It looks like Searching for Sugar Man has the momentum heading into the final Oscar stretch… The critically acclaimed documentary about Mexican American musician Sixto Rodriguez, who has been dubbed “the greatest rock star who never was,” earned the film’s … Continue reading
Searching for Sugar Man continues to rock up the award nominations… Malik Bendjelloul’s film about 70-year-old Mexican American singer Rodriguez has received a DGA Award nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries by the Directors Guild of America. The film, … Continue reading
Rodriguez isn’t just a hit in South Africa and the United States… The 70-year-old Mexican American singer, or at least the film about him, has been heralded by one film critics group in Canada. The Vancouver Film Critics Circle has … Continue reading
Rodriguez’s Searching For Sugar Man has picked up its latest awards… The documentary, written and directed by Malik Benjelloul, was named best feature over the weekend at the International Documentary Association Awards. Searching for Sugar Man, which tells the story … Continue reading
Searching for Sugar Man is continuing to gain momentum in its quest to land an Oscar nomination… The moving film about Mexican American folk singer Rodriguez, who has been dubbed the greatest ’70s U.S. rock icon who never was, has … Continue reading
The documentary about ’70s singer/songwriter Rodríguez continues to garner praise this awards season… Following its best documentary feature nod from the International Documentary Association, the Producers Guild of America has selected Searching for Sugar Man as a nominee for its … Continue reading
Malik Bendjelloui‘s Searching for Sugar Man is one step closer to landing an Oscar nomination… The documentary about singer-songwriter Rodriguez, dubbed the greatest ’70s U.S. rock icon who never was, is one of five nominees for best documentary feature by … Continue reading
They’re really searching for Sixto Rodriguez in the Land Down Under… The 72-year-old Mexican American folk musician, who returned to the spotlight after being the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man, has landed three albums in the … Continue reading
Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film will be taking flight in Los Angeles this June… The 63-year-old Spanish filmmaker’s “light, very light comedy” I’m So Excited, which will open in New York and LA in late June, will have it’s North American … Continue reading
Sixto Rodriguez, the Searching for Sugar Man subject, isn’t the only over-60 musician with the last name Rodriguez still going strong. Silvio Rodriguez, the noted Cuban singer-songwriter, will be touring Costa Rica, Bolivia and Peru in April. The 66-year-old musician, … Continue reading