Rodriguez

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  Thursday Morning Spice

  15 May 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments

  What Killed Sugarman director? Nigeria rejects kidnapped girl swap. Kate hacked 155 times. Metrorail gets wi-fi. Oscar referral ‘is odd.’ Cannes 2014. The Pope will baptize martians. Yahoo makes acquisition.

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• Searching For Sugarman Nails Critics’ Choice Movie Award

  11 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

  Shortly after recieving an Academy Award nomintaion, Searching For Sugarman nailed the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Documentary Feature, last night. The film spotlights the fasciniating life and times of American singer/songwriter, Sixto Rodriguez, who enjoyed widespread fame and adoration in apartheid (and present-day) South Africa, and utter failure in the United States. The narrative […]

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  Rodriguez To Tour South Africa

  25 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments

  Rodriguez is back on everyone’s mind since the brilliant documentary Searching for Sugar Man was released. We’re all stoked that he has just announced that he will be performing two concerts in February next year.

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• SPL!NG Movie Review: Searching for Sugar Man

  12 Sep 2012 by SPLING / 5 Comments

  Rockumentaries are usually about fame, the paranoia of money and the affects of a sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll lifestyle on the road. Searching for Sugar Man reinvents the genre with a real-life mystery about Sixto Rodriguez, a ’70s music icon, whose career was stifled and forgotten… or so it seemed. Decades after Rodriguez […]

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• That Rodriguez Movie Launches 24 August – “Searching For Sugarman” [Trailer Here]

  09 Aug 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 10 Comments

  I’ve chatted to you before about this film. It’s a documentary made in South Africa and I personally believe it could win an Oscar. It went mental at Sundance and tells the tale of Roriguez, the American singer who was bigger than Elvis in SA, but didn’t shift more than a handful of albums in the States. Watch this trailer.

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• WATCH: Highly Anticipated Rodriguez Documentary Trailer Is Here [Video]

  20 Jun 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment

  ‘Searching For Sugar Man’ won the audience and grand prize awards for documentary at Sundance this year. That’s pretty damn awesome for a South African inspired film. Narrated by Cape town’s very own Stephen ‘Sugar’ Segerman (Mabu Vinyl) I can guarantee you this thing is going to EXPLODE. Synopsis: Aspiring ’70s folk rock musician Rodriguez […]

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• Searching For Sugarman [VIDEO]

  15 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments

  For over five years, director Malik Bendjelloul was living on almost nothing but the dedication to finish the film he so passionately wanted to make. From having no money and no professional help, to walking away with two very prestigious awards at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, this really is a tale of rags to riches. Check out the video, after the jump!

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