Review of HBO Bee Gees documentary traces high and low points
A compact look at the Bee Gees through archival footage and 1999 interviews, charting their rise from youth to international fame, the Forties era of early hits, the 1970s disco peak, and the later years with Barry reflecting on his brothers. The film includes voices from Clapton, Lulu, and Noel Gallagher and highlights their evolving sound under Stigwood Ertegun and Mardin.
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Maurice
Everly Brothers
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Gibb
Eric Clapton
Lulu
Noel Gallagher
Liam
Oasis
Gibbs
New York
Robert Stigwood
Ahmet Ertegun
Arif Mardin
Barbra Streisand
Diana Ross
Kenny Rogers
Dolly Parton
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee review delightfully silly fun
A forgiving portrait of Paul Hogan playing a fictionalized self. The film pairs a buoyant mood with goofy gags and a farewell to the fame machine, aided by Olivia NewtonJohn John Cleese and Chevy Chase in a breezy musical number that shouts That Not a Knife.
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Mr. Dundee
Paul Hogan
Hogan
Olivia Newton-John
Chevy Chase
John Cleese
Australia
Guide-Poacher
Dean Murphy
Robert Mond
Murphy
Rachael Carpani
Wayne Knight
Nate Torrence
Lightning Jack
Flipper
Stay Tuned previews Wolfwalkers and holiday TV specials
The column notes Apple TV debuts Wolfwalkers an animated film about Robyn and Mebh and Amazon Prime Video’s YA series about nine stranded women. It mentions holiday specials including High School Musical The Holiday Special and Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas. It also highlights With Drawn Arms and Total Control as upcoming programs and reports on Renewals and cancellations in TV land.
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Wolfwalkers
Apple TV
Robyn
Ireland
Mebh
Tommie Smith
PBS
Tabernacle Choir
American Pops Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald Foundation
Ella
Vanessa Williams
Rachel Griffiths
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