In 1976, Bob Marley was the most famous person in Jamaica. He was also a marked man. The star had agreed to play a free concert dubbed “Smile Jamaica.” He’d even written a theme song for the event. Though the show was conceived as a way to quell the rising tide of violence over the island nation’s precarious political state, Marley’s involvement made many think that it was his way of tacitly endorsing the People’s National Party over the more conservative Jamaica Labour Party. Two days before the concert,...
- 2/8/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Only thirty-six at the time of his death from cancer in 1981, many of his fans weren’t even born when he died, but that hasn’t stopped a generation from connecting to the message of musician Bob Marley. Marley has basically become the kind of icon to today’s youth that Jim Morrison was a couple of decades ago. They wear T shirts and backpacks which feature Marley smoking a ridiculously exaggerated joint that unfortunately now forms the basis of his cultural significance rather than his music, but the new documentary Marley remedies that, giving us an in-depth portrait of the man behind the image. Bob Marley’s many fans all over the world should appreciate this long and thorough documentary that’s the final word on the pioneering reggae artist. Marley is an exhaustive parade of concert and candid footage, rare photos, and interviews with contemporaries, family members, former...
- 4/20/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 50 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the new Bob Marley documentary “Marley,” which is the definitive life story of the beloved king of reggae! The film opens on April 20, 2012 from Magnolia Pictures.
“Marley,” which was made with the support of the Marley family, features Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Rita Marley, Cedella Marley, Lee Perry, Chris Blackwell, Cindy Breakspeare, Neville Garrick, Bunny Wailer, The Wailers, Lee Jaffe, Carlton Fraser, Judy Mowatt and Junior Marvin from Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald (“The Last King of Scotland”).
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“Marley,” which was made with the support of the Marley family, features Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Rita Marley, Cedella Marley, Lee Perry, Chris Blackwell, Cindy Breakspeare, Neville Garrick, Bunny Wailer, The Wailers, Lee Jaffe, Carlton Fraser, Judy Mowatt and Junior Marvin from Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald (“The Last King of Scotland”).
To win your free passes to the advance Chicago screening of “Marley” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, get interactive with our unique Hookup technology directly below. That’s it! This advance screening is on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in Chicago. The more social actions you complete below,...
- 4/5/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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