Monthly Archives: February 2013

Searching For Sugar Man wins Bafta for Best Documentary – ITV News

Searching For Sugar Man has won the Bafta award for Best Documentary. via Searching For Sugar Man wins Bafta for Best Documentary – ITV News.

Discovering hippies and teen rebellion when ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ | Arts and Culture | Music | Mail & Guardian

Rodriguez’s magical transformation into a hero around the world has proved old South African hippies right — for once. ‘You know then,” said Stephen Segerman. It was last Sunday morning and I’d spent the weekend googling recent developments in the story of Rodriguez, the construction worker who woke up one morning to discover he wasContinueContinue reading “Discovering hippies and teen rebellion when ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ | Arts and Culture | Music | Mail & Guardian”

The Men Behind The Search For Sugar Man | YourLMG, February 2013

It was back in the day when the internet was still in its
infancy – no fancy fonts or graphics, bells or whistles.
The project was fuelled by a love of mostly old South
African rock music, and the story behind it is inextricably
interwoven with the search by these two men for a musician widely believed to be dead. As it turned out, this
musician was very much alive and is now the subject of
an Oscar-nominated documentary.
“It all started with Rodriguez, that’s how I met Brian,”
says Stephen, Sugar to his friends. “If it wasn’t for that,
neither of us would be where we are today,” they agree.

‘Searching for Sugar Man’ finds Malik Bendjelloul at Oscars

Malik Bendjelloul spent four years “Searching for Sugar Man” and that quest to find the reclusive singer/songwriter Rodriguez has brought him to the Oscars. His film picked up the Producers Guild prize as Best Documentary and just won him Best Documentary Director at the DGA Awards. It also took top honors with the Critics’ ChoiceContinueContinue reading “‘Searching for Sugar Man’ finds Malik Bendjelloul at Oscars”

Truth and Beauty: “Searching for Sugar Man”

What happens to gifted artists who slip through the cracks? “Searching for Sugar Man” takes us on an 85-minute journey to answer this question. We begin in the backseat of a convertible driving along a winding mountain highway, with the ocean on the right. The setting:  South Africa, where Mexican-American musician Sixto Rodriguez has a hugeContinueContinue reading “Truth and Beauty: “Searching for Sugar Man””

Poem: “Do you see the changes music makes to the dreamers”

Do you see the changes music makes to the dreamers, Infected the subconscience, Built the minds of the givers, What happened to the visionaries, I a world that no longer cares, A modest poor man of integrity, Re-appears with words to share, But why would you listen to him, Never heard his kind before, AContinueContinue reading “Poem: “Do you see the changes music makes to the dreamers””

Ben Affleck & ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Win Directors Guild Awards | FirstShowing.net

So history was made. Last night the Directors Guild Awards were held in Los Angeles, announcing the winner of their 65th Annual Awards. The DGA chose from nominees including Bigelow, Hooper, Lee and Spielberg (but not Tarantino or Zeitlin) to give the top honor to Ben Affleck, director of Argo. Damn! In addition to Affleck,ContinueContinue reading “Ben Affleck & ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Win Directors Guild Awards | FirstShowing.net”

The Amazing Story of Rodriguez | JeffProbst.com

“Searching for Sugar Man” is the Oscar-nominated documentary that tells the unbelievable true story of a famous musician who had no idea he was famous! On today’s show, Jeff uncovers the compelling story of folk singer Rodriguez when he talks to Malik Bendjelloul, the film’s director, and Rodriguez himself. Check it out in this video!ContinueContinue reading “The Amazing Story of Rodriguez | JeffProbst.com”

Wife of Oscar-nominated ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ star Rodriguez says he’ll stay in $50 Detroit home | MLive.com

DETROIT, MI – Don’t expect fame to change Rodriguez, a 70-year-old partially-blind folk singer from Detroit who is the star of a documentary film nominated for an Oscar. The focus of the “Searching for Sugar Man” film is expected to stay put in a Detroit home in the city’s Woodbridge neighborhood he bought for $50ContinueContinue reading “Wife of Oscar-nominated ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ star Rodriguez says he’ll stay in $50 Detroit home | MLive.com”