Exclusive: Whitstable Pearl has been greenlit for a third season by AMC streaming platform Acorn.
The British crime drama stars After Life‘s Kerry Godliman in the lead role and is based on the mystery novels by Julie Wassmer.
In Season 3 of the show from Crime producer Buccaneer, Godliman returns to build her private detective business, finding herself involved in more diverse investigations, including reopening an infamous local cold case and the death of a famous food critic. She’s aided and abetted by her outspoken, feisty mum Dolly and still going strong with boyfriend Tom, but it’s navigating her complex relationship with Dci Mike McGuire that still proves Pearl’s most challenging case
Howard Charles returns as Dci Mike McGuire and other returning cast members include Frances Barber as Dolly, Robert Webb as Tom Grant, Isobelle Molloy as Ruby Williams and Sophia del Pizzo as DS Nikki Martel.
The British crime drama stars After Life‘s Kerry Godliman in the lead role and is based on the mystery novels by Julie Wassmer.
In Season 3 of the show from Crime producer Buccaneer, Godliman returns to build her private detective business, finding herself involved in more diverse investigations, including reopening an infamous local cold case and the death of a famous food critic. She’s aided and abetted by her outspoken, feisty mum Dolly and still going strong with boyfriend Tom, but it’s navigating her complex relationship with Dci Mike McGuire that still proves Pearl’s most challenging case
Howard Charles returns as Dci Mike McGuire and other returning cast members include Frances Barber as Dolly, Robert Webb as Tom Grant, Isobelle Molloy as Ruby Williams and Sophia del Pizzo as DS Nikki Martel.
- 2/2/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Nothing looms larger in The Who’s artistic mythology than Pete Townshend’s unfinished “Lifehouse” project, a science fiction rock opera motion picture guaranteed to rock the world. Granted, we wouldn’t have Who’s Next (1971) if he completed it, but we can only imagine what the final product might have been on the big screen. Fortunately, there will soon be a way to see for ourselves in a new format.
Image Comics will publish Life House as a graphic novel on Dec. 6, and a vinyl-shaped hardcover will be part of its musical accompaniment: the Who’s Next/Life House box sets, dropping on Sept. 15. The cumulative story is not just for Who fans. The sci-fi community may have a future classic on their hands.
The graphic novel Life House by James Harvey, David Hine, Mick Gray, and Max Prentis is an adaptation of the original scripts Townshend wrote for...
Image Comics will publish Life House as a graphic novel on Dec. 6, and a vinyl-shaped hardcover will be part of its musical accompaniment: the Who’s Next/Life House box sets, dropping on Sept. 15. The cumulative story is not just for Who fans. The sci-fi community may have a future classic on their hands.
The graphic novel Life House by James Harvey, David Hine, Mick Gray, and Max Prentis is an adaptation of the original scripts Townshend wrote for...
- 8/17/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
The Who‘s Pete Townshend produced a classic rock song that became one of the most influential one-hit wonders ever. Subsequently, The Who covered the hit themselves. Townshend revealed what he thought of the cover in retrospect.
The Who’s Pete Townshend produced a song for a shock-rocker whom he called ‘incredible’
Arthur Brown is most known as the lead singer of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. He became known for his over-the-top performance style which inspired many shock rockers and art rockers who came after him. One of his trademarks was a pyrotechnic helmet.
During a 1968 interview with Rolling Stone, Townshend was asked which group he enjoyed the most. “Arthur Brown I think is an incredible show,” he said. “What I dig in a performance, in an event, is essentially to be communicated to, to feel part of an audience. I always feel like an audience because I...
The Who’s Pete Townshend produced a song for a shock-rocker whom he called ‘incredible’
Arthur Brown is most known as the lead singer of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. He became known for his over-the-top performance style which inspired many shock rockers and art rockers who came after him. One of his trademarks was a pyrotechnic helmet.
During a 1968 interview with Rolling Stone, Townshend was asked which group he enjoyed the most. “Arthur Brown I think is an incredible show,” he said. “What I dig in a performance, in an event, is essentially to be communicated to, to feel part of an audience. I always feel like an audience because I...
