The hallucinogenic visuals are good, but the intimate detail of this Jimi Hendrix story never quite rings true
‘How I helped to make Jimi Hendrix a rock’n’roll star’
A strong performance by André Benjamin, who captures the speech, stance and guitar-wielding mannerisms of Jimi Hendrix to a tee, can’t redeem 12 Years a Slave-screenwriter John Ridley’s oddly dour biopic, which struggles to capture the excitement of its subject’s breakthrough years. There’s more than a touch of Factory Girl’s staginess as Imogen Poots’s posh Linda Keith discovers Hendrix in New York and brings him to London, where he promptly shacks up with Kathy Etchingham (Hayley Atwell). The woozy soundtrack and jump-cut visuals add a touch of period hallucinogenics, but the intimate detail never rings true. Indeed the depiction of domestic violence has been decried as false by Etchingham, about whom Hendrix wrote songs such as The Wind Cries Mary,...
‘How I helped to make Jimi Hendrix a rock’n’roll star’
A strong performance by André Benjamin, who captures the speech, stance and guitar-wielding mannerisms of Jimi Hendrix to a tee, can’t redeem 12 Years a Slave-screenwriter John Ridley’s oddly dour biopic, which struggles to capture the excitement of its subject’s breakthrough years. There’s more than a touch of Factory Girl’s staginess as Imogen Poots’s posh Linda Keith discovers Hendrix in New York and brings him to London, where he promptly shacks up with Kathy Etchingham (Hayley Atwell). The woozy soundtrack and jump-cut visuals add a touch of period hallucinogenics, but the intimate detail never rings true. Indeed the depiction of domestic violence has been decried as false by Etchingham, about whom Hendrix wrote songs such as The Wind Cries Mary,...
- 10/25/2014
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
Director: John Ridley; Screenwriter: John Ridley; Starring: André Benjamin, Hayley Atwell, Imogen Poots, Ruth Negga; Running time: 118 mins; Certificate: 15
Imagine a film portrait of Jimi Hendrix without the drugs that killed him at 27 and the rock that would make him immortal. Essentially, that's what John Ridley has done (following his Oscar-winning script for 12 Years a Slave), but he's writing and directing with his hands tied since he was unable to secure the rights to the music and also faces strong opposition from Hendrix's former girlfriend Kathy Etchingham.
By focussing on a year or so where Hendrix teetered on the cusp of fame, Ridley may have thought he could get away without featuring the hits he's remembered for and bets the rest of his chips on André '3000' Benjamin. It's a losing game. The Outkast frontman mooches about in the leading role and is, like, so chilled out man, he's almost comatose.
Imagine a film portrait of Jimi Hendrix without the drugs that killed him at 27 and the rock that would make him immortal. Essentially, that's what John Ridley has done (following his Oscar-winning script for 12 Years a Slave), but he's writing and directing with his hands tied since he was unable to secure the rights to the music and also faces strong opposition from Hendrix's former girlfriend Kathy Etchingham.
By focussing on a year or so where Hendrix teetered on the cusp of fame, Ridley may have thought he could get away without featuring the hits he's remembered for and bets the rest of his chips on André '3000' Benjamin. It's a losing game. The Outkast frontman mooches about in the leading role and is, like, so chilled out man, he's almost comatose.
- 10/23/2014
- Digital Spy
Former Outkast star-turned-actor André Benjamin completely convinces as guitar legend Jimi Hendrix in this classy biopic. Writer-director John Ridley (who wrote Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave) concentrates on the years before Hendrix became famous with Imogen Poots as Linda Keith, the girl who would introduce him to manager Chas Chandler, and Hayley Atwell as the musician's long-term girlfriend. Don't expect the hits but a poignant portrait that captures the spirit of the man.
