The first thing you notice while watching Brett Morgen’s Moonage Daydream is David Bowie’s teeth. He smiles a lot. The Thin White Duke, and leader of the Spiders from Mars, is known as a serious artist. Yes, he sang “chubby little loser, national joke” to Ricky Gervais on Extras; mined Bikini Bottom humor for SpongeBob SquarePants; and was certainly happy to make lots of money dancing the blues in his red shoes, but the majority of Bowie’s works, both on screen and audio, are serious studies. Towards the end of the documentary, we hear Bowie say he always thought himself an adventurer, praying for the most exciting life one could have. Morgen shows the artist enjoyed himself immensely, possibly even more than Bowie fans.
Moonage Daydream is Morgen’s third pop-music documentary, following the Rolling Stones film Crossfire Hurricane (2012), and Montage of Heck, his 2015 dive into the...
Moonage Daydream is Morgen’s third pop-music documentary, following the Rolling Stones film Crossfire Hurricane (2012), and Montage of Heck, his 2015 dive into the...
- 9/16/2022
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
HBO has acquired U.S. TV rights to David Bowie: The Last Five Years, directed and produced by Francis Whately. The documentary focuses on the final segment of Bowie’s life, when he recorded his albums The Next Day and Blackstar and co-wrote the stage musical Lazarus. Whately directed 2013’s David Bowie: Five Years, which examined five earlier eras of Bowie’s extraordinary career, including the Ziggy Stardust period and his Berlin days. The Last Five Years, a BBC Films…...
- 2/16/2017
- Deadline TV
It may only be January, but it’s never too soon to celebrate the musical acts performing at this year’s Panorama Music Festival on New York’s Randall’s Island in July.
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The three-day fest from July 28-31 will include headliners and co-headliners Frank Ocean, Solange, Tame Impala, Alt-j, Nine Inch Nails and A Tribe Called Quest. Vulture noted that the event marks the first major performance by A Tribe Called Quest since the death of former member Phife Dawg.
Other notable acts include Mgmt, Future Islands, Tyler the Creator, Spoon, Nick Murphy, Nicolas Jaar, Belle & Sebastian, Justice, Glass Animals, Cashmere Cat, Angel Olsen, Girl Talk, DJ Shadow, Vance Joy, Isaiah Rashad, MØ, Breakout, Vince Staples, Jaguar Ma, Matoma, Mitski, Hot Since 82, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness,...
Read More: David Bowie Birthday Celebration: Gary Oldman, La Roux, Simon Le Bon and More Gather to Celebrate Rocker’s Life — Watch
The three-day fest from July 28-31 will include headliners and co-headliners Frank Ocean, Solange, Tame Impala, Alt-j, Nine Inch Nails and A Tribe Called Quest. Vulture noted that the event marks the first major performance by A Tribe Called Quest since the death of former member Phife Dawg.
Other notable acts include Mgmt, Future Islands, Tyler the Creator, Spoon, Nick Murphy, Nicolas Jaar, Belle & Sebastian, Justice, Glass Animals, Cashmere Cat, Angel Olsen, Girl Talk, DJ Shadow, Vance Joy, Isaiah Rashad, MØ, Breakout, Vince Staples, Jaguar Ma, Matoma, Mitski, Hot Since 82, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness,...
- 1/9/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
The video for David Bowie‘s last single “Lazarus” — released days before the late singer lost his 18-month battle with cancer — hauntingly referred to death and rebirth. And in a new documentary about the 69-year-old music legend, the video’s director reveals Bowie learned his cancer was terminal while filming the video.
David Bowie: The Last Five Years, which premieres on British television Saturday, covers the final years of Bowie’s life — including his 2003-4 A Reality Tour, and the making of his 25th (and final) studio album Blackstar.
Directed by Francis Whately, it’s a follow-up to the 2013 documentary David Bowie: Five Years.
David Bowie: The Last Five Years, which premieres on British television Saturday, covers the final years of Bowie’s life — including his 2003-4 A Reality Tour, and the making of his 25th (and final) studio album Blackstar.
