★★★★☆ In half a century of existence, The Who have had a consistent presence in cinema. Aside from their theatrical projects Tommy (1975) and Quadrophenia (1979), their history has also been chronicled in documentaries such as The Kids Are Alright (1979) and Amazing Journey (2007). This new documentary looks at the men behind the band, Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp. Aspiring filmmakers who initially saw managing a rock band as a back door into the film business, the film follows their and the band's journey to stardom, and the many implosions along the way. The story of two young men who, in some ways inadvertently, built rock history as they went along, is both charming and fascinating.
- 5/17/2015
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
And now for yet another documentary feature set in the world of art. Nope, we’re not following another globe-trotting photo-journalist. This is in the world of music, rock n’ roll, to be precise. We’re heading back over fifty years, when the Beatles ruled the pop charts. Seems that another quartet were becoming pop icons beside the “fab four”. As the years have passed, both groups have been whittled down to duos. I’m referring to The Who, but this film’s title doesn’t profile anybody at the footlights, smashing up their instruments. No, it’s about the unlikely pair behind the pandemonium. They might sound like an old vaudeville team to rival Bud and Lou, but those rock standards might never have become a part of our lives without Lambert & Stamp.
In swinging mod, mad London of the early 1960’s, two fledging film makers had a unique...
In swinging mod, mad London of the early 1960’s, two fledging film makers had a unique...
- 5/7/2015
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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English Rock Band The Who. Going up to Manchester on the train. Left is Chris Stamp (brother of Terence Stamp) who was the business manager. and Kit Lambert Manager (producer on the album Tommy). 1966.
Sony Pictures Classics has released the official trailer and poster for their upcoming documentary Lambert & Stamp, about The Who and their visionary managers Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp. The film opens in NY and La on April 3rd and expands nationally in the following weeks.
The film had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. In his review, Rob Nelson (Variety) wrote, “James D. Cooper’s impeccably directed debut is a definitive screen bio of the Who and its-rock operatic rise.”
“Cooper tells a full-bodied story in this fast-paced two hours, harnessing the chaotic energy of two men who generated a whirl of unconventional ideas and strategies,” stated David Rooney...
English Rock Band The Who. Going up to Manchester on the train. Left is Chris Stamp (brother of Terence Stamp) who was the business manager. and Kit Lambert Manager (producer on the album Tommy). 1966.
Sony Pictures Classics has released the official trailer and poster for their upcoming documentary Lambert & Stamp, about The Who and their visionary managers Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp. The film opens in NY and La on April 3rd and expands nationally in the following weeks.
The film had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. In his review, Rob Nelson (Variety) wrote, “James D. Cooper’s impeccably directed debut is a definitive screen bio of the Who and its-rock operatic rise.”
“Cooper tells a full-bodied story in this fast-paced two hours, harnessing the chaotic energy of two men who generated a whirl of unconventional ideas and strategies,” stated David Rooney...
- 3/17/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"There is no better dinner date than Chris Stamp," says James D. Cooper, whose debut documentary Lambert & Stamp premiered earlier this week at the Sundance Film Festival. The film feels like a night hanging out with the legendary Who manager – a juicy meal complete with gossip, anecdotes and insider intel.
Read Eddie Vedder's Movie Tribute to The Who
Shot primarily in stark black and white, the film – which resembles mod London – unpacks the idiosyncratic connection between an unlikely duo: the posh Lambert, son of a classical composer, and the blue-collar Stamp,...
Read Eddie Vedder's Movie Tribute to The Who
Shot primarily in stark black and white, the film – which resembles mod London – unpacks the idiosyncratic connection between an unlikely duo: the posh Lambert, son of a classical composer, and the blue-collar Stamp,...
- 1/24/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Cary Elwes is set to make his directorial debut on a presently untitled biopic of Kit Lambert, the famed rock impresario and manager of The Who.
Lambert discovered The Who when he was trying to make a film about a young London band. He and Chris Stamp pushed Townshend to take The Who into more experimental avenues, the result is seminal rock opera album Tommy,which became the 1975 Ken Russell film.
Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey have reportedly read Pat Gilbert's script and will contribute biographical details, while Orian Williams will produce. Shooting aims to kick off late Spring in the United Kingdom.
Source: THR...
Lambert discovered The Who when he was trying to make a film about a young London band. He and Chris Stamp pushed Townshend to take The Who into more experimental avenues, the result is seminal rock opera album Tommy,which became the 1975 Ken Russell film.
Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey have reportedly read Pat Gilbert's script and will contribute biographical details, while Orian Williams will produce. Shooting aims to kick off late Spring in the United Kingdom.
Source: THR...
- 12/16/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Cary Elwes is set to make his directorial debut on a presently untitled biopic of Kit Lambert, the famed rock impresario and manager of The Who.
Lambert discovered The Who when he was trying to make a film about a young London band. He and Chris Stamp pushed Townshend to take The Who into more experimental avenues, the result is seminal rock opera album Tommy,which became the 1975 Ken Russell film.
Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey have reportedly read Pat Gilbert's script and will contribute biographical details, while Orian Williams will produce. Shooting aims to kick off late Spring in the United Kingdom.
Source: THR...
Lambert discovered The Who when he was trying to make a film about a young London band. He and Chris Stamp pushed Townshend to take The Who into more experimental avenues, the result is seminal rock opera album Tommy,which became the 1975 Ken Russell film.
Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey have reportedly read Pat Gilbert's script and will contribute biographical details, while Orian Williams will produce. Shooting aims to kick off late Spring in the United Kingdom.
Source: THR...
- 12/16/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Cary Elwes has long been developing Elvis & Nixon has his directorial debut - a project about the famous meeting between The King and the president - but now it looks as though a different music-themed project could potentially be taking its place. The actor best known for playing Westley in Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride has signed a deal to direct an upcoming biopic about Kit Lambert, the famed manager of The Who. THR says that the script has been written by Pat Gilbert and after letting Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey read it they agreed to assist the project with "biographical details" and will also contribute to the movie's soundtrack. During his career Lambert was credited with inspiring the English band to try working with a more experimental sound, which in turn led to the creation of the rock opera Tommy. In addition to The Who, the manager...
- 12/15/2012
- cinemablend.com
Want to see a biopic about the manager of The Who, directed by Cary Elwes? As you wish. That’s exactly the project that the former Westley has chosen to be his first directorial project. He’s teaming up with producer Orian Williams (who notably produced the fantastic Ian Curtis biopic “Control,” and has projects based on the lives of Jeff Buckley ("Mystery White Boy") and Jack Kerouac ("Big Sur") on their way to the screen) to tell the story of Kit Lambert – the man who discovered The Who and made them one of the most famous rock bands of all time. Apparently both Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey have read the script, approve, and are on board to contribute biographical details and allow the use of their music in the film. The script has been penned by Pat Gilbert who used to edit the British music magazine Mojo, who...
- 12/14/2012
- by Joe Cunningham
- The Playlist
Many know Cary Elwes from his turns as Westley in The Princess Bride, Jerry in Liar Liar, Dr. Gordon in Saw or Robin Hood, man in tights. But now the actor is looking to get behind the camera with a film set in the world of rock and roll. THR has learned that Elwes is looking to make his directorial debut with a film about the life and death of Kit Lambert (right), the manager of the seminal rock band The Who. Band members and rock legends Pete Townsend and Roger Daltry approved the script and are clearing their song library to power Lambert's tale, as he discovered The Who while trying to make a film about a band. Lambert also worked with artists like Jimi Hendrix, but it sounds like this story will follow Lambert and his work with The Who almost exclusively. But this isn't going to be...
- 12/14/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
1.) Amber Heard has joined Kevin Costner and Haliee Steinfeld in the McG-directed actioner Three Days to Kill. Scripted by Luc Besson (Taken, The Professional) and Adi Hasak, the film centers on a drying Secret Service agent (Costner) who decides to retire in order to reconnect with his daughter (Steinfeld). He takes an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for doing one last assignment, although the drug turns out to have some hallucinatory side effects. Heard will play the woman who makes him this offer. Variety 2.) The Departed screenwriter William Monahan has been called in by Paramount to do a re-write on the Mark Wahlberg vehicle American Desperado. The true crime story tells of Jon Roberts getting rich off smuggling cocaine into the U.S. Wahlberg has been developing the project since 2008, while Peter Berg was attached to direct at one point. Berg and Wahlberg just wrapped Lone Survivor,...
- 12/14/2012
- by Kevin Blumeyer
- Rope of Silicon
The life -- and death -- of Kit Lambert, famed rock impresario and manager of The Who, is coming to the big screen with all the music and drama that entails -- courtesy of producer Orian Williams and actor Cary Elwes, who will be making his directorial debut, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The filmmakers are targeting late spring 2013 to start principal photography in the U.K. Both Pete Townsend and Roger Daltry have read the script and are on board to contribute biographical details, as well as one kick-ass Who soundtrack that is something of a soundtrack to the '60s and
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- 12/14/2012
- by Merle Ginsberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Onstage at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena on Saturday night, The Who's Roger Daltrey saluted Chris Stamp -- one of the two early managers that launched the group's success -- as a man "without whom we wouldn't be the band we were." Stamp -- who not only co-managed The Who with the late Kit Lambert but also co-founded the group's Track Records label and executive produced most of its albums and film projects starting in 1968, died from cancer on Saturday at the age of 70 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Daltrey went on to say that Stamp
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- 11/25/2012
- by Gary Graff, Billboard
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Pete Townshend claims Sir Mick Jagger has an ''ample c**k''. The 67-year-old rocker admits he once wanted to ''f**k'' the Rolling Stones star and was ''jealous'' when he thought their co-manager Kit Lambert was having an affair with him. Writing in his memoir 'Who I Am', he said: ''I felt a little jealous. Mick is the only man I've ever seriously wanted to f**k. He was wearing loose pyjama-style pants without underwear; as he leaned back I couldn't help noticing the outline of his ample c**k lying against the inside of his leg. ''From then on, I encouraged the band to arrange...
- 9/28/2012
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Pete Townshend claims Sir Mick Jagger has an 'ample c**k'. The 67-year-old rocker admits he once wanted to 'f**k' the Rolling Stones star and was 'jealous' when he thought their co-manager Kit Lambert was having an affair with him. Writing in his memoir 'Who I Am', he said: 'I felt a little jealous. Mick is the only man I've ever seriously wanted to f**k. He was wearing loose pyjama-style pants without underwear; as he leaned back I couldn't help noticing the outline of his ample c**k lying against the inside of his leg. 'From then on, I encouraged the band to arrange our equipment for maximum effect, especially onstage or in photographs.' Mick's penis has been the subject...
- 9/28/2012
- Monsters and Critics
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