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Yeah..back in the day, but most people I know nowadays don't know it...only like 'oh yeah they played that song in a club once I guess' or something like that.:doh:
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They probably think Keyshia Cole made it up, since she sampled it, lol.
 
Brian Eno, Luther Vandross, DEVO, & Lollapalooza Documentaries To Premiere At Sundance 2024
December 6, 2023 | Stereogum

The full lineup for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival has been revealed, and there a few music documentaries set to premiere at the event. As Entertainment Weekly reports, docs about Brian Eno, Luther Vandross, DEVO, and Lollapalooza will debut at the fest, which takes place in Park City, Utah next month.

Also music-related: As We Speak, which is about rap lyrics being used in the criminal justice system, and Soundtrack To A Coup d’Etat, which is about jazz musicians involved in 1960s world politics.

Here are the official descriptions for the documentaries premiering at Sundance:

Eno / U.S.A., U.K. (Director: Gary Hustwit) — Visionary musician and artist Brian Eno — known for producing David Bowie, U2, Talking Heads, among many others; pioneering the genre of ambient music; and releasing over 40 solo and collaboration albums — reveals his creative processes in this groundbreaking generative documentary: a film that’s different every time it’s shown.

Luther: Never Too Much / U.S.A. (Director: Dawn Porter, Producers: Trish D Chetty, Ged Doherty, Jamie Foxx, Datari Turner, Leah Smith) — Luther Vandross started his career supporting David Bowie, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, and more. His undeniable talent earned platinum records and accolades, but he struggled to break out beyond the R&B charts. Intensely driven, he overcame personal and professional challenges to secure his place amongst the greatest vocalists in history.

DEVO / U.K., U.S.A. (Director: Chris Smith, Producers: Chris Holmes, Anita Greenspan, Danny Gabai) — Born in response to the Kent State massacre, new wave band Devo took their concept of “de-evolution” from cult following to near–rock star status with groundbreaking 1980 hit “Whip It” while preaching an urgent social commentary.

LOLLA: THE STORY OF LOLLAPALOOZA / U.S.A. (Director and Producer: Michael John Warren, Producers: James Lee Hernandez, Brian Lazarte, Brian Levy, Mat Whittington, Daniel Gibbs) — In the summer of ’91, the Lollapalooza music festival was born. What started as a farewell tour for the band Jane’s Addiction rose from the underground to launch a cultural movement and change music forever. Three-part limited series, screening parts one and two.

As We Speak / U.S.A. (Director and Producer: J.M. Harper, Producers: Sam Widdoes, Peter Cambor, Sam Bisbee) — Bronx rap artist Kemba explores the growing weaponization of rap lyrics in the United States criminal justice system and abroad — revealing how law enforcement has quietly used artistic creation as evidence in criminal cases for decades.

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat / Belgium, France, Netherlands (Director and Screenwriter: Johan Grimonprez, Producers: Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety) — In 1960, United Nations: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe denouncing America’s color bar, while the U.S. dispatches jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to the Congo to deflect attention from its first African post-colonial coup.

Also premiering at Sundance next year is I Saw The TV Glow, the Jane Schoenbrun-directed horror film that will include appearances from Phoebe Bridgers, Snail Mail’s Lindsay Jordan, and Fred Durst. Alex G once again has done the score — he also scored Schoenbrun’s breakthrough feature We’re All Going To The World’s Fair.

Sundance Film Festival 2024 will take place from January 18 to 28.
 
“Luther: Never Too Much,” the documentary film from award-winning director Dawn Porter, chronicles the story of a vocal virtuoso. Using a wealth of rarely seen archives, Luther tells his own story with assistance from his closest friends and musical collaborators including Mariah Carey, Dionne Warwick, Valerie Simpson and Roberta Flack. The film relives the many stunning moments of Luther’s musical career, while exploring his personal life, health struggles, and a lifelong battle to earn the respect his music deserved."


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"You only come across an artist like Luther Vandross once in a lifetime.Watch the trailer for LUTHER: NEVER TOO MUCH, an intimate look into the stunning life and career of a musical icon. Opens in theaters in select cities November 1. Learn more at" http://luther.film

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"Luther Vandross died in 2005 after enchanting generations of listeners with his velvet voice. In an interview at Sundance about her new documentary on Vandross, director Dawn Porter stops by the IndieWire Studio presented by Dropbox to talk about why he, with his desire to cross racial lines and draw inspiration from female artists, was ahead of his time."

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Dawn Porter interviewed at Sundance Film Festival about her Luther Vandross documentary.

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