The film opens with the interviewer on the receiving end of a shot to the face from baker s cane. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of ben jabituya in short circuit renamed ben jahveri in the sequel, chuck fishman on the 1990s television series early edition, and villainous computer genius eugene the plague belford in hackers. We are very sad to say that ginger has passed away peacefully in hospital.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing beware of mr. Following in the tradition of searching for sugar man jay bulgers awardwinning and frequently hilarious film features contributions from carlos santana, stewart copeland, lars ulrich and bakers cream band members eric clapton and jack bruce. Read more here heres cream performingtoad during their 2005 reunion. With every smash of the drum is a man smashing through life. The film features exclusive interviews with sacks conducted just weeks after he received a terminal diagnosis, and months prior to his death in august 2015, and nearly two dozen deeply revealing. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. In addition to the devil drummer, in addition to the devil drummer, they are also known as eric clapton, steve winwood, charlie watts, charlie watts, charlie watts and carlos santana. A documentary about the angriest old man of music, drummer ginger baker, who is. Baker on netflix recounts bad behavior and brilliant. Oct 06, 2019 but as made clear in the unflattering 2012 documentary beware of mr. If you dont know, its noted for gingers long drum solo.
In 1966 he joined up with jack bruce and eric clapton to form the legendary band, cream. Les utilisateurs recherchent et regardent egalement des films apres ces questions beware of mr. An almost impossible man to be around, he allows the director unprecedented accesseven if he strikes him violently on the nose with his cane on the final day of filming. Nov 18, 2015 jacqueline emerson arrives at the screening of beware of mr. Im going to interview all the people that youve worked with. Sep 19, 2016 yeah, well the sad ending is that after we completed it, the film company ended up also getting the rights to use the cream version, so my version never got used in the film. The film born in south east london the same week the nazis began bombing, ginger baker s first memory was running after a train that carried his father off to his death in wwii.
Argosy pictures has just completed the movie beijingnew york which screened at cannes and the company has several film projects in development and pre production. Baker a compelling, if somewhat horrifying, documentary, my edit of original via imdb the title character worldrenowned rock drummer ginger baker. From the unique mind of douglas adams, the legendary lost doctor who story has been completed at last by gareth roberts and narrated by lalla ward. He was married to kudzai machokoto, karen loucks rinedollar, sarah dixon and elizabeth ann finch. Details pick up your parcel at a time and place that suits you. Films in theatrical release in minnesota prior to, or at the time of the festival nov.
Bulger first met baker several years ago, while crashing at bakers south african compound to write an. Music, film, tv and political news coverage beware of mr. Ginger baker is known for playing in cream and blind faith, but the worlds greatest drummer didnt hit his stride until 1972, when. Dec, 2019 bulger would call the film, released in 2012, beware of mr. The film takes its name from a sign at the front entrance of bakers ranch in south africa, where interviews with him were filmed. Baker rock musicians are notoriously eccentric as a whole, particularly those whose heyday was back in the anything goes, druginfused 1960s and 70s.
The film won several awards and was nominated for the grierson award at the 2012 london film festival. Ginger baker looks back on his musical career with cream and blind faith. Jul 30, 2015 after ten funfilled years, were packing up shop here at wfmus beware of the blog. If you havent seen the fascinating 2012 documentary beware of mr. Nov 11, 2016 its a good job it wasnt ginger baker after seeing that bloody documentary, beware of mr. Baker held at the egyptian theatre on wednesday evening january 23 in hollywood the 18yearold actress was joined by former gossip.
Baker, the cream drummer was coarse, cantankerous and confrontational at close proximity. An aggressively unpleasant man somehow lands a perfect series of. Baker, which examines the drummers musical discoveries in nigeria and post60s life, is out now. Baker is described as certifiably nuts and a motherfucker by fellow percussionists stewart copeland of the police and the rolling stones charlie watts, just two of many luminaries interviewed. State hires top uk tax barrister to fight eu case on apple. The film premiered at the 2012 sxsw film festival and won. Baker when a documentary begins with its subject using his crutch to deliver a vicious blow to the directors nose, its reasonably safe to expect lessthansmooth sailing ahead. Waste land, surfwise, sick, resurrect dead, beware of mr.
