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November 24, 2019 to November 26, 2019

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

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Title – Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool ()

Rating   (Not Rated)

Length

115 Minutes

Cast

Miles Davis (archival footage) and many more in alphabetical order but first name: Ashley Kahn, Betty Davis, Carl Lumbly, Carlos Santana, Cheryl Davis, Erin Davis, Flea, Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Cobb, Jimmy Heath, Juliette Gr, Lee Konitz, Quincy Jones, Ron Carter, Stanley Crouch, Wayne Shorter

Genre

Documentary

Director

Stanley Nelson

Showtimes

To Be Determined

Movie Synoposis

Miles Davis: Horn player, bandleader, innovator. This documentary feature explores archival photos and home movies shot by Miles and his colleagues, his manuscripts and Miles’ original paintings, to explore the man behind the music.

“Kind of Blue? This riveting new documentary will make you be as cool as the man it’s about. Miles Davis: horn player, bandleader, innovator. Elegant, intellectual, vain. Callous, conflicted, controversial. Magnificent, mercurial. Genius. The very embodiment of cool. The man with a sound so beautiful it could break your heart. The central theme of Miles Davis’s life was his restless determination to break boundaries and live life on his own terms. It made him a star. For the people who loved him most, it also made him incredibly difficult to live with. Again and again, in music and in life, Miles broke with convention—and when he thought his work came to represent a new convention, he changed it again. Miles’s bold disregard for tradition, his clarity of vision, his relentless drive, and constant thirst for new experiences made him an inspiring collaborator to fellow musicians and a cultural icon to generations of listeners. It made him an innovator in music—from bebop to “cool jazz,” modern quintets, orchestral music, jazz fusion, rock ’n’ roll, and even hip-hop. Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, studio outtakes, and rare photos, MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL tells the story of a truly singular talent and unpacks the man behind the horn.—Ken Eisen, Prime Cuts, Maine Public Radio”

“As someone who’s absorbed bits and pieces of the Miles Davis story over the years but never felt like I had the big picture, I found “Birth of the Cool” to be intensely gratifying. Nelson is a filmmaker with a sixth sense for how to nudge history into the present.—Owen Gleiberman, VARIETY”

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