- 10/20/2014
- Sky Movies
The story goes that before Jimi Hendrix electrified audiences with his game-changing approach to rock 'n roll and blues, coupled with his flamboyant, jaw-dropping guitar technique, he was just another musician trying to pay the bills on the R&B circuit. Until one day, he was spotted by Linda Keith—girlfriend of someone you might have heard of named Keith Richards—at the Cheetah Club in New York, and putting Hendrix in touch with the right people, he was quickly launched to superstardom. It's a good story, with a rise-to-fame narrative, famous faces and, presumably, memorable songs. Yet, somehow, in Oscar-winning, "12 Years Slave" scribe John Ridley's film "All Is By My Side," which he wrote and directed, we get very little understanding of the artistry and ambition that would see one among the number of guitarists hustling for a dollar, become one of the most influential rock 'n roll musicians of all time.
- 9/25/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Smart scriptwriter John Ridley won an Oscar earlier this year for "12 Years a Slave," and now his sophomore directorial feature "Jimi: All Is By My Side," will open in the Us on September 24. Watch the stirring and, yes, sexy first trailer below. Ridley wrote and directed this Jimi Hendrix biopic starring Andre Benjamin (aka rapper/singer Andre 3000) as Hendrix and Imogen Poots as love interest Linda Keith, who met him in 1966 while dating Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. The film focuses on their relationship, Hendrix's rise in the London music scene before his death at age 27 in 1970, and the complications that arise when a new admirer (played by Hayley Atwell of "Captain America") enters the scene. "All Is By My Side" blends Ridley's interpretation of the story with archival footage of the era. XLrator Media is distributing with Open Road Films. Read our interview with Ridley on the film here.
- 7/3/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Screenwriter John Ridley won an Oscar this year for "12 Years a Slave," and now his sophomore directorial feature "Jimi: All Is By My Side," will be the opening night film at the 40th annual Seattle International Film Festival on May 15. Ridley wrote and directed this Jimi Hendrix biopic, which stars Andre Benjamin (aka rapper/singer Andre 3000) as Hendrix and Imogen Poots as love interest Linda Keith, who met him in 1966 while dating Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. The film focuses on their relationship, Hendrix's rise in the London music scene before his death at age 27 in 1970, and the complications that arise when a new admirer (played by Hayley Atwell of "Captain America") enters the scene. "All Is By My Side" blends Ridley's interpretation of the story with archival footage of the era. The film will be released theatrically this summer by XLrator Media with Open Road Films. Watch a clip below,...
- 4/21/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
In the same week -- really, the same 24 hours -- he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for "12 Years a Slave," John Ridley flew to Austin to launch into work on the pilot for ABC's "American Crime." That meant, too, he could promote "Jimi: All Is Lost," to which he referred as his "child," his baby, a film fit for the South By Southwest film conference and is creeping toward theatrical release on May. "All Is By My Side" and "12 Years a Slave" both made their debut at the Toronto International Film Festival last year; but it's the former that he wrote, directed and executive produced. Touching on one year of rocker Jimi Hendrix's early career, Ridley also had to work-around the notoriously difficult Hendrix estate, which denied the film any usage of Hendrix's recorded work, and long timeline conversations with people producing the film. I thought that...
- 3/21/2014
- Hitfix
Imogen Poots‘s face is everywhere this year. She was recently seen in That Awkward Moment, has Need for Speed opening this weekend, Filth hits the states this summer, and maybe we’ll be lucky enough to see her in Terrence Malick’s Knight of Cups before 2015. Another movie Poots co-stars in this year is writer-director John Ridley‘s Jimi: All Is by My Side. She plays the incredibly suave Linda Keith, a supporter and close friend of Jimi Hendrix (André Benjamin) in the film. Speaking with Poots at SXSW this week, I learned she clearly admires Ridley’s strict focus on their relationship as well. She spoke fondly of Jimi: All Is by My Side and, of course, a terrific French bakery in Los Angeles. Our conversation touched on plenty of other relevant subjects, too. If you’re curious about how beautiful Charlestown, West Virginia, really is, for example, read...
