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Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014)

James Brown changed the face of American music forever. Abandoned by his parents at an early age, James Brown was a self-made man who became one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, not just through his music, but also as a social activist. Charting his journey from rhythm and blues to funk, MR. DYNAMITE: THE RISE OF JAMES BROWN features rare and previously unseen footage, photographs and interviews, chronicling the musical ascension of "the hardest working man in show business," from his first hit, "Please, Please, Please," in 1956, to his iconic performances at the Apollo Theater, the T.A.M.I. Show, the Paris Olympia and more.

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- Watch The Full Movie
Year
- 2014
Language
- English
Duration
- 115 mins
Director
- Alex Gibney
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Genres
- Documentary
- Music
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Roger Catlin 27 Oct 2014

There's a lot see here, including the birth of funk and some candor from the band.

Denny L 31 Jul 2015

This is a really great doc about the early life and rise to fame of James Brown. An interesting look into his career and how he "lived the gimmick" and micro - manage a lot of aspects of his career.

Lee Anne W 31 Dec 2014

Just when I thought this movie couldn't get any better, up pops Bootsy Collins. If you mostly think of James Brown in recent years, the bullfrog-bellied "Living in America" red, white, and blue suit, or the crazy-haired mug shot, then this movie will dazzle you. It's not a total whitewash, either: you can see in many examples how he was a tough sonofabitch, especially with his band. But I could have used another full hour on his ignominious fall--the guns, the violence, the jail time. Instead, it ends too abruptly in the mid-seventies (or, as Questlove calls them, "the mustache years") and then with a montage of all the modern people whom Brown influenced. More, please!

Geophrey G 04 Nov 2014

Enjoyed this and after seeing Prince on SNL Saturday, he is in many ways the heir apparent. Brown was neglected as a child which led him to behave the way he did--abusing women, screwing his band out of royalties/pay and endorsing Nixon. Madison people will enjoy the Clyde Stubblefield stuff, Boston folks the footage of Brown's concert after MLK's assassination (includes Mayor Kevin White's comments). Mick Jagger admits he cribbed many of his moves from Brown, Chuck D. et al. pay homage to "Mr. Brown"'s contributions to breakbeats & samples in hip-hop. Good stuff.

Robert Lloyd 27 Oct 2014

A documentary film on the life and times of James Brown as the times made the music and the music shaped the times, it is a long, soulful scream over an insistent funky vamp.