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In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon (2024): Dir. Alex Gibney
Feat. Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Carrie Fisher; The definitive musical biography about one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation. Now in his early eighties, Paul Simon is captured at work on his new album ‘Seven Psalms’ while looking back on his six-decade career with countless musical peaks from Sounds of Silence to…
Perfect Planet, A (TV Mini-Series) (2021): Feat. David Attenborough; More of the same globespanning wildlife wonder from the nonagenarian Attenborough featuring the most state-of-the-art digital photography to date. Filming took place over four years, across 31 countries, with crew navigating difficulties in extreme temperatures and remote locations. This series focus is…
Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023): Dir. Lisa Cortes; A fabulous documentary that gives long-overdue credit to the man who blazed the trail for rock 'n' roll sound and showmanship when he burst onto the scene in 1955 with "Tutti Frutti". The doco proudly stands by his own proclamation that he influenced everyone (from Elvis and The Beatles on down) though was…
Ennio: The Maestro (2021): Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore; A celebration of the life and legacy of the legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone, anchored around an interview with film-maker Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso) shortly before his death at the age of 91. It is an entertaining deep dive on one of the world’s most famous composers (whose…
Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis (2023): Dir. Anton Corbijn; The story of Aubrey “Po” Powell and Storm Thorgerson, a couple of unlikely London lads who stumbled into forming the coolest art design group of their time by producing iconic record sleeves for Brit-rock legends like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Genesis, 10CC, T.Rex, ELO and many more. A…
Merkel (2022): Dir. Eva Weber; A fittingly admirable portrait of the one of the great diplomats of modern times, Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany for sixteen years, and most powerful woman in the world for most of them. This is an immensely entertaining and informative documentary about how a humble pastor’s daughter from East…
My Old School (2022): Dir. Jono McLeod
Feat. Alan Cumming; Filmmaker Jono McLeod returns to his old school in 1993 Glasgow for a nostalgic look at the unbelievable yet true story of his former classmate, Brandon Lee. Utilizing playful, period-specific animation, a pitch-perfect soundtrack, the memories of students and teachers, and the talents of Alan Cumming to…