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London Film Festival · 2013

London Film Festival 2013

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20 Feet From Stardom (Twenty Feet From Stardom)

Review preview for 20 Feet From Stardom

This is great stuff - a fantastic musical documentary.

Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
Backing singers tell their stories.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Morgan Neville; Stars: Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Carole Childs, Mick Jagger, Claudia Linnear, Mable John, Bruce Springsteen, Bette Midler, Judith Hill)

Full review See: A conversation with Morgan Neville on 20 Feet From Stardom , Article about a caroling event for 20 Feet From Stardom

Becoming Traviata

A behind the scenes documentary about the staing of La Traviata at the Aix-en-Provence Festival.

(Country: France; Year: 2012; Director: Philippe Béziat)

Broadway Idiot

Behind the scenes of the surprise hit musical based on Green Day’s American Idiot album.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Doug Hamilton; Stars: Billie Joe Armstrong, Michael Mayer, John Gallagher Jr., Michael Esper, Mary Faber, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Christina Sajous, Stark Sands, Tony Vincent, Tom Kitt, Steven Hoggett, Christine Jones)

Electro Shaabi (Electro Chaabi)

A peek into the underground world of a music craze that has taken Egypt’s youth by storm.

(Country: Egypt, France; Year: 2013; Director: Hind Meddeb; Writer: Hind Meddeb)

Good Ol' Freda

Freda Kelly recalls her career as lifelong secretary for The Beatles.

(Country: US, UK; Year: 2013; Director: Ryan White; Writer: Jessica Lawson, Ryan White; Stars: George Harrison, Freda Kelly, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)

How We Used To Live

Impressionistic portrait of a vanishing London.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Paul Kelly)

Marvin Hamlisch: The Way He Was

Portrait of the composer.

(Country: US, UK; Year: 2013; Director: Dori Berinstein; Writer: Dori Berinstein; Stars: Ann-Margret, Liza Minnelli, Idina Menzel, Lucie Arnaz, Robert Klein, Marvin Hamlisch, Melissa Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager, Joe Torre, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)

Mistaken For Strangers

Tour doc about The National.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Tom Berninger)

Off The Beaten Track (Buraka Som Sistema)

Documentary about musicians Buraka Som Sistema.

(Year: 2013; Director: João Pedro Moreira)

The Punk Singer

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If you are a fan of Kathleen and her work, this film is a must-see.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A look at the life musician Kathleen Hanna, who formed the punk band Bikini Kill.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Sini Anderson; Stars: Joan Jett, Adam Horovitz, Kathleen Hanna, Jennifer Baumgardner, Lynn Breedlove, Johanna Fateman)

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We Are The Best! (Vi är bäst!)

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We Are The Best! is a rebel yell of positivism - with exclamation mark - that brings a fuzzy warmth to all the wintry Stockholm locations.

Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
Coming of age tale about three teenage girls in Stockholm forming a punk band.

(Country: Sweden; Year: 2013; Director: Lukas Moodysson; Writer: Lukas Moodysson, from the graphic novel by Coco Moodysson; Stars: Mira Barkhammar, Mira Grosin, Liv LeMoyne)

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