Searching for Sugar Man

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Malik Bendjelloul

Director / Producer
Simon Chinn

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SXSW: 'I'm an Overpaid Stripper,' Declares Depeche Mode Frontman Dave Gahan
6:30 pm PDT 3/13/2013
- Shirley Halperin
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The influential band's first major interview in advance of new album "Delta Machine" (out March 26 on Columbia) is a standing-room only affair at South By Southwest. READ MORE
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SXSW: 10 Must-See Music Movies
10:00 am PST 3/7/2013
- Tatiana Siegel
- Mitch Myers
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The best of the fest's film slate includes docs about Green Day, the Beatles' secretary, blues greats and renegades of funk. Also on tap: an engrossing narrative feature about a Belfast record store. READ MORE
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'Searching for Sugar Man' Wins Oscar, and More Praise for Rodriguez
6:30 am PST 2/25/2013
- Phil Gallo, Billboard
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In 85 years of the Academy Awards, only a handful of music-oriented films have won the documentary prize. READ MORE
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Oscars 2013: 'Jaws' Theme as Play-Out Music Proves Divisive
8:50 pm PST 2/24/2013
- Shirley Halperin
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Using the John Williams-composed piece as a sonic cane irked some and delighted others on social media. READ MORE
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Behind the Scenes of THR's 'Searching for Sugar Man' Photo Shoot
12:56 pm PST 2/19/2013
- THR Staff
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Musician Sixto Rodriguez and director Malik Bendjelloul stopped by our THR office to share some background on their documentary. READ MORE
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'Sugar Man' Director on His Journey from Swedish TV to Oscars (Video)
12:42 pm PST 2/19/2013
- Scott Feinberg
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Malik Bendjelloul spent years making short docs for Swedish TV before a backpacking trip across Africa led him to the amazing story of Rodriguez. READ MORE
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'Sugar Man' Director's Journey from Swedish TV to Oscars
12:43 pm PST 2/17/2013
- THR Staff
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Documentary filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul and Sixto Rodriguez join THR's awards analyst Scott Feinberg to discuss their Oscar nominated movie. READ MORE
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Finding 'Sugar Man': Rodriguez Reflects on a Crazy Year with a Hollywood Ending (Video)
5:19 pm PST 2/16/2013
- Scott Feinberg
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THR catches up with singer Rodriguez on the eve of the 85th Academy Awards, at which 'Searching for Sugar Man' is widely expected to win the best doc Oscar. READ MORE
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A Few Minutes With Feinberg: Oscar's Dark Horses (Video)
2:19 pm PST 2/15/2013
- Scott Feinberg
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THR's awards analyst Scott Feinberg urges people to take a second look at the best director, actress, foreign language and documentary feature Oscar categories. READ MORE
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Finding 'Sugar Man': Rodriguez Reflects on a Crazy Year with a Hollywood Ending
12:16 pm PST 2/15/2013
- THR Staff
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Musician Sixto Rodriguez shares what it was like to be the subject of Malik Bendjelloul's documentary. READ MORE
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'Searching for Sugar Man' Star Rodriguez to Play Coachella, Glastonbury
9:45 pm PST 1/16/2013
- Shirley Halperin
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The formerly reclusive troubadour will take the stage at two of the world's biggest music festivals in the coming months. READ MORE
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Oscar Doc Contender 'Searching for Sugar Man' Passes $1 Million in Scandinavia
1:25 am PST 12/17/2012
- Scott Roxborough
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The documentary follows Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul's quest to discover the story of 70s singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez. READ MORE
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'Searching for Sugar Man' Named Best Feature at the IDA Documentary Awards
10:30 pm PST 12/7/2012
- Gregg Kilday
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"How to Survive a Plague's" David France receives the Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Filmmaker Award. READ MORE
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'Searching For Sugarman' Trailer
4:22 pm PDT 10/25/2012
- Daniel Reynoso
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Two men begin a global search for their music idol Sugar Man in 'Searching for Sugarman'. READ MORE
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'Central Park Five' and 'Searching for Sugarman' Earn IDA Nominations
9:44 am PDT 10/22/2012
- Gregg Kilday
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The International Documentary Association has also nominated "The Invisible War," "Queen of Versailles" and "Women With Cows." READ MORE
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Searching for Sugar Man: Sundance Film Review
2:48 am PST 1/20/2012
- Justin Lowe
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Failed in the U.S. but a success in apartheid-era South Africa, Rodriquez's story is a musical journey. READ MORE
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