Directed by Francis Whately, it’s a follow-up to the 2013 documentary David Bowie: Five Years.
- 1/7/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
David Bowie’s final album “Blackstar” may not have been the singer-songwriter’s so-called death record. Jonah Renck, the director of the music video for Bowie’s single “Lazurus,” told the Guardian that the concept of the video was conceived before Bowie knew his cancer was terminal, and that it was his idea — not Bowie’s — to have the singer lie in a hospital bed for the video.
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“I immediately said ‘the song is called Lazarus, you should be in the bed’,” Renck told the Guardian. “To me it had to do with the biblical aspect of it … it had nothing to do with him being ill.”
The shooting of the video took place around the time Bowie received his final diagnosis, roughly three months before his death last January.
Later this month,...
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“I immediately said ‘the song is called Lazarus, you should be in the bed’,” Renck told the Guardian. “To me it had to do with the biblical aspect of it … it had nothing to do with him being ill.”
The shooting of the video took place around the time Bowie received his final diagnosis, roughly three months before his death last January.
Later this month,...
- 1/6/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
BBC Two is set to air a documentary in January on the last years of David Bowie's life, dubbed David Bowie: The Last Five Years. It is produced and directed by Francis Whately and will serve as a follow-up to his 2013 BBC docu David Bowie: Five Years. The film will focus on the three major projects of Bowie's last five years – best-selling albums The Next Day and Blackstar, alongside his musical Lazarus, which had a sold-out run on Broadway and is now playing in London…...
- 11/4/2016
- Deadline TV
The year 2016 got off to a bad start with David Bowie’s surprise death in January, so it’s only fitting that January of 2017 will see the release of a new documentary on BBC about the singer-soongwriter’s life, “David Bowie: The Last Five Years.” A follow-up to director Francis Wheatley’s 2013 doc, “David Bowie: Five Years,” “The Last Five Years” is also directed by Wheatley and will focus on Bowie’s final albums, “The Next Day,” “Blackstar” and the off-broadway musical “Lazarus,” Pitchfork reports.
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The film will include unseen interviews and archival footage, plus Bowie’s never-before-heard original voice on his last single, also entitled “Lazarus.” In the doc, record producer Tony Visconti says about Bowie’s recording of “Lazarus”:
“He would stand in front of the mic and...
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’: David Bowie Was Going To Be On The Showtime Series Before His Death
The film will include unseen interviews and archival footage, plus Bowie’s never-before-heard original voice on his last single, also entitled “Lazarus.” In the doc, record producer Tony Visconti says about Bowie’s recording of “Lazarus”:
“He would stand in front of the mic and...
- 11/4/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
This weekend, Peter Quill joins forces with a quartet of misfits to battle Ronan in "Guardians of the Galaxy," Chadwick Boseman stars as James Brown in the biopic "Get on Up," the final 6 episodes of the crime-thriller "The Killing" arrive on Netflix Friday morning, and the new dating series "Bachelor in Paradise" premieres on ABC Monday, August 4.
Also in theaters this weekend: "Calvary" is a dark comedy that stars Brendan Gleeson as an honest and good-natured priest who must battle dark forces in a cynical community after he receives a death threat from an unknown parishioner. John Michael McDonagh ("The Guard") writes and directs, while Chris O'Dowd and Kelly Reilly round out the cast.
Also on TV this weekend: "Masters of Illusion" is a reality magic series hosted by Dean Cain (CW, 8 p.m. Et Friday). "David Bowie: Five Years" documents five key years of the artist's career (Sho, 9 p.
Also in theaters this weekend: "Calvary" is a dark comedy that stars Brendan Gleeson as an honest and good-natured priest who must battle dark forces in a cynical community after he receives a death threat from an unknown parishioner. John Michael McDonagh ("The Guard") writes and directs, while Chris O'Dowd and Kelly Reilly round out the cast.
Also on TV this weekend: "Masters of Illusion" is a reality magic series hosted by Dean Cain (CW, 8 p.m. Et Friday). "David Bowie: Five Years" documents five key years of the artist's career (Sho, 9 p.
- 7/31/2014
- by Jonny Black
- Moviefone
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