- 7/20/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Who‘s Tommy has a number of unique casting choices. For example, a classic rock star plays a priest in the film. That star later played a priest in the music video for a famous band.
The singer behind The Crazy World of Arthur Brown’s ‘Fire’ is in The Who’s ‘Tommy’
Tommy includes a number of celebrities in its cast, including Ann-Margret, Jack Nicholson, Oliver Reed, Elton John, Tina Turner, and Eric Clapton. In addition, Arthur Brown played The Priest in the film. Brown is known as the lead singer of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, the band behind the hit single “Fire.”
During a 2022 interview with NME, Brown explained why he appeared in Tommy. “Pete Townshend wanted me to play various parts in the film at various times, and eventually I ended up as The Priest, helping to run a Marilyn Monroe-themed cult,” he said.
The singer behind The Crazy World of Arthur Brown’s ‘Fire’ is in The Who’s ‘Tommy’
Tommy includes a number of celebrities in its cast, including Ann-Margret, Jack Nicholson, Oliver Reed, Elton John, Tina Turner, and Eric Clapton. In addition, Arthur Brown played The Priest in the film. Brown is known as the lead singer of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, the band behind the hit single “Fire.”
During a 2022 interview with NME, Brown explained why he appeared in Tommy. “Pete Townshend wanted me to play various parts in the film at various times, and eventually I ended up as The Priest, helping to run a Marilyn Monroe-themed cult,” he said.
- 7/18/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Who‘s Tommy has a number of unique casting choices. For example, a classic rock star plays a priest in the film. That star later played a priest in the music video for a famous band.
The singer behind The Crazy World of Arthur Brown’s ‘Fire’ is in The Who’s ‘Tommy’
Tommy includes a number of celebrities in its cast, including Ann-Margret, Jack Nicholson, Oliver Reed, Elton John, Tina Turner, and Eric Clapton. In addition, Arthur Brown played The Priest in the film. Brown is known as the lead singer of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, the band behind the hit single “Fire.”
During a 2022 interview with NME, Brown explained why he appeared in Tommy. “Pete Townshend wanted me to play various parts in the film at various times, and eventually I ended up as The Priest, helping to run a Marilyn Monroe-themed cult,” he said.
The singer behind The Crazy World of Arthur Brown’s ‘Fire’ is in The Who’s ‘Tommy’
Tommy includes a number of celebrities in its cast, including Ann-Margret, Jack Nicholson, Oliver Reed, Elton John, Tina Turner, and Eric Clapton. In addition, Arthur Brown played The Priest in the film. Brown is known as the lead singer of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, the band behind the hit single “Fire.”
During a 2022 interview with NME, Brown explained why he appeared in Tommy. “Pete Townshend wanted me to play various parts in the film at various times, and eventually I ended up as The Priest, helping to run a Marilyn Monroe-themed cult,” he said.
- 7/18/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Nancy Carol Lewis Jones, a publicist for groundbreaking classic rock acts The Who, Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones and Joe Cocker before becoming Monty Python’s American manager during the group’s film heyday of Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Life of Brian, died December 20, 2019 in New York City after a short illness.
Her death was announced by New York theatrical publicist Adrian Bryan-Brown.
Raised in Detroit by a religiously strict father – he burned her record collection after she sneaked out of the house to watch Elvis Presley’s Ed Sullivan appearance on a friend’s television – Jones became enamored of the British Invasion music scene after reviewing The Dave Clark Five for her college newspaper.
After landing a post-college job at a London music magazine, Jones was approached by the now-legendary Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, co-managers of The Who, and hired as director of public relations...
Her death was announced by New York theatrical publicist Adrian Bryan-Brown.
Raised in Detroit by a religiously strict father – he burned her record collection after she sneaked out of the house to watch Elvis Presley’s Ed Sullivan appearance on a friend’s television – Jones became enamored of the British Invasion music scene after reviewing The Dave Clark Five for her college newspaper.
After landing a post-college job at a London music magazine, Jones was approached by the now-legendary Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, co-managers of The Who, and hired as director of public relations...
