[Continuing his «Sound Current» interview series for GameSetWatch, Jeriaska sits down with video game and
music documentary makers 2 Player Productions to discuss their work showcasing Blip Festival — and, notably, this year's Penny Arcade Expo — in cinematic form.]
Not exact matches
Documentary maker Shane Meadows (playing himself) follow the life of
music manager Le Donk (Paddy Considine), who reckons he's unearthed a new talent in rapper Scor - Zay - Zee (Dean Palinczuk).
But industry success alone doesn't merit a
music documentary (something nobody told the
makers of Justin Bieber: Never Say Never).
I was not a fan of his recent efforts Tree of Life or Knight of Cups, but his auteurist style - the camera roving where it pleases like a
documentary -
maker after dropping a couple of tabs of acid - finally clicked here, perfectly encapsulating desire and alienation against the backdrop of the Austin
music scene.
Screening: «John Maybury's Read Only Memory» at Le Petit Versailles From the
maker Francis Bacon biopic «Love is the Devil,» and the famous Sinead O'Conner
music video «Nothing Compares 2 U,» comes «Read Only Memory,»
documentary of the fabulous life of Australian performance artist and London underground celeb Leigh Bowery, who danced for choreographer Michael Clark, modeled for painter Lucian Freud, and was one of the most photographed, influential, and outrageous fashion icons of the 1980s and «90s.
That said, it was something a relief to bump into fellow
music scribe and photography critic / curator Sue Steward, flautist Emi Watanabe, improv - musician / composer Steve Beresford, and
documentary film
maker Molly Dineen.