
Or The Queen’s Gambit if they’d decided not to show any chess. Imagine the film First Man if it neglected to include the moon landing. The film, directed by Gabriel Range (2006’s mock-doc Death of a President), went ahead without the blessing of Bowie’s family, and as such was unable to use any of his music. Even calling it “musical” might be going too far.

Photo by Film Constellationįar less effective is the musical biopic Stardust, about British rock icon David Bowie. Not my cup of tea: Johnny Flynn stars as David Bowie in Stardust. I’ve never counted myself among that group, but watching this film made me want to be. Zappa is clearly required viewing for fans. Preston, Esq., was granted rare access to Zappa’s extensive archives and seems to have made the most of it, complementing the man’s home movies, rehearsal sessions, concert footage and more with an eclectic mix of weird, wonderful stock images. Winter, recently in front of the camera reprising his role as fellow musician Bill S. Article contentįilmmaker Alex Winter is the man behind this crowd-sourced, shaggy love letter of a documentary.

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