- 3/14/2014
- by Jack Giroux
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The story goes that before Jimi Hendrix electrified audiences with his game-changing approach to rock 'n roll and blues, coupled with his flamboyant, jaw-dropping guitar technique, he was just another musician trying to pay the bills on the R&B circuit. Until one day, he was spotted by Linda Keith—girlfriend of someone you might have heard of named Keith Richards—at the Cheetah Club in New York, and putting Hendrix in touch with the right people, he was quickly launched to superstardom. And it's a good story, with a rise-to-fame narrative, famous faces and presumably, memorable songs. Yet, somehow, in Oscar winning "12 Years Slave" scribe John Ridley's film "All Is By My Side," which he wrote and directed, we get very little understanding of the artistry and ambition that would see one among a number of guitarists hustling for a dollar, become one of the most influential rock...
- 3/13/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
After being acquired by Open Road out of the 2013 Toronto Film Festival, we haven't heard much about recent Oscar winner screenwriter John Ridley's (12 Years a Slave) All is By My Side, which takes a look at the early years of Jimi Hendrix's life with Andre Benjamin starring as the iconic musician. Today, however, we get a first look at the film in the following clip, the first of which features Benjamin alongside Imogen Poots as Linda Keith, then girlfriend of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. Hayley Atwell, Ruth Negga, Adrian Lester and Burn Gorman. Check out the clips below. sb id="892823" height="343" width="610" Jimmy James, an unknown backup guitarist, left New York City for London, England in 1966. A year later he returned as Jimi Hendrix. All Is By My Side brings authenticity and poignancy to the story of the man behind the legend, and of the people who loved and inspired him.
- 3/6/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
All Is By My Side will follow the early career of legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix, leading up to his meteoric rise to fame. The biopic stars multi-platinum recording artists Andre Benjamin, of OutKast, as the charismatic Hendrix, and has a cast that also includes Imogen Poots (Fright Night), Hayley Atwell (Captain America), and Burn Gorman (The Dark Knight Rises). John Ridley, who won an Academy Award this past Sunday for his work on the 12 Years A Slave screenplay, wrote and directed the film.
We’ve now been given our first glimpse of the film itself with this brief clip. It shoes Hendrix (Benjamin) having a conversation with Linda Keith (Poots), a beautiful young model that had dated Keith Richard of The Rolling Stones, and had a major hand in getting Hendrix discovered.
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All Is By My Side will begin its rollout overseas on May 9 in Sweden,...
We’ve now been given our first glimpse of the film itself with this brief clip. It shoes Hendrix (Benjamin) having a conversation with Linda Keith (Poots), a beautiful young model that had dated Keith Richard of The Rolling Stones, and had a major hand in getting Hendrix discovered.
Here’s the clip:
All Is By My Side will begin its rollout overseas on May 9 in Sweden,...
- 3/6/2014
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
This is the first clip and footage to be released from the Jimi Hendrix biopic, All Is By My Side. It gives us our first look at Outkast's Andre Benjamin, a.k.a. Andre 3000, as the legendary musician.
The clip features flirting with Linda Keith, played by Imogen Poots. Keith is the onetime girlfriend of Keith Richards, who inspired songs by both men. The film centers around Hendrix's recording of his Are You Experienced album.
The film was written and directed by 12 Years a Slave screenwriterJohn Ridley. It doesn't yet have a U.S. release date. The movie premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and is set to be shown at SXSW. It's gotten a lot of positive buzz, and so far has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, so it seems like a movie that could be worth checking out. ...
The clip features flirting with Linda Keith, played by Imogen Poots. Keith is the onetime girlfriend of Keith Richards, who inspired songs by both men. The film centers around Hendrix's recording of his Are You Experienced album.
The film was written and directed by 12 Years a Slave screenwriterJohn Ridley. It doesn't yet have a U.S. release date. The movie premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and is set to be shown at SXSW. It's gotten a lot of positive buzz, and so far has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, so it seems like a movie that could be worth checking out. ...
