It made me audibly express amazement twice, and only once because of his drumming. For all true ginger baker and musician and drummer fans, this is an excellently informative and extremely interesting dvd about ginger, and the many things that have happened to. Ginger baker, the drummer from cream and blind faith, has died at the age of 80. The 34th london film critics circle awards, honouring the best in film for 20, were announced by the london film critics circle on 2 february 2014. 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. The hardliving british expat now living in south africa has left a trail of scorched earth, and sublime music, behind him. Every month film forum presents a newly commissioned short, silent film on our lobby screen. Baker is a 2012 american documentary film by jay bulger about the jazz and rock drummer ginger baker. J ay bulgers boisterous rockdoc beware of mr baker 2012, curzon, 15 opens with the infamously cantankerous drummer ginger baker striking the. Jun 25, 2014 baker is also the subject of an acclaimed 20 documentary called beware of mr. May 16, 20 ginger baker in beware of mr baker it gets off to a magnificent start, with a scene of the 73yearold baker attacking the films director, jay bulger, with his walking stick and just.
Ginger baker, eric clapton, charlie watts, jack bruce. Throughout the film, the chain smoking baker appears sometimes to be put off. Credited with introducing african beats and world music to western audiences, he has become one of the most influential musicians of all time due to an unparalleled ability on the drums. Baker brought ginger bakers wild presence and career to the world of cinema. Weve also got recommendations for the next week on television, lovefilm, and new on dvd, and we discuss the online flap over the casting of ben affleck as batman. With jimmy sheirgill, neha dhupia, binnu dhillon, jaswinder bhalla. Baker trailer download video download audio mp4 avi flv m2t mpeg mkv mov wmv. Baker trailer ginger baker documentary hd check out the palm springs international film festival playlist. 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. With ginger baker, femi kuti, eric clapton, stewart copeland. Beware of mr baker, on stage at the curzon soho cinema in london.
Oct 06, 2019 bulger would call the film, released in 2012, beware of mr. The documentary about the ailingyetferocious ginger baker, the brilliant and wildly selfdestructive drummer for cream and blind faith. With baby boomers heading into retirement, theres been a bull market on biographies and documentaries about babyboomer rockstar heroes. Ginger baker in beware of mr baker it gets off to a magnificent start, with a scene of the 73yearold baker attacking the film s director, jay bulger, with his walking stick and just.
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. Jan 11, 2018 a drummer with the legendary cream and blind faith, ginger baker is as well known for his antics off stage as he is for his musicianship. If, like me, were learning the meaning of music in the 1960s when you dad wanted you to listen to classical gramophone records, the chances are. This noholdsbarred, sad, and often 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.
Baker s family said on twitter that he died sunday. Ginger baker is known for playing in cream and blind faith, but the worlds greatest drummer didnt hit his stride until 1972, when. He was renowned for his open, freestyle and critical form of comedy which contained satire, politics, religion, sex and vulgarity. An almost impossible man to be around, he allows the director unprecedented accesseven if he strikes him violently on the. We are delighted to present harsh pundits elemental. We are very sad to say that ginger has passed away peacefully in hospital.
Baker jay bulger jay bulger fisher stevens 2012 filmmaker jay bulger interviews ginger baker, legendary and often volatile drummer of the rock groups cream and blind faith. Baker 98 percent critics rating on rotten tomatoes. At home with rock n roll monster ginger baker, creams legendary scarlet maned, hellraising drummer. Nov 27, 2017 netflix won its first oscar this year, not for a feature film, but for a documentary short about syrian first responders called the white helmets. At home with rock n roll monster ginger baker, creams legendary scarletmaned, hellraising drummer. The film won several awards and was nominated for the grierson award at the 2012 london film festival. We are very sad to say that ginger has passed away peacefully in. The best documentaries hiding on netflix, according to rotten. Spend some time with rock n roll monster ginger baker, creams legendary scarletmaned, hellraising drummer.
Baker, is a documentary about ginger baker, one of the worlds greatest drummers. Jay bulger is an emmy nominated writer and director whos acclaimed work includes his first feature, beware of mr. Gonzo filmmaker jay bulger spent years getting to know ginger he has the bruises to show for it. The krakow film festival inaugurated its music film competition with an award for jay bulgers kinetic biography of ornery percussion legend ginger baker. We are very sad to say that ginger has passed away peacefully in hospital this morning.
Sep 26, 2019 creams cofounder and drummer ginger baker is critically ill in hospital, according to his family who shared the news on his official twitter account. It is a musically inspiring, multilayered and well told biography of an impetuous brave musician and his lifelong battle with destiny. Following in the tradition of searching for sugar man, jay bulgers awardwinning and frequently hilarious film features contributions from carlos santana, stewart copeland, lars ulrich and baker s cream band. Baker 20 a documentary about ginger baker, the english drummer best known for his associations with the bands cream and blind faith, a man whose artistic gifts are. Over his tumultuous career in the music industry, baker has lost as much as he has gained. Ginger baker looks back on his musical career with cream and blind faith. Bulger first met baker several years ago, while crashing at baker s south african compound to write an. But she is free spirited, spoiled, cynical and does not believe in love. Baker sno jay bulgers boisterous rockdoc beware of mr baker 2012, curzon, 15 opens with the infamously cantankerous drummer ginger baker striking the director hard across the nose with a cane, drawing blood. This noholdsbarred, sad, and hilarious portrait of the man referred to as rocks first. Man on wire 2008 life itself 2014 faces places visages, villages 2017 minding the gap 2018 three identical strangers 2018 20 feet from stardom 20 the last waltz 1978 taxi to the. Leonard alfred schneider october, 1925 august 3, 1966, better known by his stage name lenny bruce, was an american standup comedian, social critic, and satirist.
The cantankerous drummer has been ill for a while, with his family announcing via his unverified twitter account on september 25 that the baker family are sad to announce that ginger is critically ill in the hospital. Sonny is a collection agent for the rangeelay fynance company. Baker, the documentary looking at the life of ginger baker, past member of cream and blind faith. Entered films list 2014 the films listed are those which have been entered by film distributors and producers. Baker presents a cleareyed, thoroughly gripping look at one of rocks greatest and most personally problematic musicians. For several bands in the 60s and 70s, that percussive heartbeat was at the mercy of a man named ginger baker. His daughter nettie confirmed that baker died in britain but gave no other details. A refreshing aspect of this film about ginger baker. Academy awards winners, independent spirit awards winners below is our current running tally of the most honored 20 films and individuals, which will be updated daily throughout awards season december february as new nominations and awards are announced. With every smash of the drum is a man smashing through life, and smashing the filmmakers nose on the last day of filming.
Following various periods of druginduced selfdestruction and. Bulger would call the film, released in 2012, beware of mr. This story takes us from the eccentric habits to the deeply personal almost spiritual belief in music. The consensus reads, free of the hagiographic overtones that dog many documentary profiles, beware of mr.
The film s title is taken from a sign at the gate of baker s south african propertyand talk about truth in advertising. Awardwinning documentary about excream and blind faith drummer, ginger baker. To find the heartbeat of a song, many look to the skin of a pulsating drum kit. Ginger baker, creams volatile and influential drummer, dead. For beware, bulger lived with with rock legend, ginger baker in south africa where he had spent the previous decade living in seclusion. Baker online 2012 film italiano, vedere informazioni sul film completo online, trailer, sottotitoli e audio originale. When he repossesses a scooter from simmi, its love at first sight. Baker 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The six most excruciating interviews of all time television. This documentary about ginger baker, drummer for cream and blind faith, includes interviews with eric clapton, steve winwood, carlos santana and more.