Baker, sheds light on a musical genius misunderstood, exposing the man behind the myth. Ginger baker breaks the film makers nose with his walking stick. Gimme the loot pictured, adam leons entirely winning story of two young graffiti artists discovering their own relationship as they seek to tag shea stadium er. Baker presents a cleareyed, thoroughly gripping look at one of rocks greatest and most personally problematic musicians. 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. Baker the name is taken from the warning signage at the entrance of bakers south african farm, mostly due to frank tales of the drummers manic demonic abusive drugbinging persona, but the surprise isnt that baker isnt dead from years of heavy drug use, but that hes. Ginger baker is not only one of the greatest drummers ever but also a character who waits for a movie to be made about him. Jay bulger writing credits in alphabetical order jay bulger cast bob adcock. The film does not try to rehabilitate its subject, to make us love or forgive him. Baker, jay bulgers portrait of famed rock drummer ginger baker.
Rock documentaries are now quite en vogue and there is a good reason for this. Dec 26, 2012 from growing up amidst wwii, to the soaring highs of his success, and the multidecade long heroin addiction that fueled his turbulent and excessive behavior, beware of mr. Sep 05, 2012 bfi london film festival reveals complete lineup. The 2012 documentary film beware of mr baker is a profoundly discomfiting watch.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing beware of mr. Baker 2012 starring ginger baker and john lydon on dvd and bluray. May 14, 20 its a good way to end a film about a man who makes sounds of kinetic and protean power by hammering away at his demons. Baker this monday 22 july, we have three bluray copies of the film to give away. Baker is described as certifiably nuts and a motherfucker by fellow percussionists stewart copeland of the police and the rolling stones charlie watts, just two of many luminaries interviewed.
Baker is an alternately haunted and hysterical portrait of rocks first truly great stick man and bulger wisely lets his subject tell his own story, even when that story results in baker bloodying bulger with a sharp right to the snout. Visit the film s official facebook page for a listing of theaters that will be showing the film. Oct 15, 2019 you should never meet your idols, they say, and it seems thats never been truer than in the case of ginger baker, because hes a bad dude. This is especially surprising coming from firsttime filmmaker, rolling stone writer and exboxer jay bulger. Baker presents a cleareyed, thoroughly gripping look at one of rocks greatest and most personally. The consensus reads, free of the hagiographic overtones that dog many documentary profiles, beware of mr. 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. Baker shows us both sides clearly, the jury said in a statement. Jun 02, 20 the movie opens with baker bloodying the directors nose with his cane. Baker, the new documentary about cream drummer ginger baker, which is being released nationally today by snagfilms. Fela kuti at 229 the venue, 229 great portland street, london on friday.
Right at the beginning of the new documentary beware of mr. Baker full movie viooz watch full movies beware of mr. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 2012 movies 2012. His work in the 1960s earned him the reputation of rocks first superstar drummer, while his individual style melds a jazz background with african rhythms.
A documentary about the angriest old man of music, drummer ginger baker, who is. Peter edward ginger baker born 19 august 1939 is an english drummer and a founder of the rock band cream. Mar 14, 2012 josh and benny safdies rollicking nyc tale the black balloon picked up the sxsw wholphin award i thought this was a great year at sxsw with a number of striking features, including bakers starlet, drew goddards cabin in the woods, seimetzs sun dont shine and leons gimme the loot, which left a huge smile on my face as its final credits ran. The documentary shows why he helped make groups like cream so memorable yet the film also shows why he ended up broke, unable to find a job and. Baker is a 2012 american documentary film by jay bulger about the jazz and rock drummer ginger baker.
At home with rock n roll monster ginger baker, creams legendary. Its director is a young hustler filmmakerpersonality who has sold the film successfully on a trailer which features an angry ginger smashing his walking cane into the directors nose no problem there. Baker dvd region 2 at the best online prices at ebay. He is a rather sad character at the time of this film, isolated in south africa, having spent the large amounts of money he has earned, full of anger and spite about almost everyone mentioned to him or by him. The film won several awards and was nominated for the grierson award at the 2012 london film festival.
