Chris Blackwell

Chris Blackwell

Born: June 22, 1937
in Westminster, London, England

Movies for Chris Blackwell...

Marley
Title: Marley
Character: Self
Released: April 20, 2012
Type: Movie
Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Directed by Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), MARLEY is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best.
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Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul
Title: Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul
Character: Self
Released: February 18, 2011
Type: Movie
This is the never-before-told story of one of the most influential artists ever to come out of Jamaica, Toots Hibbert. It features intimate new performances and interviews with Toots, rare archive from throughout his career, and interviews with contemporaries and well-known admirers including Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Jimmy Cliff, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Marcia Griffiths and Paolo Nutini.
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Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records
Title: Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records
Character: Self
Released: June 5, 2009
Type: Movie
Documentary telling the colourful story of Island Records, the Jamaican-founded record label built by maverick boss Chris Blackwell which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009.
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John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad
Title: John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
This honest and often blackly hilarious film shows Martyn at home in Ireland, during the lead-up to and aftermath of an operation to have one of his legs amputated below the knee. Contributors include sometime collaborator and buddy Phil Collins, the late Robert Palmer, Ralph McTell, Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, fellow hellraiser bassist Danny Thompson, John's ex-wife Beverley Martyn and younger generation fan Beth Orton. We see a man incapable of compromising his creative vision, from his folk club roots in the Sixties, through a career of continuous musical experimentation. Along the way there is a surreal roll-call of accidents and incidents, including a collision with a cow
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Rebel Music - The Bob Marley Story
Title: Rebel Music - The Bob Marley Story
Character: Self
Released: February 14, 2001
Type: Movie
Profile of the life and music of the legendary reggae singer.
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Inside 'Dr. No'
Title: Inside 'Dr. No'
Character: Self
Released: May 16, 2000
Type: Movie
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film Dr. No.
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Classic Albums: Bob Marley & the Wailers - Catch a Fire
Title: Classic Albums: Bob Marley & the Wailers - Catch a Fire
Character: Self
Released: April 11, 2000
Type: Movie
The Wailers, featuring the legendary Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, became the most influential band in the history of Reggae music. "Catch a Fire," their first Island album, released in 1973, introduced them to an international rock audience. The principal figures in the creation of the album tell the story of how this record was designed to "cross-over." The program features a unique interview and performance with Bunny Wailer, rare archive interviews with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh and contributions in words and music from many of those who performed, Rare home movies of the Wailers in Jamaica, unseen footage lots more.
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Ian Fleming: 007's Creator
Title: Ian Fleming: 007's Creator
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
John Cork and his compatriots from the Ian Fleming Foundation, who have created outstanding documentaries for most of MGM's 007 DVDs, provide a fine overview of the life and times of James Bond's creator. Rather than using voice-over narrative, Cork and company tell this story entirely through the recollections of Fleming's family, friends and colleagues, combining new interviews with archival footage (including conversations with Fleming himself).
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Ken Adam: Designing Bond
Title: Ken Adam: Designing Bond
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
A look at the Oscar-winning production designer.
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Title: Classic Albums
Character: Self
Released: April 14, 1997
Type: TV
A documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music.
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Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
Title: Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
They have raged on for forty years, cutting a swath across continents and lighting the fuse of revolutionary thought. From the pressure-cooker ghettos of England to the mighty gates of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, one band has forged an enduring legacy. This is their story.