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Oct 29 – Nov 4, 2010

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector

Dir. Vikram Jayanti USA/UK 102 min Not Rated

Argot Pictures

Legendary pop music genius and record producer Phil Spector created the “wall of sound” behind some of the greatest hits of the ’60s: Be My Baby, He’s a Rebel, Da Doo Ron Ron, You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling, to name just a few. Today he’s serving 19-years-to-life for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. During his first trial (a hung jury), Spector gives a rare, freewheeling interview, filmed at his castle, seated before the white piano he bought with John Lennon for Imagine, likening himself to Bach, da Vinci, Michelangelo and Galileo. (Film Forum)

“Prepare to be dazzled.” –Time Out NY

“Creepily riveting! Mr. Spector’s solitary life in a mansion surrounded by guns and memorabilia…recalls nothing so much as the deluded Norma Desmond’s secluded existence in SUNSET BOULEVARD.” –Stephen Holden, The New York Times

“Lives up to its grandiose title. A scoop. A Top 40 opera.”–J. Hoberman, Village Voice

“If you love pop music, you must see this movie! Riveting. Electrifying, one-of-a-kind, crime-meets-tragedy documentary. Like Napoleon with borderline personality disorder. Mesmerizing to behold.”
–Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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