- 3/6/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Andre 3000 looks — and sounds — quite convincing as Jimi Hendrix in the first “All Is By My Side” biopic clip. If only the film had Hendrix's music. In the video, the Outkast rapper is seated next to friend Linda Keith (Imogen Poots), the legendary southpaw guitarist trying to convince her to run away with him to Monterey. Hendrix wrote “Red House” for Linda, a woman who was used to having famous musicians write songs for her: ”Keith wrote ‘Ruby Tuesday’ for me when we broke ends off,” she tells Hendrix in the clip. “I've got all these men writing...
- 3/6/2014
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Two clips from the Jimi Hendrix biopic All Is By My Side, starring Outkast's Andre Benjamin (aka Andre 3000), has surfaced online ahead of the film's SXSW screening. In the first video, Benjamin's Hendrix is shown flirting with Imogen Poots' Linda Keith, onetime girlfriend of Keith Richards, who inspired songs by both men. The two are also shown talking about going to Monterey, as Hendrix marvels at the lineup. Toronto Review: All Is by My Side In the second video, Hendrix is meeting with a prospective manager in a restaurant, who's encouraging him to go to London. "I've heard pretty
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- 3/6/2014
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The long-awaited Jimi Hendrix biopic Jimi: All Is By My Side won't see its U.S. premiere until next week at South by Southwest 2014, but Rolling Stone is giving you a first look at Andre 3000 as the guitar god in an exclusive clip today. The video features Hendrix (played by the Outkast's Mc) sitting next to friend Linda Keith (Imogen Poots) in a New York restaurant while future manager Chas Chandler (Andrew Buckley) attempts to convince him to move to London, where guitarists are playing music inspired by the blues.
- 3/6/2014
- Rollingstone.com
For a movie about rock 'n roll royalty, there hasn't been much noise about the Jimi Hendrix biopic "All Is By My Side." Not only does the movie feature Andre 3000 (aka Andre Benjamin) playing the legendary axeman, it was written by Oscar-winning "12 Years A Slave" scribe John Ridley, who directs as well (it's his sophomore feature effort; his first is the little-seen 1997 film "Cold Around The Heart"). And yet, despite all that and a Tiff premiere last fall, we haven't heard much about it. But perhaps a showing at SXSW will change that. A new clip from the movie has landed online, giving folks a first taste of Andre 3000 as Hendrix, in this scene opposite Imogen Poots, playing model and muse Linda Keith, onetime girlfriend of Keith Richards, who inspired songs from both men. The movie's existence doesn't make the Hendrix estate happy, but it steers clear of legal trouble...
- 3/5/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
In the film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's Filth, Imogen Poots plays it straight alongside James McAvoy's hideously corrupt policeman, the latest in a series of eyecatching supporting roles. So does she yearn to be the lead one day?
• Filth is on release in the UK now
• Watch James McAvoy talking about his role in Filth
Imogen Poots arranges to meet in a tea shop. The music is gentle and the air smells of pine. The decor sparkles white and the drinks sound like fairytales – Enchanted Forest, Gentle Giant, Russian Caravan. A scene from her new film, Filth, pops into my head. Detective sergeant Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy) is having rough sex with a colleague's wife; she tightens a belt around his neck as he screams at her to "cut off the gas". The cafe feels wrong. It would be tough work talking self-annihilation over a cup of Caramel Sweetheart.
• Filth is on release in the UK now
• Watch James McAvoy talking about his role in Filth
Imogen Poots arranges to meet in a tea shop. The music is gentle and the air smells of pine. The decor sparkles white and the drinks sound like fairytales – Enchanted Forest, Gentle Giant, Russian Caravan. A scene from her new film, Filth, pops into my head. Detective sergeant Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy) is having rough sex with a colleague's wife; she tightens a belt around his neck as he screams at her to "cut off the gas". The cafe feels wrong. It would be tough work talking self-annihilation over a cup of Caramel Sweetheart.
