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Genre: Biography / Drama
Duration: 130 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Timothy Scott Bogart
Stars: Jeremy Jordan, Wiz Khalifa and Jason Isaacs
IMDb score: 5,9 (1.598)
Releasedate: 31 March 2023
Spinning Gold plot
"To make hit records, Casablanca Records broke every rule"
A musical film about the most successful independent record company of all time - Casablanca Records - from record executive and co-founder Neil Bogart. The rock band KISS, Donna Summer, Gladys Knight, Bill Withers, Giorgio Moroder and The Village People all reached their peak in the 1970s under the "watchful ear" of the music industry's most colorful and brilliant producer. Together with many young music lovers, Casablanca Records would rewrite history and change the industry forever with 'the best soundtrack of our lives'. Their blend of creative madness and belief in each other shaped our culture and ultimately defined a generation.
Actors and actresses
Neil Bogart
Young Neil Bogart
Joyce Biawitz
Giorgio Moroder
Donna Summer
Larry Harris
Ronald Isley
Rudolph Isley
George Clinton
Gene Simmons
Reviews & comments
mrklm
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- 8200 messages
- 8198 votes
De regisseur deed er 24 jaar over om een film te maken over zijn vader en het resultaat is een sterk staaltje nepotisme. Neil Bogart is door het grote publiek vrijwel vergeten. Dat komt deels omdat het het zoveelste pseudoniem was van Neil Scott Bogatz, maar waarschijnlijk ook omdat zijn levensverhaal niet bijster interessant is. Een ondernemer in hart en nieren die in 1974 het eerste onafhankelijke platenlabel Casablanca Records lanceerde met een rampzalig verlopen optreden van Kiss, maar ook producer was van klassiekers als ‘Wooly Bully’ van Sam The Sham & The Paraohs, ‘It’s Your Time’ van The Isley Brothers, ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ van Bill Withers, ‘Rainy Night In Georgia’ van Gladys Knight & The Pips en Donna Summers klassieke seksplaat ‘Love To Love You Baby’. De muziek is zonder meer goed, met dank aan gastoptredens van onder meer Tayla Parx, Jason Derulo, Wiz Khalifa en Pink Sweat$. Jordan beschikt over onvoldoende charisma om Bogart interessanter te maken dan hij mijns inziens was.
It took the director 24 years to make a film about his father and the result is a strong piece of nepotism. Neil Bogart has been virtually forgotten by the general public. That's partly because it was just another pseudonym for Neil Scott Bogatz, but probably also because his life story isn't very interesting. An entrepreneur at heart who launched the first independent record label, Casablanca Records, in 1974 with a disastrous performance by Kiss, as well as producing such classics as "Wooly Bully" by Sam The Sham & The Paraohs, "It's Your Time" by The Isley Brothers, Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine," Gladys Knight & The Pips' "Rainy Night In Georgia," and Donna Summer's classic sex record "Love To Love You Baby." The music is certainly good, thanks to guest appearances from the likes of Tayla Parx, Jason Derulo, Wiz Khalifa and Pink Sweat$. Jordan doesn't have enough charisma to make Bogart more interesting than I thought he was.
mjk87 (moderator films)
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- 13290 messages
- 3906 votes
Ik ben het wel eens met mrklm, de hoofdpersoon is zo'n boeiend personage niet en de film gaat daarmee nooit leven. Aardige sfeerbeelden nog wel en een mooie fotografie in een geel-goude (Gold!) gloed constant, erg fijn om naar te kijken. Maar alle rolletjes van de bekende artiesten hangen er maar wat bij en de film kabbelt voort zonder ooit echt boeiend te worden. Maar wel erg lang duurt. 1,5*.
I agree with mrklm, the main character is not such a fascinating character and the film will never live up to that. Nice atmospheric images and beautiful photography in a yellow-gold (Gold!) glow constantly, very nice to look at. But all the roles of the well-known artists just hang around and the film meanders along without ever really becoming interesting. But it takes a very long time. 1.5*.
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