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Opens Friday at theaters everywhere; rated PG for mild action and some rude humor; 98 minutes. Full points to Sandra Bullock for trying something different within the romantic-comedy framework, even if it's a jaw-dropping disaster like this one. ... Full Article
Filmmaker Jeffrey Levy- Hinte gets "Soul Power" underway and chugging with swift economy, plunging the audience into the chaotic preparation for the three-day music festival, which, like the fight itself, was hanging by a slender financial thread (made even more... ... Full Article
Hey, everyone. Sorry about not having any reviews for you last week, but my prep work for and travels to Comic-Con 2009 basically wrecked my writing time. ... Full Article
Pure pleasure. I've heard the arguments against this out-of-the-vault concert film, capturing the frantic planning and glorious execution (financed by Liberian investors) of the three-day music festival "Zaire '74." ... Full Article
Featuring James Brown, Bill Withers, The Spinners, Celia Cruz and the Fania All-stars, The Crusaders and Sister Sledge. Directed by Jeffrey Levy-Hinte. 93 minutes. Cineplex Odeon Canada Square. 14A In the final scene in the superb concert documentary Soul Power... ... Full Article
'Soul Power' -- 4 stars
chicagotribune.com –
2009-07-22
Here's pure pleasure. I've heard the arguments against "Soul Power," the new out-of-the-vault concert film opening in Chicago Friday. It capturing the frantic planning and glorious execution (financed by Liberian investors) of the three-day music festival "Zaire '74." ... Full Article
Capone has a rockin' good time talking to SOUL POWER director Jeffrey Levy-Hinte!!!
aintitcool.com –
2009-07-21
Hey folks. Capone in Chicago here, flying to San Diego where I'm about to take on five days (well, four days and a very weak Sunday) of Comic-Con some of the most fun I'll ever have working my ass off. ... Full Article
Film Review: Soul Power
mirror.co.uk –
2009-07-15
Cert 12A, 92mins, 3/5 After more than 30 years in legal limbo, one of soul's most celebrated concerts finally sees the light of day. Staged in Kinshasa just before Muhammad Ali and George Foreman fought their rumble in the jungle,... ... Full Article
Classic, colorful carousels
sfgate.com –
2009-07-12
Today's cover story is an ode to the classic wooden carousels in the Bay Area - we've got six. See Peter Hartlaub's story and some great photos on Page 12. ... Full Article
'Soul Power': the Ali-Foreman fight soundtrack
sfgate.com –
2009-07-12
Jeffrey Levy-Hinte didn't attend Zaire '74 but as the "When We Were Kings" editor combed through footage from the music festival that preceded Muhammad Ali and George Foreman's famed "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match he knew it contained another... ... Full Article