Stones film heads for IMAX screens

NEW YORK, March 31 (UPI) -- The Rolling Stones concert film "Shine a Light," shot at New York's Beacon Theatre, is to be released on IMAX, as well as conventional screens, the group said.

Asked how the IMAX experience will be different for the band's fans, Mick Jagger, front man for the aging rock band, quipped, "It will be very larger."

"So, the slight imperfections might be revealed," Jagger warned reporters in New York Sunday. "The funny thing is though, really, that (director Martin Scorsese), after looking at all of the options, decided he wanted to make this small, intimate movie. And I said, 'Well, the laugh is that, Marty, in the end, it's going to be blown up into this huge IMAX thing, so the intimate moment is shown in IMAX.' But it looks good in IMAX."

Since the film shows the longtime band mates still exude loads of energy on stage, one journalist pressed the rockers to reveal what vitamins they take and workout regimen they embrace.

"No gym, no vitamins," Jagger said. "Just do it. Just get out there."

"Shine a Light" is to get a wide release in conventional theaters Friday and will also open on 93 IMAX screens.