Workhorse Alex Gibney's latest documentary "Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown," from producer Mick Jagger, will debut on HBO this Fall, Monday, October 27. The film played Tribeca as a work-in-progress earlier this year, and will hit HBO right around the time Tate Taylor's Brown biopic "Get On Up," and star Chadwick Boswick, will begin lobbying for awards. Gibney also wrapped another music doc this year, "Finding Fela," centered on Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, which premiered at Sundance in January and played this summer from Kino Lorber. (Our interview here, Indiewire feature here.) More on "Mr. Dynamite": James Brown changed the face of American music. Soul Brother Number One, as he was known, pioneered the journey from rhythm and blues to funk. More than that, this American legend—who willed himself to life after he was stillborn—was a classic embodiment of the American dream. The son of a.
- 9/4/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
The 2014 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by At&T, today announced the addition of two feature films, both music documentaries, to its special screenings program: Alex Gibney’s work-in-progress, Untitled James Brown Documentary, and the world premiere of Björk: Biophilia Live. Gibney's documentary, defined as the definitive documentary bio on James Brown, made with the cooperation of the Brown estate, centers on how the man changed the face of American music. Soul Brother Number One, as he was known, pioneered the journey from rhythm and blues to funk. More than that, this American legend—who willed himself to life after he was stillborn—was a...
- 3/26/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
They can't have Tribeca without Alex Gibney. And so today's announcement that the prolific documentarian's newest film, an untitled James Brown doc, is a new addition to the upcoming 2014 fest makes sense. Also added to the lineup is another music-oriented doc, "Bjork: Biophilia Live," directed by Nick Fenton and Peter Strickland ("Berberian Sound Studio"), and making its world premiere. Tribeca certainly has a music streak this year, with hip-hop doc "Time Is Illmatic," on the rapper Nas's famous album, opening the fest. Their feature film lineup is here; short program here. Tribeca runs April 16 - 27 in New York. Here's more info on both of the newly added titles:-Untitled James Brown Documentary, directed and written by Alex Gibney. (USA) – Work In Progress, Documentary. James Brown changed the face of American music. Soul Brother Number One, as he was known, pioneered the journey from rhythm and blues to funk. More than that,...
- 3/26/2014
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
Mubi is excited and proud to announce a partnership with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, whose London festival begins today and runs through March 28. To celebrate the 2014 festival, Mubi is mounting a retrospective of highlights from the festival's past. The following films—all shown at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival—will be given 30-day runs on Mubi in an extensive range of countries around the world beginning today.
Moloch Tropical (Raoul Peck, 2009)
The Red Chapel (Mads Brügger, 2009)
! Women Art Revolution (Lynn Hershmann-Leeson, 2010)
5 Broken Cameras (Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi, 2011)
Brother Number One (Annie Goldson, Peter Gilbert, 2011)
99% - The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film (Aaron Aites, Audrey Ewell, Nina Krstic, Lucian Read, 2013)
Alias Ruby Blade: A Story of Love and Revolution (Alex Meillier, 2013)
Tall as the Baobab Tree (Jeremy Teicher, 2013)
The festival will continue its on-the-ground events throughout the year, including its other central film festival in New York in June.
Moloch Tropical (Raoul Peck, 2009)
The Red Chapel (Mads Brügger, 2009)
! Women Art Revolution (Lynn Hershmann-Leeson, 2010)
5 Broken Cameras (Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi, 2011)
Brother Number One (Annie Goldson, Peter Gilbert, 2011)
99% - The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film (Aaron Aites, Audrey Ewell, Nina Krstic, Lucian Read, 2013)
Alias Ruby Blade: A Story of Love and Revolution (Alex Meillier, 2013)
Tall as the Baobab Tree (Jeremy Teicher, 2013)
The festival will continue its on-the-ground events throughout the year, including its other central film festival in New York in June.
- 3/18/2014
- by Notebook
- MUBI
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