It happened so quickly. One day I was watching Frank Marshall’s new Bee Gees documentary for the first time, coming to it with a rough memory of their disco years coupled with a vague understanding of a half-life before and after, culminating in them walking out of a 1997 interview with hilarious chat show host… Holy BeeGees-us! My journey from eh? to bee Read More
2020: That Was The Year That Wasn’t…
…but also so long they named it twice. One pandemic. Two national lockdowns. Three release dates for No Time To Die. It’s quite fitting that my first and last reviews of 2020 were about family: Little Women, a story about holding on to yourself and your identity, whatever life throws at you; and The Midnight… 2020: That Was The Year That Wasn’t… Read More
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart 4 stars
The first feature-length documentary about the legendary band who wrote more than 1,000 songs, created twenty number one hits and sold more than 220 million records to date. Just because you’re famous, doesn’t mean you’re immune from petty sibling arguments. One of my favourite moments in the illuminating, entertaining and musically joyous documentary The Bee… The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart Read More
Cue loud squealing (mine not theirs): Bee Gees documentary gets a full trailer
I’ve been listening to the Bee Gees on repeat since the teaser for Frank Marshall’s documentary came out a few weeks ago, and now the full trailer is here, heralding the film that will save Christmas (sorry, Mariah, I’m fickle I know) – following the incredible highs and terrible lows of decades in the spotlight… Cue loud squealing (mine not theirs): Bee Gees documentary gets a full trailer Read More
Bee Gees documentary to hit UK cinemas for one night only – check out the teaser trailer now (and then download their entire back catalogue…)
*** UPDATE 20/11/20: Thanks to Lockdown 2.0, this one-night-only UK cinema release is sadly no longer happening. Instead the film is showing in the UK on Sky Documentaries on 13 December and is available on DVD and digital download from 14 December. More info and the full trailer here *** …but first put Thursday, 3… Bee Gees documentary to hit UK cinemas for one night only – check out the teaser trailer now (and then download their entire back catalogue…) Read More