The post is a 2017 american historical political thriller film directed and produced by steven spielberg, and written by liz hannah and josh singer. As soon as i heard this movie was being made some 2 years ago, i anticipated its release, however i never did expect such a well done piece of film on ginger. A drummer with the legendary cream and blind faith, ginger baker is as well known for his antics off stage as he is for his musicianship. Directed by jay bulger and starring ginger baker, eric clapton, jack bruce and steve winwood. For beware, bulger lived with with rock legend, ginger baker in south africa where he had spent the previous decade living in seclusion. Baker streaming complet film vf, voirfilm beware of mr. Ginger baker in beware of mr baker it gets off to a magnificent start, with a scene of the 73yearold baker attacking the films director, jay bulger, with his walking stick and just.
Ginger baker was born on august 19, 1939 in lewisham, london, england as peter edward baker. With ginger baker, femi kuti, eric clapton, stewart copeland. She once walked up to martin luther king and shouted im not nonviolent. Film screeners must be submitted via private video screener link with password. Its director is a young hustler filmmakerpersonality who has sold the film successfully on a trailer which features an angry ginger smashing his walking cane into the directors nose. Apr 23, 2012 directed by james franco and ian olds usa, nightvision screenings. Bulger first met baker several years ago, while crashing at bakers south african compound.
Many thanks to the dozens of volunteer authors who put in so much time and love into their posts and articles, and thanks to the commenters and trolls who almost feel like part of our dysfunctional family. It seems the final curtain call until bulger wraps up his interviews and. Baker s family said on twitter that he died sunday. Free of the hagiographic overtones that dog many documentary profiles, beware of mr.
This noholdsbarred, sad, and hilarious portrait of the man referred to as rocks first great drummer and perhaps still its best lets him tell his own story, intercut with footage of his. Baker gets closest to the drummers heart in two sequences one on the live battles baker staged in the seventies with jazz idols blakey and elvin jones. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Jethro and cinematographer isarr eiriksson chose to shoot on 16mm film, to give it that rich texture and grain, in keeping with the.
An almost impossible man to be around, he allows the director unprecedented access even if he strikes him violently on the nose with his cane on the final day of filming. For those of you who have never heard of the drumming legend that is ginger baker, think of him as a complex mixture of the following parts. Bulger now wanted to tell the story again as a tribute to baker, but this time on film. It stars meryl streep as katharine graham, the first female publisher of a major american newspaper, and tom hanks as ben bradlee, the longtime executive editor, of the washington post, with sarah paulson, bob odenkirk, tracy letts, bradley. May 18, 20 the blow broke the documentarists nose, and were shown it at the beginning and end of beware of mr baker. Oct 07, 2019 ginger was also known for his volatile temper. A documentary about the angriest old man of music, drummer ginger baker, who is filmed whacking the interviewer with his cane, can only be. Andrew karsch attended the american film institute center for advanced film studies, where, as a conservatory fellow, he produced the highly acclaimed nights at orears, which premiered at the new york film festival in 1981. Bfi london film festival round up campaign against living.
The british musician ginger baker grew up in south london during the second world war, admiring jazz drummers such as phil seamen and max roach. With a resume that includes stints with cream, blind faith, and public image ltd, and a reputation for drugaddled excess, baker seems both a relic of a bygone era and a likely candidate for rock and roll casualty. Baker has all the usual ingredients of a typical rock n roll behind the music bio, though it has lots of surprises and unusual brio, too, beginning with the opening scene where legendary drummer ginger baker punches the films debut director, jay bulger, in the nose the documentarys first surprise is seeing baker ensconced on a gated south african estate, living with. Its refreshing to watch a music doc, especially one with such intimate access to its. A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as the wrecking crew, a band that provided backup instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as frank sinatra, the beach boys and bing crosby. A deceptively unconventional rock n roll tale of drink, drugs, drums and ponies, bulgers beware of mr. Throughout the film, the chain smoking baker appears sometimes to be put off by having to. The film premiered at the 2012 sxsw film festival and won the grand jury prize for best.
