Review: 20 Feet From Stardom

admin · 08-30-2013, 01:30 PM

?Singing ?oohs and aahs?, it?s kind of fun for a minute,? says Mick Jagger in 20 Feet From Stardom, a long-overdue documentary about the lives and artistic contributions of background singers in popular music. ?But I?m not sure I?d like to do it for a living.? Jagger?s callous remarks are uncharacteristic of both the singer and the film, but they help director Morgan Neville make a case for the fascinating idea that the main difference between virtually unknown background singers and household names like Jagger is one of personality.? [ Read more ]

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admin Site Admin Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,971 Blog Entries: 2	Review: 20 Feet From Stardom ?Singing ?oohs and aahs?, it?s kind of fun for a minute,? says Mick Jagger in 20 Feet From Stardom, a long-overdue documentary about the lives and artistic contributions of background singers in popular music. ?But I?m not sure I?d like to do it for a living.? Jagger?s callous remarks are uncharacteristic of both the singer and the film, but they help director Morgan Neville make a case for the fascinating idea that the main difference between virtually unknown background singers and household names like Jagger is one of personality.? [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]