Outkasts andre benjamin stars as jimi hendrix in this revealing biopic from writerdirector john ridley. All is by my side 2014 starring andre benjamin and imogen poots on dvd and bluray. All is by my side takes an approach that more musician biopics should. The reclusive outkast rapper plays the legendary jimi hendrix in the revealing biopic, directed by john ridley 12 years a slave. This jimi hendrix biopic that isnt really a biopic, aiming rather to be a portrait of the year leading up to hendrix becoming a superstar isnt so much based on a true story as it tells us before its opening frame as it is more likely based on a tweet about the graphic. All is by my side offers a wellacted alternative take on. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing jimi.
Andre benjamin and imogen poots star in the jimi hendrix biopic drama jimi. A drama based on jimi hendrixs life as he left new york city for london, where his career took off. All is by my side xlrator media 20 rated r dvd version i dont know why it took so long to make a documentary about jimi hendrix. With andre benjamin, hayley atwell, imogen poots, ruth negga. Sep 25, 2014 jimi hendrix purists itching to hear purple haze and the wind cries mary in jimi. All is by my side shines a light on a formative time in his alltoo short career, and on the women who nurtured, shaped and loved him. All is by my side starts off in the dark and smoky cheetah club in 1966. All is by my side tries to uncover what lies beneath the rocklegends exterior but is ultimately paralyzed, creating a film that doesnt quite know what its strengths are. In awe, linda asks the guitarist, who goes by jimmy. All is by my side rambling with a legend 3 out of 5 stars.
All is by my side andre benjamin hayley atwell imogen poots 2014 in 1966, an unknown guitarist named james hendrix andre benjamin leaves new york for london, changes his name to jimi and begins to make his mark in. The film, costarring hayley atwell and imogen poots, documents a year in hendrixs life from 196667 as an. All is by my side, a biopic about the musician jimi hendrix, is set in 1966, when his popularity was on the verge of exploding. All is by my side, give a listen to a collection of classic tunes covered by hendrix, including hits by the beatles, chuck berry, and cream. Darko entertainmentfreeman filmsubotica entertainment. It ostensibly covers just about one year in his life, 196667, from his discovery by keith richardss girlfriend, being brought to london, signed up with a manager, given a decent backup band, until just before his return to the united states to.
Covering the period from 196667, as the unknown guitarist tries to make his name in new york and london, this original take on the rock biopic from academy awardwinning writerdirector john ridley 12 years a slave focuses on the key. All is by my side has been delayed until september. Follows the early career of the legendary guitarist jimi hendrix, when he was first discovered by. Without the rights to use any of his songs, the portrait of the formative stages of jimi hendrixs career, jimi. Andre benjamin gives a fine performance as hendrix in a meandering biopic, but it needs the punch of great music, finds peter. Outkasts andre benjamin stars in this biopic of the rock legend.
Much of side went with a fairly soft, blurry feel, and i suspect the filmmakers did this on purpose nonetheless, the use of these visual options occurred in such. Sep 23, 2014 before seeing the andre benjaminfronted biopic jimi. All is by my side 2014 movie trailer, release date. All is by my side 2014 cast and crew in 1966, an unknown guitarist named james hendrix andre benjamin leaves new york for london, changes his name to jimi and begins to make his mark in. How much of the visual ups and downs were intentional became tough to judge, though. This is the weirdest rock biopic of all time andre benjamin makes a memorable jimi hendrix in john ridleys nearexperimental film with no hendrix songs shares. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
A drama based on jimi hendrixs life as he left new york city for. Getting a view into his motivations as an artist is a difficult challenge. Sometimes, one single scene makes a movie worth the price of admission. Much of side went with a fairly soft, blurry feel, and i suspect the filmmakers did this on purpose. Lee and i just saw the jimi hendrix biomovie all is by my side, starring andre benjamin best known as andre 3000 of the hiphop duo outkast. The film tells the story of hendrixs career beginnings, through his arrival in london, the creation of the jimi hendrix experience and the beginning of his fame after his performance at the monterey pop festival. All is by my side, is as empty as a film about george best that neglects to show. All is by my side critics consensus its uneven and it lacks the primal power of its subjects classic recordings but jimi.
Jimi hendrix purists itching to hear purple haze and the wind cries mary in jimi. The hallucinogenic visuals are good, but the intimate detail of this jimi hendrix story never quite rings. Covering a year in hendrixs life from 196667 as an unknown backup guitarist playing new yorks cheetah club to making his mark in londons music scene up until his monterey pop triumph, the film presents an intimate portrait of the sensitive young musician on the verge of becoming a rock legend. Jul 04, 2014 subscribe on youtube despite its screening at film festivals earlier this year, the release of the jimi hendrix biopic jimi. Covering a transformative year in hendrixs life from 196667, in which he went from a new york city backing musician to making his mark in londons music scene up until his monterey pop triumph, the film presents an intimate portrait of the sensitive young musician on the verge of. All is by my side at arclight cinemas on september 22, 2014 in hollywood, california. All is by my side appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2. Outkasts andre benjamin stars as jimi hendrix in this revealing biopic from academy awardwinning writerdirector john ridley. The first is linda keith imogen poots, best known at that time, reductively, as keith richards girlfriend. Imogen poots and hayley atwell costar in a film written and directed by oscar. The hallucinogenic visuals are good, but the intimate detail. All is by my side on dvd january, 2015 starring andre benjamin, hayley atwell, imogen poots, andrew buckley. Mar 15, 2014 on paper, the jimi hendrix biopic jimi. In 1966, james hendrix changes his name to jimi and makes his musical mark in london.