- 10/3/2013
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
John Ridley is having a good Toronto. Not only did "12 Years a Slave" leap to the top of the Oscar pack, for which he could well earn an adapted screenplay nomination, but his sophomore feature film "All Is By My Side," a smart slice-of-life from the London launch of Jimi Hendrix's career, has been acquired by Open Road. Ridley has succeeded where many have failed over the years, by making a Hendrix biopic that steers clear of cooperating with the Jimi Hendrix estate. Ridley skips Hendrix's most famous music and relies instead on early covers such as "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." The movie stars musician Andre Benjamin as an utterly convincing Hendrix at the start of his guitar-riffing career, when Keith Richard's girlfriend Linda Keith took him under her wing. Ridley makes a strong writer-director, grabbing strong performances from neophyte Benjamin and Brit actress Imogen Poots,...
- 9/13/2013
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Yes, another set of pics from Andre 3000's Jimi Hendrix project. Don't worry, we won't post them all, but I thought these were particularly crips and clear (unlike past sets) and they show him along with his co-star Hayley Atwell. Atwell plays Linda Keith who met Hendrix in 1966, as the then girlfriend of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards; they became quick friends as she was impressed with his music, and introduced him to Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham and later, producer Seymour Stein. In these images, they are said to be shooting a scene in which Hendrix and Keith are accosted by policemen as they strolled down a street, and a bit of...
- 6/27/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
In this edition of casting round-up, we have two very different films -- one’s a touching and inspiring story set in the contemporary Australian inner-city and the other is a biopic that’s been disavowed by the subject’s estate.
It’s been a few years since Christina Ricci has had a big screen leading role, but she’s set to co-star in the Australian “indigenous urban drama” “Around the Block” opposite Jack Thompson. The film, set in the aboriginal enclave of Redfern, follows “an indigenous boy who is torn between his dream of acting and following in the footsteps of his criminally minded brother.” Ricci will play an American drama teacher who inspires the boy, who’ll be played by Hunter Lochard Page. There’s been some great Australian films released in the past few years ("Animal Kingdom," "The Proposition," etc.), and we can only hope that the...
It’s been a few years since Christina Ricci has had a big screen leading role, but she’s set to co-star in the Australian “indigenous urban drama” “Around the Block” opposite Jack Thompson. The film, set in the aboriginal enclave of Redfern, follows “an indigenous boy who is torn between his dream of acting and following in the footsteps of his criminally minded brother.” Ricci will play an American drama teacher who inspires the boy, who’ll be played by Hunter Lochard Page. There’s been some great Australian films released in the past few years ("Animal Kingdom," "The Proposition," etc.), and we can only hope that the...
- 6/19/2012
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
Newcomer Ashley Charles has been cast as Keith Richards in the new Jimi Hendrix biopic All Is By My Side. The unknown British actor will star as the Rolling Stones guitarist alongside rapper Andre 3000, who plays the legendary rock star, and Hayley Atwell (Captain America) as Richards's girlfriend Linda Keith, says The Hollywood Reporter. Richards played a major role in the story of Hendrix's rise to fame. Linda Keith was reported to have discovered Hendrix performing in a nightclub before bringing him to the attention of Richards. Keith has also claimed to have given Hendrix (more)...
- 6/16/2012
- by By Paul Martinovic
- Digital Spy
Django Unchained
Jonah Hill has scored a key role in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" for The Weinstein Company.
Hill was previously eyed for the role of Scotty Harmony in the project, he's now playing another and unspecified role. [Source: Deadline]
Mad Max: Fury Road
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley ("Transformers: Dark Of The Moon") has joined the cast of George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road".
Huntington-Whiteley will play one of a group of women known as 'The Five Wives' in the film. [Source: Deadline]
All Is By My Side
British actor Ashley Charles will play Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richard in John Ridley's Jimi Hendrix biopic "All Is By My Side" currently shooting in Dublin.
Hayley Atwell (Captain America) plays Linda Keith, Keith Richards' girlfriend, who discovered Hendrix performing in a nightclub and claimed to have given Hendrix Richards' Fender Stratocaster guitar. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]...
Jonah Hill has scored a key role in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" for The Weinstein Company.
