and its definately played out. kanye was a jackass for what he did but hes still more talented than most of the people talking shit and ism one the greatest hip-hop artists of all time, definately in the top 10. people have done alot worse then interrupt someones vma speech and not get this much critiscm about it. wtf?

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    Inklingat 9-22-2009

    WHY do we need to let it go? Any time a caucasian person makes an off color remark they are lambasted in the media and the black community until they are fired. I hope that nobody buys his rap crap and he ends up back in the Ghetto that he was spawned from.

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    Jumpalreadyat 9-22-2009

    They do it all the time.. did you blog about Joe Wilson interrupting the POTUS's speech..NO!

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    Roosterat 9-22-2009

    I'm gonna let you finish but Buddy Holly IS the greatest Rock-N-Roll performer of all time !

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    Rankat 9-22-2009

    It's great that we live in a country were Kayne can say what he wishs and people can speak for or against it with out fear. I am also glad that we don't have to depend on the likes of Kanye to defend this right.

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    isgood4melat 9-22-2009

    The blooper has had enough attention - maybe the blooper has seen the errors of the blooper's ways and should be given a page from Taylor's book of conduct and not say anything anymore to cause the blooper in the first place. Not be able to say what and when the blooper wants will be the blooper's own down fall - we don't need to help! We can only watch the fall out.....

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    Jana Veeat 9-22-2009

    In response to Conscious ... We do not have to let anything go and I for one won't be buying his records and never did. One of the greatest? I keep hearing that yet I haven't heard any greatness from him. What you might be forgetting is that he not only took the limelight, for a minute, from a wide eyed young woman but he also took the night from Michael Jackson and the fact that the awards were being done in his honor. With one stupid moment he ruined a night for Taylor Swift, her and I'm sure some of his fans, and the whole Jackson family and all the fans of Michael Jackson who far exceeds any fans Kanye has ever had or ever will have.
    Just because "people do worse things than that" doesn't mean it should be left alone. In my opinion all these "famous" people should be held accountable for the wrongs they do and maybe less of it would happen and those kids who use these "stars" as role models would have a positive one thrown in once in a while. The world is going to Hell very fast and the Kanye's of the world and those supporting him are helping that to happen.
    Nobody, and I mean nobody, should be put so high up that they do not have to answer for the wrongs they do. Only God should be held up on the platform that many of these stars are held up to, and that is the biggest problem of all!!!

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    CINDYat 9-22-2009

    TO JANA VEE.........VERY, VERY, VERY, WELL SAID!!! I AGREE WITH "EVERY" WORD YOU SAID, 1000 PER CENT!!!

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    foxyat 9-25-2009

    I want to respond to the Conscious comment -- West is a dirt bag that should not be selling his sleeze..filth for our kids to hear..and grabbing his crotch - as all the BIG ----- rappers are doing - they are small fish in a BIG W H I T E POND ..
    HE IS A BLABBERING BIGGOT - IGNORANT. AND - FOR SWEET LITTLE TAYLOR SWIFT ..... she is only 19 years old -- she does not need or deserve a fool in her professional white face at any time!! Beyonce is both beautiful and very talented - but time to move over for other talented people, she was classy enough
    to take care of this punk - herself !! Looks like one BAD APPLE CAN RUIN THE BUNCH, HUH!!

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    Catat 9-22-2009

    Inkling - Just to let you know, Although his behavior was classless and Taylor nor anyone else deserved to be treated that way, He is not from the Ghetto. Both of his parents were Professors. But one would have to actually look at other aspects of someones life than to "assume" something about someone, because of their race or their profession. If you are about to use his behavior as the reason why you made your assinon comment, yeah not flying, you are being just as ignorant. Oh, yeah, and before you "assume" I am commenting because I am Kayne's race, nah, blonde haired, blue eyed but his Sister in Christ, just like yours.

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    triton54l32vat 9-22-2009

    well if he is a son of professors...then it just shows that his parents didn't raise him right. but also being a professor dosn't show a persons caracter either. what kanye did must never be forgotten, because there are too many people out there with that mentality that he or she can do what ever they feel like, reguardless of how they treat others. it is an injustice.

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    Patriciaat 9-22-2009

    Unfortunately, in attempting to demonstrate the ignorance of kayne to kayne & his peers, we will probably have to see several more spoofs like White's.

    I hope the point does NOT end up getting lost in the shuffle of spoofs & parodies on the subject.

    We all, (including kayne), know that what kayne did was totally unacceptable behavior that NO ONE would appreciate happening to them while they are on stage.
    It is like the worse kind of a heckler, a sore loser heckler thing to do.

    We all know where the lines are drawn between ettequet, & improper behavior.
    But suddenly some roles have changed & for some reason some people think that ALL THE LINES HAVE BEEN ERASED & IT'S A F-'ING FREE-FOR-ALL!!!

    I think it's more like "A FREAK FOR ALL"!!! (meaning kayne of course).

    White should have waited & done the same thing directly to kayne while kayne was acepting an award,...unfortunately for him, that may not happen now, so White has already demonstrated for kayne what it looks like when someone does something so blatently insulting to someone while they are accepting an award.

    kayne probably wasn't even watching.

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    Athenaat 9-22-2009

    Sigh. I just adore Jack White. He's brilliant

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    Angieat 9-22-2009

    As far as it goes, music is a question of taste. I am no fan of rap but I can name ten rappers that are hands down better than that blowhard Kanye will EVER be. That guy is a walking punchline--unluckily for him he continues to provide ammunition to prove that. Can anybody show me ONE thing this guy has done with his so called talent to help anyone other than himself? I'll bet you can't. It's quite obvious that Jack's joke was staged and quite well received. He didn't go out of his way to step on any toes or make himself out to be a pompous fool. As many times as Kanye's run his mouth to make himself out to be the greatest thing ever, he continually proves he's nothing more than a joke.

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