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March 25, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Sound City: A film by Dave Grohl
Sound City Director: Dave Grohl Gravitas Ventures The documentary Sound City will be gushed over by many simply because Dave Grohl is the director and narrator; it’s his pet-project. It is – for the most part – a well-intentioned look at the titular recording studio, a hovel that helped to create some of rock’s enduring [...]Archive
March 13, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
My Father and The Man in Black: Film
My Father and The Man in Black Director: Jonathan Holiff Intentionally Left Bank/New Chapter Productions Jonathan Holiff (filmmaker) is the son of Saul Holiff. Holiff Senior was, for a time, Johnny Cash’s manager. The two shared a fascinating time together, Holiff is intriguing as a guy-behind-the-guy, credited with introducing Johnny to June, adding her to [...]Archive
March 6, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Produced By George Martin: DVD
Produced By George Martin Eagle Rock Shock Conceived as a BBC TV documentary/profile and then sent out to the rest of the world as a DVD Produced By George Martin is a loving portrait that Beatles fans will want to see. There’s a day in the life aspect, watching Sir George Martin interact with family [...]Archive
February 22, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Last Shop Standing: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of The Independent Record Shop
Last Shop Standing The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of The Independent Record Shop Proper Films This well-meaning but ultimately go-nowhere documentary takes its title and cue from the fatuous, flabby and poorly written book of the same name. Less a waste of time (given this is only 50 minutes) the DVD struggles to really say, [...]Archive
January 30, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Marley: A Film by Kevin Macdonald
Marley A Film By Kevin Macdonald Universal Pictures UK Kevin Macdonald has made a couple of great documentaries already and people seemed to love Marley at the movies – not so much for what it said, rather for who/what it was about. Well, that’s it with documentary isn’t it – you either have a fresh [...]Archive
January 28, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Rodriguez: Searching For Sugar Man (Soundtrack)
Rodriguez Searching For Sugar Man – Soundtrack Sony Sometimes an artist is best served by that one great album and though there is an obvious reason to see this movie soundtrack as a Greatest Hits compilation/companion – taking as it does (arguably) the best from Cold Fact and Coming From Reality – I’d argue that [...]Archive
December 12, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
Paul Kelly: Stories Of Me
Paul Kelly Stories of Me Madman This documentary portrait manages to be the sort of love letter that Paul Kelly himself would write – meaning there’s a lot more in it than first glimpse might suggest. And though there’s plenty to unpack it’s instantly accessible, interesting, exciting even. Kelly isn’t all that much of an [...]Archive
November 13, 2012 by Simon Sweetman