- 1/6/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Nothing fits the music documentary format quite so compellingly as a life cut tragically short. In addition to the ready-made dramatic arc, a subject who leaves this mortal coil before their time usually also leaves a certain amount of mystery in their wake, providing ample grist for filmmakers (and the folks they interview) to chew on.
Even when the hows and whys of an artist's tragic exit are a matter of uncontroversial record, questions of "What might have been?" inevitably linger over their prematurely truncated discography — in itself a far...
Even when the hows and whys of an artist's tragic exit are a matter of uncontroversial record, questions of "What might have been?" inevitably linger over their prematurely truncated discography — in itself a far...
- 12/31/2015
- Rollingstone.com
19 year old newcomer Grace Hogg-Robinson stars alongside former Casualty stars Claire Goose and Matt Bardock in a new BBC Daytime drama The Coroner.
Grace (represented by Jonathan Arun) plays Beth, the daughter of Jane (Claire Goose), a high flying solicitor, who after another failed relationship, returns to the small seaside town she escaped as a teenager to take up the post of Coroner. She finds herself forced to work with Davey, the boy who broke her heart and is now local Detective Sergeant, played by Matt Bardock.
Jane is the advocate for the dead. Investigating any sudden, violent or unexplained deaths in the fictional world of Lighthaven, in the beautiful South Hams of Devon.
The regular cast also includes Oliver Gomm as Clint, the Coroner’s Officer; Beatie Edney as Judith, Jane’s Mother; and Ivan Kaye as Mick, the pub landlord.
Produced and commissioned by the award winning BBC Birmingham Drama Village,...
Grace (represented by Jonathan Arun) plays Beth, the daughter of Jane (Claire Goose), a high flying solicitor, who after another failed relationship, returns to the small seaside town she escaped as a teenager to take up the post of Coroner. She finds herself forced to work with Davey, the boy who broke her heart and is now local Detective Sergeant, played by Matt Bardock.
Jane is the advocate for the dead. Investigating any sudden, violent or unexplained deaths in the fictional world of Lighthaven, in the beautiful South Hams of Devon.
The regular cast also includes Oliver Gomm as Clint, the Coroner’s Officer; Beatie Edney as Judith, Jane’s Mother; and Ivan Kaye as Mick, the pub landlord.
Produced and commissioned by the award winning BBC Birmingham Drama Village,...
- 11/12/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
★★★☆☆ With a nostalgic, wry smile Pete Townshend admits not wanting to have been in a band to such a ripe-old age and reminisces that whilst they may have been irreverent in their youth, The Who "did give a fuck". The band's longevity, says the now legendary guitarist, is thanks to a team ethos instilled by the management of two men who had no previous experience whatsoever in the music industry. James D. Cooper's Lambert & Stamp (2014) explores the chalk and cheese pairing of Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, The Who's mentors.
- 11/3/2015
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
When Jim Batts reviewed Lambert & Stamp here at We Are Movie Geeks, he wrote: “This film is a terrific overview of the career of a remarkable duo and the band they helped turn into superstars, but more importantly, it’s a trippy time machine back to a seemingly simpler time…..” – read all of Jim’s review Here
Jim is not the only one who liked Lambert & Stamp!
Rob Nelson at Variety declared:
“James D. Cooper’s impeccably directed debut is a definitive screen bio of The Who and its rock operatic rise.”
Katie Van Syckle at Rolling Stone wrote:
“The film feels like a night hanging out with the legendary managers.”
Lambert & Stamp is the remarkable story of the unlikely partnership between aspiring filmmakers Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, who managed and developed the band we now know as The Who. Directed by James D. Cooper, the film follows the...
Jim is not the only one who liked Lambert & Stamp!
Rob Nelson at Variety declared:
“James D. Cooper’s impeccably directed debut is a definitive screen bio of The Who and its rock operatic rise.”
Katie Van Syckle at Rolling Stone wrote:
“The film feels like a night hanging out with the legendary managers.”
Lambert & Stamp is the remarkable story of the unlikely partnership between aspiring filmmakers Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, who managed and developed the band we now know as The Who. Directed by James D. Cooper, the film follows the...
- 8/17/2015
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Aspiring film-makers Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp set out to make a low-budget film about the 60s counterculture. Instead they discovered a rock band called the High Numbers, renamed them the Who and shepherded them to rock superstardom. In this clip, the Who's Pete Townshend explains how the relationship between the two men worked. Lambert & Stamp is on release in the UK on 15 May. Continue reading...
- 4/27/2015
- by Guardian Staff
- The Guardian - Film News
The Who’s Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon, probably wanted to ask aspiring ‘band managers’ and ‘film directors’ Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, “Who are you?” “Tell me who the F&#k are you?”
Back in the ’60’s,Christopher ‘Kit’ Sebastian Lambert and Christopher Thomas ‘Chris’ Stamp‘s intentions were to discover a rock and roll band and then make a film about them, as their entryway into the film industry.
Lambert and Stamp stumbled upon “High Numbers” in a pub, or The Who before their name changed to The Who. Their original intention was to make a film about them, and not to become the band’s managers, however, they wound up doing both.
1967-The Who’s European Tour- The Who really liked Lambert and Stamp as they were confident salesman, even though they faked it until they made it, as they admittedly didn’t know anything about managing a band, knew nothing about Rock and Roll, and had No connections. They were merely going through the motions, and only said that they were managers. Kit had courage and took risks, while Chris Stamp was Not afraid of authority.
Pete Townshend- a little about that time period. “We were from middle class, working class, post-wwii families. The older generation clashed with the younger, especially when and if you disobeyed authority. We didn’t think that time period of pop music would last more than a couple of years.”
James D. Cooper's "Lambert & Stamp" is now in theaters.
Back in the ’60’s,Christopher ‘Kit’ Sebastian Lambert and Christopher Thomas ‘Chris’ Stamp‘s intentions were to discover a rock and roll band and then make a film about them, as their entryway into the film industry.
Lambert and Stamp stumbled upon “High Numbers” in a pub, or The Who before their name changed to The Who. Their original intention was to make a film about them, and not to become the band’s managers, however, they wound up doing both.
1967-The Who’s European Tour- The Who really liked Lambert and Stamp as they were confident salesman, even though they faked it until they made it, as they admittedly didn’t know anything about managing a band, knew nothing about Rock and Roll, and had No connections. They were merely going through the motions, and only said that they were managers. Kit had courage and took risks, while Chris Stamp was Not afraid of authority.
Pete Townshend- a little about that time period. “We were from middle class, working class, post-wwii families. The older generation clashed with the younger, especially when and if you disobeyed authority. We didn’t think that time period of pop music would last more than a couple of years.”
James D. Cooper's "Lambert & Stamp" is now in theaters.
- 4/10/2015
- by Sharon Abella
- Sydney's Buzz
You’d probably have to be a pretty big music nerd to understand at first glance why anyone might get excited for a tell-all movie about the Who’s managers. Why focus on the suits when one of the most momentous acts the world has ever seen is right there? But James D. Cooper’s documentary Lambert & Stamp makes a hell of a case: For all the Who’s flamboyance and rock-god excess, the more fascinating story behind them may well have been that of Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, the two aspiring filmmakers who signed Townsend, Daltry, & Co., put them on the map, and then proceeded to have a dramatic rise-and-flameout of their own to rival any band’s. Lambert was the wealthy, gay scion of an artistic family, fond of eccentricity and adventure — he had just endured a narrow escape from Amazon tribesmen and Brazilian cops when he...
- 4/3/2015
- by Bilge Ebiri
- Vulture
This weekend, Jason Statham seeks revenge against Vin Diesel and the rest of the gang in "Furious 7," complete with an emotional send-off to Paul Walker; and Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds take on the Austrian government to recover her family's stolen artwork in "Woman in Gold."
Also in theaters this weekend: "5 to 7" stars Anton Yelchin as an aspiring novelist who begins a relationship with a French woman (Bérénice Marlohe), but she's married and they can only meet between the hours of 5 and 7 each evening. "Lambert & Stamp" documents the unlikely partnership between Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, aspiring filmmakers who became the managers of the rock band "The Who." "Effie Gray" examines the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin, his teenage bride Effie Gray (Dakota Fanning), and painter John Everett Millais.
Also in theaters this weekend: "5 to 7" stars Anton Yelchin as an aspiring novelist who begins a relationship with a French woman (Bérénice Marlohe), but she's married and they can only meet between the hours of 5 and 7 each evening. "Lambert & Stamp" documents the unlikely partnership between Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, aspiring filmmakers who became the managers of the rock band "The Who." "Effie Gray" examines the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin, his teenage bride Effie Gray (Dakota Fanning), and painter John Everett Millais.
- 4/2/2015
- by Jonny Black
- Moviefone
Is it possible to be accidentally definitive? James D. Cooper's thorough and revealing doc Lambert & Stamp is billed as the story of the managers who whipped the Who into being the Who. But once it's sketched out the characters and ambitions of Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, putative New Wave filmmakers who got into rock 'n' roll for want of a chance to make a movie, Lambert & Stamp just happens to illuminate the glory and tumult of the band's rise with unexpected candor.
This isn't myth-burnishing hokum of the sort peddled by the Beatles-Industrial Complex. Instead, it's a frank examination and celebration of the way this odd-duck cineaste duo — a working-class Godard freak and his posh gay compatriot, the son of a composer — urged this brash, cent...
This isn't myth-burnishing hokum of the sort peddled by the Beatles-Industrial Complex. Instead, it's a frank examination and celebration of the way this odd-duck cineaste duo — a working-class Godard freak and his posh gay compatriot, the son of a composer — urged this brash, cent...
- 4/1/2015
- Village Voice
Now in its third year the Sundance London film and music festival has just unveiled its lineup for the 2014 event and it is the strongest year so far.
Building on the great work done by the festival’s filmmakers and directors over the last few years the London based offshoot of the famous Park City happening has carved out its own identity to become on the most interesting and eclectic events in the calendar.
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Michael Fassbender leads the way as Jon Ronson’s affectionate tribute to the world of Frank Sidebottom gets a UK premiere at the festival. Likewise Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s second Trip (this time to Italy) gets its first showing (and is highly recommended) and Ryan Reynolds and Gemma Arterton talk to the animals in Marjane Satrapi’s The Voices.
Building on the great work done by the festival’s filmmakers and directors over the last few years the London based offshoot of the famous Park City happening has carved out its own identity to become on the most interesting and eclectic events in the calendar.
We have an Exclusive Presale link so click here now to get your tickets for Sundance London.
Michael Fassbender leads the way as Jon Ronson’s affectionate tribute to the world of Frank Sidebottom gets a UK premiere at the festival. Likewise Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s second Trip (this time to Italy) gets its first showing (and is highly recommended) and Ryan Reynolds and Gemma Arterton talk to the animals in Marjane Satrapi’s The Voices.
- 3/24/2014
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Taking a strategic page from big studios dependence on pre-existing characters with a built in fanbase, Sony Pictures Classics docu line-up works with some of that same familiarity. Adding to their recent slate of visionary filmmakers (Jodorowsky’s Dune), ingenious painters (Tim’s Vermeer) and artists that have left their unique imprint on the visual landscape (For No Good Reason). Barker and Bernard have done their homework again – and are adding pivtoal figures in the launch of The Who in Lambert & Stamp. The last minute addition to Sundance’s 2014 slate will likely get as much mileage out of it until hitting the theatres sometime this year.
Gist: This tells the story of Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, aspiring New Wave filmmakers from opposite sides of the tracks who set out to find a subject for their underground movie, leading them to discover, mentor and manage the iconic band that would become known as The Who.
Gist: This tells the story of Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, aspiring New Wave filmmakers from opposite sides of the tracks who set out to find a subject for their underground movie, leading them to discover, mentor and manage the iconic band that would become known as The Who.
- 3/21/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Anyone wondering just how 'The Who' came to creation should be delighted at the news that the documentary "Lambert & Stamp," which recently premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews, has just been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. The distributor has just bought all North American, Australian and Nz, Asian, Eastern European and Russian rights to the film. "Lambert & Stamp," which marks James D. Cooper's directorial debut, chronicles the lives of Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, two New Wave filmmakers struggling to make their next film together who come across the then-unknown band "The Who," eventually turning them not only into the perfect subject for a movie, but also into one of the most iconic bands in the history of music. “'Lambert & Stamp' is the greatest untold story in rock. The movie captures a very unlikely partnership and the hailstorm of creativity that comes with it. Sony Pictures Classics...
- 3/20/2014
- by Ziyad Saadi
- Indiewire
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired The Who founding story "Lambert & Stamp," which debuted well at Sundance 2014. Spc will handle the release of cinematographer-turned-director James D. Cooper’s debut documentary in North America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Eastern Europe and Russia. The Harms/Cooper, Motocinema, Inc. production stars Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, and features Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and Terence Stamp. Aspiring New Wave filmmakers Stamp and Lambert were looking for a subject for an underground movie when they stumbled upon the band that would become The Who. They went on to mentor and manage the group. “'Lambert & Stamp' is the greatest untold story in rock," states Cooper, who shot as well as producing the film along with Loretta Harms and Douglas Graves. "The movie captures a very unlikely partnership and the hailstorm of creativity that comes with...
- 3/20/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all North American rights to James D. Cooper’s directorial debut, the documentary Lambert & Stamp. The film follows aspiring filmmakers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert as they set out to put together an underground film in the 1960s and discover the band that would become The Who. The Who’s Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey as well as actor Terence Stamp are featured in the film. Sundance Review: 'Lambert & Stamp' Spc also picked up Australian and New Zealand, Eastern European and Russian rights to the film, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
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- 3/20/2014
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up all North American, Australian and New Zealand, Asian, Eastern European and Russian rights to James D Cooper’s directorial debut documentary.
Lambert & Stamp chronicles the lives of the managers of Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, the friends who went on to manage The Who.
The film premiered at Sundance at the start of the year.
Spc brokered the deal with W Wilder Knight II and Anne Atkinson of Pryor Cashman on behalf of the filmmakers.
Lambert & Stamp chronicles the lives of the managers of Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, the friends who went on to manage The Who.
The film premiered at Sundance at the start of the year.
Spc brokered the deal with W Wilder Knight II and Anne Atkinson of Pryor Cashman on behalf of the filmmakers.
- 3/20/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all North American, Australian and Nz, Asian, Eastern European and Russian rights to James D. Cooper.s directorial debut Lambert & Stamp , which premiered recently at Sundance. The film stars Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, and features Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and Terence Stamp. Lambert & Stamp tells the remarkable story of Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, aspiring New Wave filmmakers from opposite sides of the tracks who set out to find a subject for their underground movie, leading them to discover, mentor and manage the iconic band that would become known as The Who. This complex and moving relationship, a combination of the deeply tragic and brilliantly comedic, fueled the band's artistic development...
- 3/20/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Is it too sweeping a statement to say Lambert & Stamp instantly earns a place in the pantheon of great music docs? Who cares, let’s just go ahead and say it. This wildly entertaining account of the genesis and rise of the Who gives due acknowledgement to Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, described by Roger Daltry as the band’s fifth and sixth members. James D. Cooper’s rollicking film is a heady return to Swinging Sixties England at the height of the Mod explosion that’s packed with primo archival material and killer tunes. It’s also a vigorous testament to the rewards
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- 1/25/2014
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Sundance Documentary Premieres: “Renowned filmmakers and films about far-reaching subjects comprise this section highlighting ongoing commitment to documentaries. Each film is a world premiere.”
Roger Ebert’s life is chronicled in “Life Itself”
Life Itself
Directed by Steve James
On the heels of the death of critic Roger Ebert comes a documentary based on his autobiography, released in 2012. Life Itself delves into Ebert’s cinephilia, alcoholism, battle with cancer, and epic rivalry with fellow critic Gene Siskel. His passionate opinions were widely applauded, as he provoked the public into discussions about movies for the better. Directed by Steve James, whose acclaimed documentary Hoop Dreams premiered at Sundance 20 years ago, Life Itself is poised to present Ebert as a man besieged by difficulties who forged a way for film criticism on television and helped ingrain it in the public’s conscious.
