Searching for Sugar Man director Malik Bendjelloul has died, aged 36. Police did not provide any details on the death, except to reveal he had passed away in the Stockholm area. The police are reportedly not treating his death as suspicious. Searching for Sugar Man, which documented the mysterious disappearance and sudden resurgence of folk legend […]
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Life after death – A Band Called Death review
November 29, 2013 
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By Simon Miraudo November 29, 2013 The search for Sugar Man produced bountiful rewards (including an Oscar). Now, which forgotten musical artist can follow in the footsteps of folkster Rodriguez – or Canadian metal heads Anvil, before him – to receive a resurrection thanks to some enterprising documentarians? Directors Mark Christopher Covino and Jeff Howlett make a […]
Continue readingBen Affleck wins DGA prize for Argo
February 4, 2013 0 Comments
Ben Affleck’s victory at the Directors Guild of America Awards suggests Argo is the unimpeachable favourite for Best Picture at the upcoming Oscars. This means the 85th Academy Awards could become one of the biggest rule-breakers in the history of the ceremony. Affleck was snubbed in the Best Director category at the Academy Awards, and perhaps that […]
Continue readingThe top 10 documentaries of 2012
November 30, 2012 0 Comments
The top 10 documentaries of 2012. By Simon Miraudo. With 2012 coming to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year’s cinematic treats, and then crowbar each work of art into a numerical position on a comparative chart. Comedies versus dramas! Thrills versus chills! The great versus the very good! This is the business […]
Continue readingInterview: Malik Bendjelloul (Searching for Sugar Man)
October 2, 2012 1 Comment
Interview: Malik Bendjelloul (Searching for Sugar Man). By Simon Miraudo. Reports of folk legend Rodriguez’s death have been greatly exaggerated. The Detroit local – considered an equal to Bob Dylan amongst music insiders – released the album Cold Fact in 1970, but it soon sank without a trace. Rumours that the singer killed himself during […]
Continue readingEncore performance – Searching for Sugar Man review
October 1, 2012 0 Comments
Searching for Sugar Man – Directed by Malik Bendjelloul. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. When a documentary begins by telling you that its subject committed suicide on stage four decades earlier, you don’t expect to be treated to a recently conducted interview with the supposedly deceased. Or maybe we should see that coming. Much credit […]
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