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Marshall Fine: Movie Review: Searching for Sugar Man

Put it this way: If Searching for Sugar Man were a work of fiction, it would be deemed utterly implausible. “C’mon,” critics would say, “that would ONLY ever happen in a movie.” Instead, Bendjelloul’s film is playing catch-up to reality — and what a moving and wondrous piece of reality it is. via Marshall Fine:ContinueContinue reading “Marshall Fine: Movie Review: Searching for Sugar Man”

Sugar Man Film Coverage – Independent feature / Reviews – Nuts, Grazia, Attitude, TNT, Scout, Heat

Independent – Feature with Rodriguez & Malik.pdf Heat – Review & top 5.pdf Grazia – Review.pdf Attitude – Review.pdf Nuts – Review.pdf Scout – Review.pdf TNT – Preview.pdf

Searching for Sugar Man Movie Review – Yahoo! Voices – voices.yahoo.com

This is a compelling documentary about a long-forgotten musician who, thirty years after he sank into obscurity, discovered that his genius had in fact been heard. Sixto Rodriquez was singing in a Detroit bar in the 60s, when two celebrated producers saw him perform and became enthralled by his charismatic presence, soulful melodies and propheticContinueContinue reading “Searching for Sugar Man Movie Review – Yahoo! Voices – voices.yahoo.com”

Rodriguez and ‘Sugar Man’: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Mystery – WSJ.com

In 2006, director Malik Bendjelloul took six months off from his job at a Swedish television newsmagazine to travel the world in search of material for future segments. In Cape Town, South Africa, he was told “the best story I ever heard in my life,” Mr. Bendjelloul recalls. The problem: “There was no way IContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez and ‘Sugar Man’: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Mystery – WSJ.com”

Win Screening Tickets or Soundtrack to “Searching for Sugar Man” : The Comet

Extraordinary documentary “Searching for Sugar Man,” which tells the story of Detroit singer/songwriter Rodriguez’ rise, fall and rise again, may be one of the most moving music films we have seen. Win tickets to see the special Amoeba screening in Los Angeles or a copy of the soundtrack from The Comet. via Win Screening TicketsContinueContinue reading “Win Screening Tickets or Soundtrack to “Searching for Sugar Man” : The Comet”

The 10 Most Fascinating Things Shared At The SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN Junket | Very Aware | Movie and TV news, reviews and other goodness

Whilst traveling in South Africa, Director Malik Bendjelloul was caught off guard when he heard singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez’s story – the story that would become the basis for the music documentary SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN. Rumored to have committed suicide on stage after a show in the 1970’s, Rodriguez had become somewhat of a legendContinueContinue reading “The 10 Most Fascinating Things Shared At The SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN Junket | Very Aware | Movie and TV news, reviews and other goodness”

Music documentary review: unraveling the enigma of Rodriguez | Music Documentary Monday

In the late 1960s, two record company producers were on the search for fresh talent in Detroit. In a smoky, unassuming dockside bar, they discovered Sixto Rodriguez, an enormously talented singer who wrote songs about inner city life with a lyrical complexity that outstripped many of his contemporaries. Everyone thought they had a star onContinueContinue reading “Music documentary review: unraveling the enigma of Rodriguez | Music Documentary Monday”

Sixto Rodriguez is philosophical about ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ – latimes.com

He has been called the greatest ’70s rock star who never was. A Chicano Bob Dylan. More improbable, the 70-year-old street bard from Detroit is considered a founding father of South African progressive rock. At the very least, he’s one of the most unlikely comeback artists in music history. Sixto Rodriguez, a man whose lifeContinueContinue reading “Sixto Rodriguez is philosophical about ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ – latimes.com”

Sugar Man Coverage – Dazed & Confused / The List / BBC Radio Scotland / BBC 6 Music & Stylist

Dazed & Confused – Interview with Malik The List – Interview with Malik / Review (also mentioned in weekly highlights section) Stylist – Positive mention in a Lauren Laverne interview BBC 6 Music, Lauren Laverne BBC Radio Scotland, Movie Café – http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ks1z3 Dazed & Confused – Searching for Sugar Man, Malik.pdf The List – Review.pdfContinueContinue reading “Sugar Man Coverage – Dazed & Confused / The List / BBC Radio Scotland / BBC 6 Music & Stylist”

‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Spotlights the Musician Rodriguez – NYTimes.com

It’s a real-life tale of talent disregarded, bad luck and missed opportunities, with an improbable stop in the Hamptons and a Hollywood conclusion: A singer-songwriter is signed to a contract in the late 1960s after producers with ties to Motown Records see him playing in a smoky Detroit nightclub called the Sewer. He makes aContinueContinue reading “‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Spotlights the Musician Rodriguez – NYTimes.com”

Column – Rodriguez, Can, Beatles, Sex Pistols… Rock’n’roll’s lost treasures rediscovered – News – QTheMusic.com

Taking rock’n’roll archaeology into the personal realm, in new film Searching For Sugar Man (out 27 July) Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul has unearthed not just the story of singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez and his “disappearance” after his two album’s flopped at the start of the 1970s, but his unknown legacy in South Africa where he becameContinueContinue reading “Column – Rodriguez, Can, Beatles, Sex Pistols… Rock’n’roll’s lost treasures rediscovered – News – QTheMusic.com”

Director Malik Bendjelloul discusses Searching for Sugar Man | The List

‘It was like a blessed film,’ says Malik Bendjelloul. ‘Every rock you looked under, there was a little gold coin.’ There isn’t a better way to describe Bendjelloul’s debut Searching For Sugar Man, a documentary that boasts what the director calls ‘probably the best story I’ve ever heard in my life – and probably everContinueContinue reading “Director Malik Bendjelloul discusses Searching for Sugar Man | The List”