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Searching for Sugar Man: Movie Review

Malik Bendjelloul’s Searching for Sugar Man is everything a documentary should be: poignant, passionate, and honest. It’s a successful treasure hunt for a dead man that spans two continents, and provides an ending Rudy Ruettiger would be proud of. It’s a story about the power of music, the power of living without regret, and theContinueContinue reading “Searching for Sugar Man: Movie Review”

Searching for Sugar Man – Movie Trailers – iTunes

SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN tells the incredible true story of Rodriguez, the greatest ’70s rock icon who never was. Discovered in a Detroit bar in the late ’60s by two celebrated producers struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics, they recorded an album which they believed would secure his reputation as the greatest recordingContinueContinue reading “Searching for Sugar Man – Movie Trailers – iTunes”

Searching For Sugar Man Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Light In The Attic Records

“Stunning. One of the greatest, and most moving documentaries ever made.” ★★★★★, Q Magazine “A hugely entertaining, emotionally touching, and musically revelatory experience” – IndieWire “to South Africans in the early ‘70s he was their Beatles and Dylan combined” ★★★★, Mojo via Searching For Sugar Man Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Light In The AtticContinueContinue reading “Searching For Sugar Man Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Light In The Attic Records”

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”

Searching for Sugar Man Press Coverage | MovieScope / Sight & Sound / Little White Lies / The Crack

moviescope july feature with malikDownload MovieScope – July, review.pdf Little White Lies – July review.pdf Sight & Sound – August, Malik news piece.pdf Sight & Sound – August, Review.pdf The Crack – Film of the month, July.pdf

Searching for Sugar Man – Sixto Rodriguez at Secret Screenings « shinesquad.com

What do you wear when the invite says ‘Dress Code: Motown… Springbok … 90′s arena … Newport Fold Festival 1975…Noir … Vinyl Junkie… Jo-berg beachwear ‘ It was very confusing – Jo’burg doesn’t have a beach, for a start, but it  turned out very colourful and emotional. For the sea, the audience shed tears.  The launchContinueContinue reading “Searching for Sugar Man – Sixto Rodriguez at Secret Screenings « shinesquad.com”

Summer Docs: Searching for Sugarman | The Sag Harbor Express

When Stockholm-based filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul set off for South Africa in 2006 in search of a few good segments for Swedish television, he wasn’t expecting to find a Cinderella story worthy of a feature length documentary. Yet “Searching for Sugarman” is exactly that. It’s a film about the youthful hopes of an oppressed nation whichContinueContinue reading “Summer Docs: Searching for Sugarman | The Sag Harbor Express”

Searching For Sugar Man – Reviews | Clash / Uncut / Empire / Total Film / Daily Telegraph / ShinDig

Total Film – News piece, Summer issue Total Film – August Review Shindig! – Feature Empire – August Review Daily Telegraph – Sugar Man Feature Clash – Rodriguez feature Uncut – Review

SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Brings Rodriguez’s 1970s Music… — NEW YORK, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ —

Searching for Sugar Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Tracklisting SUGAR MAN CRUCIFY YOUR MIND CAUSE I WONDER LIKE JANIS THIS IS NOT A SONG, IT’S AN OUTBURST: OR, THE ESTABLISHMENT BLUES CAN’T GET AWAY I THINK OF YOU INNER CITY BLUES SANDREVAN LULLABY – LIFESTYLES STREET BOY A MOST DISGUSTING SONG I’LL SLIP AWAYContinueContinue reading “SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Brings Rodriguez’s 1970s Music… — NEW YORK, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ —”