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South by Southwest 2019

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11 films · 5 reviews

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Amazing Grace

Review preview for Amazing Grace

One doesn't need to be religious to find something ineffable not just in the music itself but in the way it is expressed.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
Concert film about the recording of Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace album.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Sydney Pollack; Stars: Reverand James Cleveland, Aretha Franklin, C.L. Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Bernard Pretty Purdie, Chuck Rainey, Clara Ward, Mick Jagger, Sydney Pollack, Charlie Watts, Reverand James Cleveland, Aretha Franklin, C.L. Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Bernard Pretty Purdie)

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Amazônia Groove

Documentary about the masters of the Amazon and the music originated in the region.

(Country: Brazil; Year: 2018; Director: Bruno Murtinho; Writer: Leonardo Gudel)

Bluebird

Discover the origin stories of megastars like Garth Brooks and Taylor Swift while following emerging singer-songwriters as they chase their dreams inside The Bluebird Cafe, Nashville's accidental landmark that has altered the course of music history.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Brian A Loschiavo; Stars: Connie Britton, Garth Brooks, Steve Earle, Faith Hill, Taylor Swift)

The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story

A look at the rise and fall of boy band impresario Lou Pearlman, who not only discovered NSYNC and Backstreet Boys, but set up one of the largest ponzi schemes in US history.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Aaron Kunkel; Stars: Ashley Parker Angel, Lance Bass, Felix Burgos)

Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero

This feature length documentary explores the seminal 90's rock band 3RA1N1AC from Dayton, OH and its creative force Tim Taylor.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Eric Mahoney; Writer: Ian Jacobs, Eric Mahoney; Stars: Fred Armisen, David Yow, Matt Berninger, Linda Taylor)

Carmine Street Guitars

Review preview for Carmine Street Guitars

Becky Parsons and John M Tran's cinematography brings out every detail of the crowded rooms before us and puts us to close to the grain of the wood that we can almost smell it.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
A shop resisting gentrification.

(Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Ron Mann; Writer: Len Blum; Stars: Rick Kelly, Jim Jarmusch, Charlie Sexton, Eszter Balint, Dave Hill, Jamie Hince, Kirk (The Roots) Douglas, Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot, Nels Cline, Lenny Kaye, Cindy Hulej, Eleanor Friedberger, Stewart Hurwood, Christine Bougie, Travis Good)

Full review See: Cindy Hulej ‪in conversation on‬ Carmine Street Guitars and her connections to Jim Jarmusch , Rick Kelly ‪in conversation on‬ Carmine Street Guitars

The Chills: The Triumph And Tragedy Of Martin Phillipps

Review preview for The Chills: The Triumph And Tragedy Of Martin Phillipps

Gritty, grainy, colourful and unusually intimate, this is a film that sets out to defy expectations.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
The story of lyrical genius, Martin Phillipps and his band, The Chills, is a cautionary tale, a triumph over tragedy, and a statement about the meaning of music in our lives.

(Country: New Zealand; Year: 2019; Director: Julia Parnell, Rob Curry; Stars: Bob Biggs, Daniel Dawson, James Dickson)

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Everybody's Everything

The story of artist Lil Peep (Gustav Ahr) from his birth in Long Island and meteoric rise as a genre blending pop star & style icon, to his death due to an accidental opioid overdose in Arizona at just 21 years of age.

(Year: 2019; Director: Sebastian Jones, Ramez Silyan; Stars: Lil Peep)

The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash stands among the giants of 20th century American life, but his story remains tangled in mystery and myth. This documentary endeavours to bring Cash the man out from behind the legend.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Thom Zimny; Stars: Jonny Cash)

Who Let The Dogs Out

Review preview for Who Let The Dogs Out

Where this film becomes interesting is where it goes beyond geekery and emerges as a defence of evolving art.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
The story behind the song Who Let The Dogs Out, which became a hit for the Bahamian group Baha Men in 1998.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2019; Director: Brent Hodge; Writer: Brent Hodge, John Diemer, Jasleen Kau)

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Wild Rose

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Nicole Taylor's quickfire script provides great material for the actors to work with .

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
A Glasgwegian single mum tries to make it in the world of country music.

(Country: UK; Year: 2018; Director: Tom Harper; Writer: Nicole Taylor; Stars: Julie Walters, Jessie Buckley, Sophie Okonedo, Jamie Sives, Gemma McElhinney, James Harkness, Ashley Shelton, Daniel Campbell, Vanya Eadie, Tracy Wiles, J. Thomas Bailey, James McElvar, Janey Godley, Robin Daugherty, Jeffrey Wilkerson)

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