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Eleanor (1463 KP) rated Daisy Jones & the Six in Books

Jan 2, 2020

Superb as an Audio-book

A brilliantly narrated audiobook with a full cast creating an immersive experience. Listening to this came across as you would expect a very well produced radio documentary into the history of a significant band.

Following the rise and the split of a 70s band, we get multiple POVs from band members and those around them recounting the history of the band. It was all very believable, almost too much to the point that it was rather predictable because it so easily could be true. I’m not sure this would have done much for me if I’d read the book but it would of certainly of been a unique reading experience; I was easily caught up in the audiobook.

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ClareR (5996 KP) Jan 5, 2020

Greatest Hits by Laura Barnett was a fictional book about a band/ singer - I don’t know whether you’ve read it? A singer called Kathryn Williams recorded all the songs into an album with the authors blessing - the book was fantastic! It was about the rise of a band and their inevitable fall. Each chapter began with the lyrics of the song, and being the geek that I am, I listened to the song on Spotify 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

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Eleanor (1463 KP) Jan 5, 2020

No I haven't read that, but it sounds like fun to be able to listen to the songs along the way 😊

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Erika (17789 KP) rated McMillions in TV

Apr 25, 2020

McMillions

2020 | Crime, Documentary

9.3

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I am so glad HBO unlocked some of it's contents. It's no secret I love crime documentaries, it's the majority of television that I watch.
This doc was a first hand account by FBI agents, and the 'winners' of the McDonald's Monopoly game. Agent Mathews was my favorite, he was straight up hilarious. I may have found some of it funnier than most, mainly because in the first ep he complains about healthcare fraud, which is actually the field I work in. FBI agents do not like it in general because it takes forever to prove, speaking from personal interactions with agents.
It was interesting that the 'winners' and other people involved actually participated. It made for a rounded documentary.

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Residente by Residente

4.5 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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Residente is the debut solo album from Puerto Rican singer of same name, released on March 31, 2017,...

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Tarkovsky: Films, Stills, Polaroids and Writings

Lothar Schirmer, Andrei Tarkovsky and Hans-Joachim Schlegel

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Andrei Tarkovsky was a Russian filmmaker, writer, film editor and film theorist. He directed the...

Tar Wars: Oil, Environment and Alberta's Image

Geo Takach

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Tar Wars offers a critical inside look at how leading image-makers negotiate escalating tensions...

Jim Aparo's Complete the Phantom

Daniel Herman, Dick Wood and Jim Aparo

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The great Jim Aparo, got his first big break with Charlton Comics and did stand-out work on The...

Neil Tennant recommended Cracked Actor (1975) in Movies (curated)

Cracked Actor (1975)

1975 | Biography, Documentary, Music

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"As a huge David Bowie fan who was at the last Ziggy Stardust gig – when he said he was quitting, I remember turning round to my friend and saying, “As if!” – this BBC documentary from a couple of years later felt very special. And very new. It’s the document of Bowie in America, and gets you so close. He’s so vulnerable, sniffing – obviously taking cocaine – and looks like an alien; but when talking Alan Yentob through his old tour outfits, he’s still something of a chirpy cockney lad. The film also shows the sharpness and originality of his musical mind, especially when he’s directing his amazing backing singers through their parts. It’s fascinating to see him at work as a musician"

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