The new HBO documentary Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown traces the singer's career through the words of writers, musicians and former employees.

James Brown was a man with an instinct for the spotlight and, Boseman's performance aside, it's a shame this film doesn't share that gift. WERTHEIMER: Kenneth Turan reviews movies for MORNING ...

In Tate Taylor's subtly extraordinary James Brown biopic Get On Up, Chadwick Boseman plays the man who, seemingly just by willing it to be so, became the Godfather of Soul. Get On Up isn't a ...

The film, which comes out on August 1, traces Brown’s life from growing up in the rural south to his late career in the 1980s and ‘90s. The Vietnam War, Little Richard, and Mick Jagger—one ...

The film starred Chadwick Boseman as James Brown, the “Godfather of Soul,” whose career spanned six decades and left an indelible mark on R&B, rock n’ roll, soul, funk and hip hop.

HBO will debut Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown, a new documentary about the Godfather of Soul directed by Oscar winner Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) and produced by Mick Jagger. The ...

His attention to detail paid off in his last film, “42,” where Boseman earned critical acclaim for his role as Jackie Robinson. But, he said portraying James Brown was a different test of will.

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown is the second film about the Godfather of Soul to be released in the past six months. But while Get on Up used Chadwick Boseman and other actors and narrative ...

It is produced by Inaudible Films, which produced Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown and is working on docs about Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Lee Lewis, in association with Polygram Entertainment.

The Brown documentary was produced with the cooperation of the James Brown Estate’s owner and custodian, Primary Wave. In a 2022 press release announcing Say It Loud, Jagger discussed the ...