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Melody Makers

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Photographer Barrie Wentzel and others discuss the rise and fall of Melody Maker magazine -- the world's first weekly music publication.

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Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 12/01/2019
At times the film feels like outtakes from another, more cohesive documentary about Melody Maker's legacy. Go to Full Review Glenn Kenny New York Times 11/28/2019
[A] hardly epochal but largely pleasant documentary... Go to Full Review Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 11/27/2019
Melody Makers will make music lovers desperately wish for a time machine to return to those halcyon days. Go to Full Review Hunter Lanier Film Threat 12/17/2019
8/10
The film of almost the same name, Melody Makers, directed by Leslie Ann Coles, gives the writers and photographers of the magazine's golden era a chance to tell the stories behind the stories. Go to Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue 11/29/2019
While it's technically dry and straightforward, the film finds an agreeably nostalgic rhythm. Go to Full Review Adrian Mack Georgia Straight 07/30/2019
Although a tad threadbare in the talking-head department (here comes Eric Burdon, again), this cheerful history of the British music weekly Melody Maker has enough inside dope to maintain interest. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Leslie Ann Coles

Director

Keith Altham

Actor

Ian Anderson

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Rick Buckler

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Eric Burdon

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Dave Cousins

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Melody Makers

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Synopsis Photographer Barrie Wentzel and others discuss the rise and fall of Melody Maker magazine -- the world's first weekly music publication.
Director
Leslie Ann Coles
Producer
Leslie Ann Coles, Mark Sanders
Screenwriter
Leslie Ann Coles
Distributor
Cleopatra Entertainment
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 29, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 16, 2019
Runtime
1h 37m
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