The Sparks Brothers

  • Theatrical - Wide 2021-06-18
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JoBlo's Rating

9/10

Synopsis

How can one rock band be successful, underrated, hugely influential, and criminally overlooked all at the same time? Edgar Wright’s debut documentary THE SPARKS BROTHERS, which features commentary from celebrity fans Flea, Jane Wiedlin, Beck, Jack Antonoff, Jason Schwartzman, Neil Gaiman,... See more and more, takes audiences on a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers/bandmates Ron and Russell Mael celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.

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Edgar Wright & Sparks Interview: The Sparks Brothers

Posted 5 years ago
True story – I'd only vaguely heard of Sparks before catching Edgar Wright's documentary, The Sparks Brothers, at Sundance (read my review). I remember seeing them in 1977's Rollercoaster on TV one afternoon and thinking they had to be a...
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Edgar Wright’s The Sparks Brothers (Review) Sundance

Posted 5 years ago
PLOT: An in-depth look at the band Sparks, which consists of brother Russell and Ron Mael. REVIEW: The first time I ever saw Sparks was in this 1977 disaster movie called Rollercoaster, which I caught on cable one day. They...

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Edgar Wright & Sparks Interview: The Sparks Brothers

True story – I'd only vaguely heard of Sparks before catching Edgar Wright's documentary, The Sparks Brothers, at Sundance (read my review). I remember seeing them in 1977's Rollercoaster on TV one afternoon and thinking they had to be a...
Posted 5 years ago

All Articles

Edgar Wright’s The Sparks Brothers (Review) Sundance

Posted 5 years ago
PLOT: An in-depth look at the band Sparks, which consists of brother Russell and Ron Mael. REVIEW: The first time I ever saw Sparks was in this 1977 disaster movie called Rollercoaster, which I caught on cable one day. They...

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