of interviewees from sex pistols stevejones to weird al yankovic and richly illustrated with stills, clips and stop motion animation, wright lovingly documents sparks s century straddling career, that has spawned 25 albums and seen the maels, whose musical annette recently opened the cannes film festival, crossed paths with everyone from todd rundgren to jacques tati. with such rich history to mine, it s unsurprising that this documentary seems at time to be a grand work of comic fantasy an elaborate hoax by a film maker with a sharp eye for a gag and a keen ear for a well placed pop tune a perfect fit for ron and russell. but what s most impressive is that the sparks brothers manages both to unpack and to preserve the air of mystery that s long surrounded the duo, creating a film that s every bit as dazzling as its subjects. the sparks brothers is in cinemas now. that s it for this week. thanks for watching the film review.
film dreams and insanely challenging concert tours, wright s energetic ode to sparks marries exhaustively researched archaeology with the sugar rush thrill of a heady teenage fan letter. aided by a bewildering array of interviewees from sex pistols stevejones to weird al yankovic and richly illustrated with stills, clips and stop motion animation, wright lovingly documents sparks s century straddling career, that has spawned 25 albums and seen the maels, whose musical annette recently opened the cannes film festival, crossed paths with everyone from todd rundgren to jacques tati. with such rich history to mind, it s unsurprising that this documentary seems at time to be a grand work of comic fantasy an elaborate hoax by a film maker with a sharp eye for a gag and a keen ear for a well placed pop tune a perfect fit for ron and russell. but what s most impressive is that the sparks brothers manages both to unpack and to preserve
with a bunch of musicians. ..eventually, the conversation will go to sparks. i ll leave you with news of another new documentary, this one from edgar wright, director of shaun of the dead, baby driver and the forthcoming last night in soho. in the sparks brothers, wright charts the stranger than fiction tale of ron and russell mael. we are sparks. dude. ..joint creators of one of pop s most enduringly indefinable and hugely influential enigmas. from experimental american art rock projects, to breakthrough uk chart hits, outlandish film dreams and insanely challenging concert tours, wright s energetic ode to sparks marries exhaustively researched archaeology with the sugar rush thrill of a heady teenage fan letter. aided by a bewildering array of interviewees from sex pistols stevejones to weird al yankovic and richly illustrated with stills, clips and stop motion animation, wright lovingly documents sparks s