Apple underwrites Scorsese's Bob Dylan documentary for PBS

Apple trivia buffs know that underneath that black mock turtleneck Steve Jobs is just a peace lovin' hippy at heart, so it should be no surprise that Jobs is a serious Bob Dylan fan. As a gesture of fandom, and in the name of doing something good for Public Television (we hippies looove PBS), Apple Computer is the corporate underwriter for Martin Scorses's upcoming documentary No Direction Home: Bob Dylan. The film features never-seen footage from the Bob Dylan Archives and includes interviews with Allen Ginsberg, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez and other notable artists from the 1960's. Apple is also "presenting" (that's code for "picking up the tab") the DVD and International versions of the film.

Your local
PBS affiliate should be broadcasting the two-parter on September 26 and 27, but the DVD is due out the week prior, on Sept 20th. The DVD version also promises some nice bonus material. The Soundtrack CD (double-disc set) will be out August 30th.

You can catch the trailer on Apple's QuickTime site if you're as anxious to see this as I am.