The charismatic George Takei presides over a faithful fandom...
Roger Ebert’s life is chronicled in “Life Itself”
Life Itself
Directed by Steve James
On the heels of the death of critic Roger Ebert comes a documentary based on his autobiography, released in 2012. Life Itself delves into Ebert’s cinephilia, alcoholism, battle with cancer, and epic rivalry with fellow critic Gene Siskel. His passionate opinions were widely applauded, as he provoked the public into discussions about movies for the better. Directed by Steve James, whose acclaimed documentary Hoop Dreams premiered at Sundance 20 years ago, Life Itself is poised to present Ebert as a man besieged by difficulties who forged a way for film criticism on television and helped ingrain it in the public’s conscious.
The charismatic George Takei presides over a faithful fandom...
- 1/13/2014
- by Lane Scarberry
- SoundOnSight
The Sundance Institute today announced that they have added the documentary "Lambert & Stamp" to this year's slate. The film, directed by James D. Cooper, will world premiere in the festival's Documentary Premieres section, and will also screen at the third Sundance London film and music festival (April 25-27). The film tracks the rise of the managers behind the rock'n'roll band The Who. Here's the official synopsis per the Sundance Institute: Lambert & Stamp / U.S.A. (Director: James D. Cooper) — In this crazy, chaotic gospel of chance, aspiring filmmakers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert set out to search for a subject for their underground movie, leading them to discover, mentor, and manage the iconic band known as The Who and create rock 'n' roll history. The 2014 Festival will be held January 16-26 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. Below is the full lineup: 2014 Competition Lineup:u.S Dramatic CompetitionU.
- 1/8/2014
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
The Sundance Film Festival and Sundance London have added “Lambert & Stamp,” a documentary about The Who managers Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, to their 2014 lineups. James D. Cooper directed the documentary, which follows aspiring filmmakers Lambert and Stamp as they set out to search for a subject for their underground movie. This leads them to discover, mentor and manage the iconic band The Who — and create rock ‘n roll history. “Lambert & Stamp” will make its world premiere in the festival’s Documentary Premieres section, and it’s also the first film to be announced as part of the 2014...
- 1/8/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Hard to believe we're just a week away from the Sundance Film Festival -- I'm still getting to grips with the vast lineup. And it's now one film larger: music-themed documentary "Lambert & Stamp" has been added to the Documentary Premieres section, bringing the total number of feature titles at the fest to a round 120. Directed by James D. Cooper, the American doc is described as a "a crazy, chaotic gospel of chance," in which "aspiring filmmakers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert set out to search for a subject for their underground movie, leading them to discover, mentor, and manage...
- 1/8/2014
- by Guy Lodge
- Hitfix
The late addition to the programme will screen in Park City next week and in the third Sundance London film and music festival in late April.
James D Cooper’s film will premiere in the Documentary Premieres section and follows aspiring filmmakers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert as they encounter The Who and end up discovering, mentoring and managing the band.
The Sundance Film Festival is set to run in Utah from January 16-26.
James D Cooper’s film will premiere in the Documentary Premieres section and follows aspiring filmmakers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert as they encounter The Who and end up discovering, mentoring and managing the band.
The Sundance Film Festival is set to run in Utah from January 16-26.
- 1/8/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Sundance has revealed a late-breaking selection set to make its world premiere at the upcoming 2014 fest: documentary “Lambert & Stamp.” The film will not only play in Park City, but also at the third Sundance London film and music festival (running April 25-27). “Lambert & Stamp” is the first film to be announced as part of the 2014 Sundance London program (with the full lineup for that fest announced in March).Here’s the official synopsis:documentary Premiereslambert & Stamp / U.S.A. (Director: James D. Cooper) — In this crazy, chaotic gospel of chance, aspiring filmmakers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert set out to search for a subject for their underground movie, leading them to discover, mentor, and manage the iconic band known as The Who and create rock 'n' roll history.And here are the 2014 lineups for Sundance's Us and World Competition, Premieres, Shorts and Spotlight, Midnight and New Frontiers sections.
- 1/8/2014
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
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