The Sundance Institute and Picturehouse Cinemas have announced that Edgar Wright’s debut documentary The Sparks Brothers will open the 2021 edition of Sundance Film Festival: London on July 29th.“I was just 5 years old when I was hypnotised by Ron & Russell Mael (collectively Sparks) staring at me from the telly on a 1979 episode […]
Focus Features acquires Edgar Wright’s The Sparks Brothers
Sundance darling The Sparks Brothers has found a home with Focus Features. The documentary received rave reviews from critics and audiences and will now see a wide release through the distribution company. The Sparks Brothers offer a look at siblings Ron and Russell Mael, the duo that makes up the enigmatic rock-pop duo known as […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – The Sparks Brothers
The Sparks Brothers, 2021.Directed by Edgar Wright.SYNOPSIS:How can one rock band be successful, underrated, hugely influential, and criminally overlooked all at the same time? Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron and Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.As endearingly, fawningly nerdy as […]
The Most Anticipated Films of Sundance 2021
EJ Moreno discusses his must-see movies from this year’s Sundance… Every year, the Sundance Film Festival kicks off the year with a gang of new films and fresh faces in the world of filmmaking. This year is no different, even if the festival itself is changing. For the first time, Sundance will be held virtually, […]
