Rent 20 feet from stardom 20 starring bruce springsteen and sting on dvd and bluray. She has finally resurfaced in the brilliant documentary by morgan neville, twenty feet from stardom. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but weve had no idea who these singers are. This soundtrack album from morgan nevilles documentary 20 feet from stardom is a soundtrack, certainly, but its also something a little more than that. Triumphant and heartbreaking in equal measure, the film is both a tribute to the unsung voices who brought shape and style to popular music.
The cast of 20 feet from stardom expresses its excitement for performing at the 2014 musicares person of the year tribute to carole king on jan. In his compelling new film twenty feet from stardom, morgan neville shines a spotlight on the untold true story of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century. Official live video by taylor swift performing the man off her album lover. Nevilles documentary looks at the untold story of backup singers in the pop industry, and this set, aside from featuring tracks where the backup singers are a big part of why its an enduring classic, like lou reeds walk on the wild side.
See more ideas about 20 feet from stardom, saint james and catholic saints. The names of the subjects in morgan nevilles documentary, twenty feet from stardom, may not be familiar, and their faces may not ring a bell, but when darlene love takes up hes a rebel or merry clayton recreates the chilling wails of gimme shelter, theyre instantly familiar. In a world where pretty much anyone can become famous via youtube, instagram, or one of the ubiquitous tv talent shows, does stardom still mean what it once. If you want to see deneice kenehan perform, you can catch her with jim bianchi at vigiluccis in coronado, july. Oscarwinning 20 feet from stardom shines the spotlight on the backup singers who have lent their voices to support some of the greatest musical legends of the past several decades.
Musicares mission is to ensure that music people have a compassionate place to turn to in times of need while focusing the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and. And the oscar goes to 20 feet from stardom, who took home the best documentary statue at last nights academy awards. Its editing and technical construction are brilliant but, like a fictional narrative, however, its constructed nature seeps through the cracks and reveals various inconsistencies, and for that itll likely be singing backup for the act of. Darlene love on twenty feet from stardom, phil spector.
Expect a few drug references, the word vostft ass, and a few clips featuring women in scanty costumes. When it pipped the act of killing to the best documentary oscar more than a few eyebrows were raised but it is easy to see why this appealed to academy voters as it is not only touching and soulful but also a film that offers a potted history of america through the lens of contemporary music. Offizieller 20 feet from stardom hdtrailer 2014 german deutsch abonnieren. From emmy winning director lana wilson and academy award winning filmmakers behind 20 feet from stardom. The accessibility of 20 feet from stardom works in its favor. One night romance featuring merry clayton, who stars in the academy award nominated film 20 feet from stardom. Allstar s uch a great idea for a documentary, and such a surprise to realise that it has never been done before. While their voices have electrified, amplified, and emboldened, their names and faces have lurked in the shadows. Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. This channel was generated automatically by youtube s video discovery system. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us.
Directed by morgan neville, the 20 sundance film festival debut has become the highest grossing doc of the year since its release in june, and the film is already being mentioned as a possible oscar contender. The plight of backing singers is to stand just outside the spotlight, sometimes by choice, but. Meet the unsung heroes behind the greatest music of our time. This spirited film profiling popular artists backup singers won an oscar for best documentary feature. Janis joplin was one of the worlds most influential rock icons and a goddess of sound, but there was far more to her than that. Twenty feet from stardom pulling raw talent from the footnotes of rock n roll history and splashing their names up on the marquee where they belong, twenty feet from stardom wages a. Love, a rock n roll hall of fame inductee in 2011, is part of a new documentary called twenty feet from stardom. Lisa fischer, rock and roll, brooklyn, ny 8714 youtube. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. Watch 20 feet from stardom full movie in hd visit backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight.
Its just a shot away vocal track on the rolling stones gimme shelter is worth the price of the download alone. Watch 20 feet from stardom trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. Millions know their voices, but no one knows their names. Stream 20 feet from stardom online download and watch hd. A major delight of 20 feet from stardom are all the expert insights into the role and the importance of backup singers offered by bruce springsteen, mick jagger, and stevie wonder. If 20 feet from stardom has a flaw, its one thats impossible to fix. With darlene love, merry clayton, lisa fischer, judith hill. Jun 23, 2014 explore mac41s board 20 feet from stardom. Released june 14th, 20, 20 feet from stardom stars david bowie, ray charles, sheryl crow, lou adler the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of 83 out of 100. Walk on the wild side written by lou reed performed by lou reed. Sting even salutes these singers for giving a spiritual lift to rock and pop music. In his compelling new film 20 feet from stardom, awardwinning director morgan neville shines a spotlight on the untold true story of the. Rent 20 feet from stardom 20 on dvd and bluray netflix.
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