Jan 24, 20 jessica szohr and jeremy piven attend a screening of the documentary beware of mr. Baker 2012 12 out of 4 highly entertaining documentary taking a look at the troubled career of ginger baker, a drummer who is considered by many to be the greatest to ever live. Baker presents a cleareyed, thoroughly gripping look at one of rocks greatest and most personally problematic musicians. October 22, 1925 february 14, 2012 was an american lyricist, singersongwriter and poet. Check out our list of the 122 best horror movie quotes of all time below. As soon as i heard this movie was being made some 2 years ago, i anticipated its release, however i never did expect such a well done piece of film on ginger. Dee bradley baker was born on august 31, 1962 in bloomington, indiana, usa. Baker new certified fresh movies on netflix and amazon prime. The film won several awards and was nominated for the grierson award at the 2012 london film festival. An almost impossible man to be around, he allows the director unprecedented access even if he strikes him violently on the nose with his cane on the final day of filming.
With ginger baker, femi kuti, eric clapton, stewart copeland. The documentary shows why he helped make groups like cream so memorable yet the film also shows why he ended up broke, unable to find a job and. The great thing about horror movies is that if the film contains great dialogue for the villains, then you will also cheer for the bad guys. The excellent documentary beware of mister baker explores bakers mercurial personality and genius behind the drums. Lego dc shazam magic and monsters is an american directtovideo computeranimated superhero actionadventure comedy film based on the dc comics and lego brands produced by dc entertainment, the lego group and warner bros. From cream to blind faith and beyond, beware of mr. The director of drive, bronson, and the pusher trilogy looks back on the films that helped shape him, from the movie that taught him films are art to the one that taught him he could make movies without formal training. Beware of mister baker won the grand jury prize at the sxsw film festival earlier this year, perhaps because it was the best embodiment of a recent trend in the nonfiction realm. Baker directed by jay bulger and now playing at film forum in new york covers the genius, terror and improbably long life of a man who hit.
If you want to feel good about your life, feel secure in yourself, feel like you are, indeed, making a positive difference everyday, take the time to sit down and watch beware of mister baker, the biopic of the flamehaired, genius madman, tub. A deceptively unconventional rock n roll tale of drink, drugs, drums and ponies, bulgers beware of mr. He was really at the forefront of a complete revolution of rock. Mar 23, 2012 hot docs has received filmmaker permission to upload this trailer to the hotdocsfest youtube channel. Baker catapults the viewer into his beat with every smash of the bass drum there is a man behind it smashing his way through life. May 27, 2016 thanks to guest blogger mark mad dog shaw for his thoughts on the ginger baker biopic and some recommended tunes for your delicate ears. An almost impossible man to be around, he allows the director unprecedented accesseven if he strikes him violently on the nose with his cane on the final day of filming. This documentary about ginger baker, drummer for cream and blind faith, includes interviews with eric clapton, steve winwood, carlos santana and more. The consensus reads, free of the hagiographic overtones that dog many documentary profiles, beware of mr.
Baker 2012 starring ginger baker and john lydon on dvd and bluray. The movie begins with the director attempting to hop in his car and escape from his subject. While the physical history of mr baker is presented, in the end it is his artistic history we learn. Nov 26, 2012 beware of mister baker won the grand jury prize at the sxsw film festival earlier this year, perhaps because it was the best embodiment of a recent trend in the nonfiction realm. During the late 1950s and 1960s she was a lyricist on songs intended for motion pictures and, with her then husband, andre previn, received several academy award nominations. Baker begins, with a frenzied solo by legendary cream drummer ginger baker on the.
At home with rock n roll monster ginger baker, creams legendary scarletmaned, hellraising drummer. Ginger baker looks back on his musical career with cream and blind faith. With every smash of the drum is a man smashing through life, and smashing the filmmakers nose on the last day of filming. It should go without saying but yes, if you can, definitely see a new martin scorsese movie on the big screen first. Ginger baker and how he can make you feel good the rockin. A documentary about the angriest old man of music, drummer ginger baker, who is filmed whacking the interviewer with his cane, can only be. Dokumentarfilmer jay bulger hat sich dem legendaren creamschlagzeuger ginger baker fur seinen film beware of mr. With anthony quinn, george maharis, michael parks, robert walker jr a few hippies go with the flow and end up kidnapping a retired mafia kingpin. The documentary about ginger baker, drummer for cream and blind faith, includes interviews with eric clapton, steve winwood, carlos santana, and more. Insurgent media presents a pugilist at rest production. Baker 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Baker on wednesday january 23 at the egyptian theatre in hollywood the 27yearold gossip girl actress and.
Baker catapults the viewer into his beat with every smash of the bass drum there is a man behind it. Baker is a 2012 american documentary film by jay bulger about the jazz and rock drummer ginger baker. The movies selfindulgent running time of threeandahalf hours will pose challenges for homescreen viewing. Major league, get shorty, lots of james bond, and more. Possessed of a pleasant, light tenor voice, he recorded half a dozen albums for decca records at the height of his ben casey 1961 popularity, the first of which, vincent edwards sings, spent several weeks on the top20 billboard lp charts in. The documentary shows why he helped make groups like.
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