It’s nearly September, and that means there’s another round of movies and television coming and going on Netflix. Here’s your list of what’s heading to the streaming service in September and what’s about to go away, including a ton of highly anticipated Netflix originals. Titles in bold are my personal recommendations to check out either when they arrive or before they leave. Coming in September September 1 The Amityville Horror (2005) Babel (2006) Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker (2013) Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991) Bratz: The Movie (2007) Burn, Burn, Burn (2015) Cats & Dogs (2001)
Netflix Comings and Goings: September 2016...
Netflix Comings and Goings: September 2016...
- 8/26/2016
- by Jasef Wisener
- TVovermind.com
Next month over on streaming giant Netflix offers up a giant selection of films of all stripes — modern to classic, animated to live action, Oscar contender to…not so much — and we’ve picked seven (well, really 11) that you should watch as soon as humanly possible, either for the first time or as part of a nostalgic little binge. Enjoy.
1. “Footloose” (available September 1)
If you’ve never experienced the original “Footloose” — no, not the one starring Miles Teller, though he is quite serviceable in a charming role — do yourself a favor and check out Herbert Ross’ 1984 classic. Yes, the concept of a town outlawing dancing is bizarre and outdated, but Ross and his cast (including Kevin Bacon in the kind of star-making role that’s so rare these days) really sell the concept, thanks to some serious drama and hard-earned emotion. But there is also dancing! It’s joyous and gymnastic and pure,...
1. “Footloose” (available September 1)
If you’ve never experienced the original “Footloose” — no, not the one starring Miles Teller, though he is quite serviceable in a charming role — do yourself a favor and check out Herbert Ross’ 1984 classic. Yes, the concept of a town outlawing dancing is bizarre and outdated, but Ross and his cast (including Kevin Bacon in the kind of star-making role that’s so rare these days) really sell the concept, thanks to some serious drama and hard-earned emotion. But there is also dancing! It’s joyous and gymnastic and pure,...
- 8/26/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
This documentary captures the prowess of New Orleans pianist James Carroll Booker but not quite the myth
The musician Dr John once described James Carroll Booker as “the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced”. This documentary about the damaged, unpredictable brilliance of Booker captures something of his skills as a performer but struggles to fully convey the bottled lightning of his mercurial personality. The man who referred to himself as the Black Liberace shrouded himself in myths, the better to protect the vulnerable individual underneath the afro wig stuffed with cannabis and the star-adorned eyepatch. Bayou Maharajah is worth watching for the performance footage alone.
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The musician Dr John once described James Carroll Booker as “the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced”. This documentary about the damaged, unpredictable brilliance of Booker captures something of his skills as a performer but struggles to fully convey the bottled lightning of his mercurial personality. The man who referred to himself as the Black Liberace shrouded himself in myths, the better to protect the vulnerable individual underneath the afro wig stuffed with cannabis and the star-adorned eyepatch. Bayou Maharajah is worth watching for the performance footage alone.
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- 7/10/2016
- by Wendy Ide
- The Guardian - Film News
He was a one-eyed, drug-addicted piano genius who wore a wig stuffed with marijuana and once held a gun to his head on stage – now a new film tells James Booker's extraordinary story
It was the legendary Louisiana musician Dr John who memorably described James Booker as "the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced". Though Booker – who died from hard living in 1983 at the age of 43 – would have undoubtedly approved of the description, it does diminish his musical stature somewhat, while only hinting at his flamboyance and talent for self-destruction.
In a new documentary, Bayou Maharajah, which screens at the Barbican this week as part of the London jazz festival, Booker emerges as a complex figure, dogged by demons and an on-off addiction to heroin. "When I moved to New Orleans in 2006, I heard his name a lot," says its director, Lily Keber, who hails from Georgia.
It was the legendary Louisiana musician Dr John who memorably described James Booker as "the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced". Though Booker – who died from hard living in 1983 at the age of 43 – would have undoubtedly approved of the description, it does diminish his musical stature somewhat, while only hinting at his flamboyance and talent for self-destruction.
In a new documentary, Bayou Maharajah, which screens at the Barbican this week as part of the London jazz festival, Booker emerges as a complex figure, dogged by demons and an on-off addiction to heroin. "When I moved to New Orleans in 2006, I heard his name a lot," says its director, Lily Keber, who hails from Georgia.
- 11/20/2013
- by Sean O'Hagan
- The Guardian - Film News
A striking presence, wearing an eye-patch, outlandish attire and boasting a personality that could win over any crowd, it was the talent in James Booker's fingers that left audiences talking once he was finished on stage. A New Orleans institution, a prized musician among musicians, an eccentric troublemaker, a tortured genius and a soul who could never quite keep it together long enough to sustain a concrete career, Lily Keber's documentary "Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius Of James Booker" is an earnest attempt to offer contemporary audiences an appreciation and knowledge of who this person was. But despite the title of the doc, which conjures up a madcap, heartbreaking tale, the film is a mostly workmanlike biopic that unfortunately can never match the energy of the subject it's trying to capture. And that's a shame because the facts of the life of James Booker are astounding. While it may...
- 7/31/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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