Dylan at the Movies: I'll Remember You"

In honor of his 79th birthday this month (May 24), we are looking at some of the songs by Bob Dylan that have made their way to the cinema. Fried Green Tomatoes very effectively used Grayson Hugh's cover of Dylan's "I'll Remember You" during the closing credits. Someone has taken that song on the soundtrack and included memorable scenes from the film.

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Dylan at the Movies: Things Have Changed

In honor of his 79th birthday this month (May 24), we are looking at some of the songs by Bob Dylan that have made their way to the cinema. This is "Things Have Changed," from the soundtrack of Wonder Boys which premiered in February of 2000. This was the song that "resurrected" Dylan's career after a decade of less than remarkable recordings. The self-proclaimed song-and-dance-man was once again hitting his stride.

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Dylan at the Movies: The Man in Me

In honor of his 79th birthday this month (May 24), we are looking at some of the songs by Bob Dylan that have made their way to the cinema. Here we have "The Man in Me" featured in the opening credits of the Cohen Brothers' The Big Lebowski.

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Dylan at the Movies: Shelter from the Storm

In honor of his 79th birthday this month (May 24), we are looking at some of the songs by Bob Dylan that have made their way to the cinema.

Here's a great clip of Bill Murray singing along to "Shelter from the Storm" in the 2014 film, St Vincent. I think these days more people should be singing along with Dylan and Murray on this one.

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Dylan at the Movies: Girl from the North Country

In honor of his 79th birthday this month (May 24), we are looking at some of the songs by Bob Dylan that have made their way to the cinema.

Silver Linings Playbook tells the story of Pat and Tiffany, two dysfunctional people who find each while suffering through their own mental illness. The movie was nominated for Best Picture, and Jennifer Lawrence took home the Oscar for Best Actress. Many of the scenes revolve around Tiffany and Pat rehearsing for a dance competition, in which a variety of music is played, but the most noticeable is Bob Dylan’s “Girl from the North Country” (from "The 10 Best Uses if Bob Dylan Songs in Movies")

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Dylan at the Movies: Every Grain of Sand

In honor of his 79th birthday this month (May 24), we are looking at some of the songs by Bob Dylan that have made their way to the cinema. From the YouTube notes we see how one of Dylan's songs was effectively used in this closing scene:

Final scene of the film "Another Day In Paradise", perhaps one of the best film moments in which a Bob [Dylan] song has fitted perfectly. I don't want to give spoilers of the plot, I will only mention that the boy we see running through the cornfield is fleeing from a lifestyle that was about to kill him. Each step forwards is one more step to a new rebirth, the subject of "Every Grain Of Sand".

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Dylan at the Movies: Knockin' on Heaven's Door

In honor of his 79th birthday this month (May 24), we are looking at some of the songs by Bob Dylan that have made their way to the cinema. Dylan fans will know that he wrote the entire soundtrack for the movie. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, in addition to having a role in the film. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" became a Top 40 hit and has been covered by many artists since.

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