Major league, get shorty, lots of james bond, and more. Baker is the most exhilarating, enthralling, disquieting and laugh out loud funny documentary ive seen in quite a while. Details include the date it was added to netflix in the usa, any known expiry dates and new episodesseasons, the ratings and cast etc. Baker streaming complet film vf, voirfilm beware of mr. Free of the hagiographic overtones that dog many documentary profiles, beware of mr.
Baker, he and his fourth wife moved to england from south africa, where they owned a 300acre ranch with 38 polo ponies. Spitting obscenities at the film s director, jay bulger, baker recalls his days as. With every smash of the drum is a man smashing through life, and smashing the filmmakers nose on the last day of filming. Jul 26, 20 few reallife subjects of a film would allow themselves to be seen in the way ginger baker is in beware of mr. Trailer for documentary on rock drummer ginger baker beware of mr.
Hes violent, bullying, self obsessed, a control freak, irresponsible, sexist, foulmouthed and harbours decadeslong grudges. 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. Ginger baker performs in the saluting the black president. Footage of his amazing journey, from bombed out london to continent hopping superstar, adorns. The documentary shows why he helped make groups like cream so memorable yet the film also shows why he ended up broke, unable to find a job and being rejected by many who admired him. A look at the life and work of guitarist eric clapton, told by those who have known him best, including bb king, jimi hendrix, and george harrison. It is the perfect way to begin a film about such a volatile and borderline crazy figure who was blessed with a prodigious talent but finds it hard to function without the protective shield of his drum kit. Mar 08, 2012 the dangers of courting rock royalty drummer ginger baker is famous for his frenzied drum solos as part of legendary 60s rock trio cream. The adjective regularly used to describe its subject is cantankerous, but that isnt really right.
Baker 2012 12 out of 4 highly entertaining documentary taking a look at the troubled career of ginger baker, a drummer who is considered by many to be the greatest to ever live. Bakera directed bya jay bulgera and now playing at film forum in new. Baker its refreshing to watch a music doc, especially one with such intimate access to its subject, in which barely anyone is unreservedly polite about the person in question. This film is absolutely lights out awesome, chock full of amazing music, giving us an incredibly comprehensive rundown of the life of music virtuoso and former cream and about 50 other bands drummer ginger baker detailing all of the shit hes gotten himself into over the years, all of the relationships hes wrecked with his wives and. Despite my complete lack of interest in the music of groups like cream and blind faith, both of which baker played with during his heyday, all it took was one look at the man on the film s posterfluffy fur coat over a naked torso, flaming red hair wild and unkempt, giving him the look of an insane guruto know that beware of mr. The entrance to his 80acre spread is marked by a gigantic sign that reads beware mr. Last year, shortly before the release of beware of mr.
As the film comes full circle with the return of the man omeara shot and then saved in the opening scene, fullers story reveals itself as a. The film has plenty of archival clips of the young baker coming into his own. A documentary about the angriest old man of music, drummer ginger baker, who is filmed whacking the interviewer with his cane, can only be. But when filmmaker jay bulger wanted to make a documentary. Jay bulger is an emmy nominated writer and director whos acclaimed work includes his first feature, beware of mr. Baker, the film s director, jay bulger, is attacked by his subject, the rock drummer ginger baker.
But if you want to know about gingers life and personality, that film certainly sums it up for what it was wild, insane, a mess. Baker also includes revealing interviews with eric clapton, steve winwood, carlos santana and more to paint a fascinating portrait of a musical icon. Watch ginger baker exclusive videos, interviews, video clips and more at. If you like this movie you can streaming beware of mr. Bleakly entertaining, beware of mr baker neither eulogises nor patronises its subject. Although at times the film is painful to watch, its always honest. Oct 06, 2019 the 2012 documentary film beware of mr baker is a profoundly discomfiting watch. Learn more about ginger baker at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. Baker, bulger is able to wrangle and weave a piquant tapestry of a life made of disparate threads. Film trailer included at end of article a new documentary, shot mostly at ginger bakers horse ranch in south africa, took the documentary grand jury prize at the south by southwest film awards.