A little while ago i was told to check out a mysterious youtube channel called local58. The documentary about the ailingyetferocious ginger baker, the brilliant and wildly selfdestructive drummer for cream and blind faith. And he was the subject of a documentary in 2012 called beware of mr. Known for playing in cream and blind faith, the worlds greatest drummer didnt truly hit his stride until 1972, when he arrived in nigeria and discovered fela kutis afrobeat. At present, they have completed the 2012 sxsw grand jury prizewinning documentary beware of mr. Sound unseen filmfreeway film festivals, screenplay. Baker is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. He had been warned by the sign beware of mr baker that greets visitors to the gated estate where ginger. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
Creative sheffield bloc projects house styles, sheffield. Baker presents a cleareyed, thoroughly gripping look at one of rocks greatest and most personally problematic musicians. The title is a reference to a sign outside of the place he lived in south africa. Baker explores the many twisted stories of exwives, friends and children as well as a wide assortment of the greatest musicians in the world including eric clapton, steve winwood, charlie watts, mickey hart, carlos santana, max weinberg, chad smith, femi kuti, neal peart, simon kirke, marky ramone and many more, all of who. Baker, director jay bulger admits that he was initially shocked to discover that his subject, legendary rock and roll drummer ginger baker, was still alive. Ginger baker is the original rock and roll madman junkie drummer superstar. The documentary about ginger baker, drummer for cream and blind faith, includes interviews with eric clapton, steve winwood, carlos santana, and more. Baker is a 2012 american documentary film by jay bulger about the jazz and rock drummer ginger baker. Following various periods of druginduced selfdestruction and.
Beware of mr baker tells the life story of the best grape in the world. The doctors old friend and fellow time lord professor chronotis has retired to cambridge universitywhere nobody will notice if he lives for centuries. November 27, 1963 is an american actor, director, producer and writer. Baker 2012 ginger baker is wellknown for his smashing work in cream and blind faith, but the worlds greatest and most volatile drummer didnt really hit his stride until 1972, when he journeyed to nigeria and discovered the sounds of fela kutis afrobeat. Films must have been completed on or after january 1, 2019. The bfi film festival screens a decent documentary about the great drummer ginger baker no problem there. But as made clear in the unflattering 2012 documentary beware of mr. It was only by committing unsparingly to the development of his music usually at the expense of family and friends that ginger baker. Jacqueline emerson photos, news, and videos just jared jr. Baker begins, with a frenzied solo by legendary cream drummer ginger baker on the soundtrack, and video footage of him arguing with bulger, then rapping him in the face with a cane. The blow broke the documentarists nose, and were shown it at the beginning and end of beware of mr baker. Biography documentary, music documentary, rockumentary. This documentary about ginger baker, drummer for cream and blind faith, includes interviews with eric clapton, steve winwood, carlos santana and more. Following in the tradition of searching for sugar man, jay bulgers awardwinning and frequently hilarious film is a wonderful tribute to the music legend and features contributions from carlos santana, stewart copeland.
A drummer with the legendary cream and blind faith, the recently departed ginger baker was as well known for his antics off stage as he was for his brilliant musicianship. Jun 15, 2019 watch the entire local58 series so far. But legendary drummer and wild man ginger baker stands out from the crowd in terms of pure insanity and fearsome ill temper. With every smash of the drum is a man smashing through life, and smashing the filmmakers nose on the last day of filming. But still, it was an amazing experience and made me appreciate ginger baker all over again. With denny tedesco, brian wilson, dick clark, cher. After that group disbanded, it was downhill for baker, largely. Choose from over,000 locations across the uk prime members get unlimited deliveries at no additional cost. A documentary, which premiered on pbs american masters and was directed by robert weide. Mr baker recently advised the uk government at the ecj in a case related to a proposed financial transaction tax. Hugely successful but shortlived, once cream curdled, baker joined blind faith, also with clapton.
Its a fascinating portrait of ginger baker, the cantankerous drummer. At home with rock n roll monster ginger baker, creams legendary scarlet maned, hellraising drummer. Famed drummer ginger baker, seen here in is the subject of a wartsandall documentary, it made you either love or hate him more. Baker 2012 starring ginger baker and john lydon on dvd and bluray. Baker, before the spring, after the fall, the critically acclaimed blank city about the 1970s new york underground film scene and woody allen. Baker presents a cleareyed, thoroughly gripping look at one of rocks. He died on october 6, 2019 in canterbury, kent, uk. The film born in south east london the same week the nazis began bombing, ginger bakers first memory was running after a train that carried his father off to his death in wwii.
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