Spitting obscenities at the film s director, jay bulger, baker recalls his days as. Beware of mr baker tells the life story of the best grape in the world. Upcoming at ifp ifps 20 independent filmmaker labs open for submissions. Baker catapults the viewer into his beat with every smash of the bass drum there is a man behind it smashing his way through life. Baker is the life story of a man whos led one hell of a fascinating life. With ginger baker, femi kuti, eric clapton, stewart copeland. Ginger baker is known for playing in cream and blind faith, but the worlds greatest drummer didnt hit his stride until 1972, when he arrived in nigeria and discovered fela kutis afrobeat. Bulger first met baker several years ago, while crashing at bakers south african compound.
May 28, 20 in cinemas and on curzon home cinema in the uk and ireland from 17 may 20. This documentary about ginger baker, drummer for cream and blind faith, includes interviews with eric clapton, steve winwood, carlos santana and more. Ifps independent filmmaker labs are a yearlong fellowship supporting independent filmmakers when they need it most. In spite of bulgers errors of tone, the movie stands as an engaging tussle with the question of what is permissible with the excuse of art. We all know the feud with jack, the drug addition, the failed businesses,marriages, deportation, african years with.
Never mind the barking dog, best beware of mr baker. Baker, the movie he made about the drummer ginger baker, a rock demigod, by inveigling his way into his home and the pages of rolling stone. Baker is a 2012 american documentary film by jay bulger about the jazz and rock drummer ginger baker. Jay bulger is an emmy nominated writer and director whos acclaimed work includes his first feature, beware of mr. A deceptively unconventional rock n roll tale of drink, drugs, drums and ponies, bulgers beware of mr. Baker presents a cleareyed, thoroughly gripping look at one of rocks greatest and most personally problematic musicians. A documentary looks at the drummer ginger baker the new. Free of the hagiographic overtones that dog many documentary profiles, beware of mr. When we arrive to interview filmmaker jay bulger on the second floor of the film forum in manhattan, hes excited to learn courtney love has seen his new documentary, beware of mr. Born in south east london the same week the nazis began bombing, ginger baker s first memory was running after a train that carried his father off to death in. Baker and longed for the time when rock was good, musicians were gods, and good god, the parties and the playing were species of their own. Austin one of rocks underheralded pioneers gets his due in beware of mr. Baker gets closest to the drummers heart in two sequences one on the live battles baker staged in the seventies with jazz idols blakey and elvin jones. He had been warned by the sign beware of mr baker that greets visitors to the gated estate where ginger.
At home with rock ini roll monster ginger baker, creamis legendary scarletmaned, hellraising drummer. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Baker full movie snagfilms ginger baker is wellknown for his smashing work in cream and blind faith. Baker, bulger is able to wrangle and weave a piquant. Baker i guess she liked it, he says as he reads her stream of colorful tweets endorsing the film. Probably musics angriest old man, baker gives the american journalist and filmmaker jay bulger pure film gold that bulger uses at the beginning and end of his documentary by getting furious on discovering that people other than him were to be interviewed, and actually whacking bulger in the face with his cane.
At home with rock n roll monster ginger baker, creams legendary scarletmaned, hellraising drummer. Baker streaming complet film vf, voirfilm beware of mr. Bulger put in the animated sections, it is masterful, well done and adds a good flow to the movie. Baker 2012 starring ginger baker and john lydon on dvd and. The guardian s michael hann talks to the legendarily irascible and equally brilliant drummer about his music, his life, and the documentary about him, beware of mr baker, on stage at the curzon. Having been a fan for almost 50 years, i was not expecting to be entertained with any new information.
Baker when a documentary begins with its subject using his crutch to deliver a vicious blow to the directors nose, its reasonably safe to expect lessthansmooth sailing ahead. But the worlds greatest and most volatile drummer didnt really hit his stride until 1972, when he journeyed to. The film born in south east london the same week the nazis began bombing, ginger bakers first memory was running after a train. Beware of mr baker is not always comfortable viewing. Ginger baker talks about cream,hendrix and john bonham radio broadcast may 20 duration.
With every smash of the drum is a man smashing his way through life. Baker presents a cleareyed, thoroughly gripping look at one of rocks greatest and most personally. Ginger baker is wellknown for his smashing work in cream and blind faith. Baker a quiet place part ii teaser respect sneak peek 1917 final trailer a simple wedding trailer. The film premiered at the 2012 sxsw film festival and won the grand jury prize for best. When jay bulger met ginger baker interview magazine.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Right at the beginning of the new documentary beware of mr. In addition to the devil drummer, in addition to the devil drummer, they are also known as eric clapton, steve winwood, charlie watts, charlie watts, charlie watts and carlos santana. But the worlds greatest and most volatile drummer didnt really hit his stride until 1972, when he journeyed to nigeria and discovered the sounds of fela kutis afrobeat.
From cream to blind faith and beyond, beware of mr. The consensus reads, free of the hagiographic overtones that dog many documentary profiles, beware of mr. Jay bulgers documentary profiles the storied life of iconic and mercurial cream drummer ginger baker. Baker 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I anticipated its release, however i never did expect such a well done piece of film on ginger baker. Baker, released by snag films in early 20 and the winner of a grand jury award at the 2012 south by southwest film festival, is by turns revealing, informative, hilarious, and a bit sad. This film captures him in all his cantankerous glory, from his early days. For beware, bulger lived with with rock legend, ginger baker in south africa where he had spent the previous decade living in seclusion. Jay bulger writing credits in alphabetical order jay bulger. It paints baker as a worldclass musician and illuminates how his influence as an unrivaled drummer has. Ginger baker looks back on his musical career with cream and blind faith.
Baker begins, with a frenzied solo by legendary cream drummer ginger baker on the soundtrack, and video footage of him arguing with bulger, then rapping him in the face with a cane. The film won several awards and was nominated for the grierson award at the 2012 london film festival. One former collaborator of baker s, john lydon aka rotten, comes up with the. Baker, the film s director, jay bulger, is attacked by his subject, the rock drummer ginger baker. The music clips are great, some interesting rare footage with air force, baker gurvitz army,kuti, however what is unique is how mr. This noholdsbarred, sad, and hilarious portrait of the man referred to as rocks first great drummer and perhaps still its best lets him tell his own story, intercut with footage of his continenthopping life, from london to l. With every smash of the drum is a man smashing through life, and smashing the.
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