Baker 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A complete guide to all the new original series and films. But the film is not some sentimental apology or attempt to sway your opinion of the. This documentary about ginger baker, drummer for cream and blind faith, includes interviews with eric clapton, steve winwood, carlos santana and more. Ginger baker, eric clapton, elizabeth finch, jack bruce, kofi baker. And as soon as some directed him in the way of drums and some of the premier jazz drummers of the 1950s, which was kind of the apotheosis of jazz he was set for life. Eric clapton, johnny rotten, charlie watts, and lars ulrich, bakers 4. Baker took the grand jury awards in the narrative and documentary feature competitions, respectively, at the 2012 sxsw film festival. The secondbest rock documentary of the year, after the poignant comeback storya searching for sugar man, is that film s wild opposite. Baker has been accepted at a number of other film festivals, director jay bulger is keeping those details under wraps. Ok first off let me say i am and have been a fan of ginger baker for going on 40 plus years. Ginger baker looks back on his musical career with cream and blind faith.
Baker full movie online from here some new trailer for beware of mr. Some documentaries are described as a wartsandall portrayal of an individual, which is sometimes apt. 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. It seems the final curtain call until bulger wraps up his interviews and. Baker, the documentary about the legendary drummer, ginger baker, begins with the man giving the director a bloody nose within the opening minute. Naturally, baker wants no one but himself in his film. Baker full movie snagfilms ginger baker is wellknown for his smashing work in cream and blind faith. Theres a fair amount of hype surrounding beware of mr. Jack bruce on what he thought of the film beware of mr baker. I decided to rewatch beware of mr baker only last night. Baker s life, nobody could have written a fictional screenplay of this caliber. With eric clapton, duane allman, ginger baker, chuck berry.
The sign that greets visitors to the 73yearolds south african ranch reads beware of mr baker. Baker 2012 english cinema, trailer, video clips, beware of mr. Baker online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Bulger first met baker several years ago, while crashing at baker s south african compound to write an. Baker the full five stars, because i feel that between jay bulgers execution of the documentary, coupled with the actual events of mr. Mar, 2012 adam leons gimme the loot and jay bulgers beware of mr. Baker here is all the information you need about beware of mr. 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. The captivating new music documentary beware of mr baker profiling british drummer ginger baker who rose to fame in the 1960s begins with dramatic images of the film s director, jay bulger, being attacked by the elderly musician with his cane.
Les utilisateurs recherchent et regardent egalement des films apres ces questions beware of mr. Documentary with ginger baker, jack bruce, eric clapton, steve winwood. In the film he claims that phil seaman, the great jazz drummer, introduced him to drugs, and they have clearly been his undoing. Ginger baker you kind of feel that his unrelenting cynicism and ornery nature started off as a dark sense of humour and became what is was as life went on. The film premiered at the 2012 sxsw film festival and won the grand jury prize for best.
Citi field, picked up the top narrative jury prize at tonights sxsw awards ceremony. The bfi film festival screens a decent documentary about the great drummer ginger baker no problem there. New certified fresh movies on netflix and amazon prime. I cant say this was a complete coincidence, as it was already known he was critically ill in hospital. Ginger baker is a brilliant musician and a complete asshole, and beware of mr. For beware, bulger lived with with rock legend, ginger baker in south africa where he had spent the previous decade living in seclusion. To celebrate the dvd and bluray release of beware of mr. Baker presents a cleareyed, thoroughly gripping look. One day maybe a fiction movie will be made, until them we have beware of mr.
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