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A Joe Strummer Doc Explains the Many Contradictions of the Clash Man and Mythnew
As presented by Julien Temple, Strummer is his own narrator, drawn from archival radio shows. Filling in the gaps are bonfire conversations with family, friends and followers--kept equal by being kept "anonymous," their anecdotes not their names or titles the focus.
New York Press |
Tony Ware |
07-17-2008 |
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Even Bono Can't Ruin Joe Strummernew
The Future Is Unwritten is saved by an absolutely stunning second act that focuses on Strummer's post-Clash output, his painfully lonely lost years, his family, and the man's storied legacy following his sudden death in 2002 from an undiagnosed congenital heart defect.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
11-08-2007 |
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The Future of Joe Strummer on Film
Julien Temple, the director of the notable Sex Pistols documentary Filth and the Fury, proves he's the right man to make a documentary about the Clash's late frontman.
Rock Scene and Heardnew
The sense of total immersion in England's Glastonbury Festival is breathlessly complete in Julien Temple's everywhere-at-once documentary.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-12-2007 |
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Tags: Julien Temple, Glastonbury
We Hate it When Our Fens Become Successfulnew
This is one of those obsessively cinema verite documentaries that really ought to come with a study guide.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
04-09-2007 |
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Tags: Julien Temple, Glastonbury
Much to Chew On -- Perhaps Too Much
By piecing together professional, archival and home footage, Sex Pistols documentarian Julien Temple quilts this film about the world's largest music festival.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
03-27-2007 |
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Tags: Julien Temple, Glastonbury
All Yesterday's Partiesnew
Rock doc chronicles music fest's long history.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-15-2007 |
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Tags: Julien Temple, Glastonbury
'Glastonbury' is All a Blurnew
This odd anti-doc crosscuts its stubbornly undated footage of fans and bands with such willful disregard for storytelling that the end result is like one big, acid-tinged blur.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rob Nelson |
03-08-2007 |
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Tags: Julien Temple, Glastonbury