Hill was previously eyed for the role of Scotty Harmony in the project, he's now playing another and unspecified role. [Source: Deadline]
Mad Max: Fury Road
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley ("Transformers: Dark Of The Moon") has joined the cast of George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road".
Huntington-Whiteley will play one of a group of women known as 'The Five Wives' in the film. [Source: Deadline]
All Is By My Side
British actor Ashley Charles will play Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richard in John Ridley's Jimi Hendrix biopic "All Is By My Side" currently shooting in Dublin.
Hayley Atwell (Captain America) plays Linda Keith, Keith Richards' girlfriend, who discovered Hendrix performing in a nightclub and claimed to have given Hendrix Richards' Fender Stratocaster guitar. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]...
- 6/16/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
British actor Ashley Charles is set to play Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richard in "All Is By My Side," which is a Jimi Hendrix biopic starring Andre 3000 (Four Brothers) and directed by John Ridley ("Barbershop"). The film is currently shooting in Dublin. Hayley Atwell (Captain America) plays Linda Keith, Keith Richards' girlfriend, who discovered Hendrix performing in a nightclub and claimed to have given Hendrix Richards' Fender Stratocaster guitar and his demo of Tim Rose singing "Hey Joe," which became Hendrix's first hit. Meanwhile, Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) has cast the role of Osama Bin Laden in her "Zero Dark Thirty" film, which recounts the killing of the Al-Qaeda leader. At one point it was rumored that Bin Laden will not be shown in the film, but now comes word that British actor Ricky Sekhon is playing him.
- 6/16/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
British actor Ashley Charles will play Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards in Darko Entertainment's All Is By My Side, the Jimi Hendrix biopic directed by John Ridley that is shooting in Dublin. Photos: Scores That Rock: 10 Musicians Who Crossed Over to Movies Newcomer Charles joins an experienced cast including Andre 3000 as Hendrix, Imogen Poots (Fright Night) and Hayley Atwell (Captain America: The First Avenger). Atwell plays Linda Keith, Keith Richards' girlfriend, who discovered Hendrix performing in a nightclub and claimed to have given Hendrix Richards' Fender Stratocaster and his demo of Tim Rose singing "Hey Joe," which
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- 6/15/2012
- by Tim Appelo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Thanks to ComingSoon, we now have the first photos of Andre Benjamin (Aka Andrew 3000) as Jimi Hendrix on the set of the upcoming biopic, "All is By My Side." We also have shots of Hayley Atwell (Captain America: The First Avenger) as Linda Keith, the woman who discovered the music legend. Check everything out below. Plot: The new movie captures the energy, the charisma, the mind-boggling talent of a legend whose musical influence still resonates around the world today. Based on actual interviews and archival materials, .All Is By My Side. brings authenticity and poignantly reveals a Jimi Hendrix behind the legend. At its heart a love story, "All Is By My Side" is about a man growing up, falling in love and becoming Jimi. The new movie is written and directed by John Ridley, and is currently shooting in Ireland. Set Photos: (click to enlarge)...
- 5/30/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
Here's our first look at Andre Benjamin as Jimi Hendrix in the unofficial biopic currently being filmed in Ireland. All Is By My Side is being helmed by writer/director John Ridley for Darko Entertainment.
As expected when we first reported this casting, Benjamin truly looks the part. The musician has quite the filmography under his belt now, and I haven't seen anyone too upset with him taking on the role of the legendary guitarist. The bigger factor to question is Ridley, who is in his feature directorial debut and has credits mostly in comedic television writing.
In the pics from the set, we also get a look at Captain America: The First Avenger star Hayley Atwell as Linda Keith, the woman who discovered Hendrix. Not seen here, but also cast is Imogen Poots (Fright Night).
Official Movie Description: In “All Is By My Side,” there’s rock music. Then there's Jimi Hendrix.
As expected when we first reported this casting, Benjamin truly looks the part. The musician has quite the filmography under his belt now, and I haven't seen anyone too upset with him taking on the role of the legendary guitarist. The bigger factor to question is Ridley, who is in his feature directorial debut and has credits mostly in comedic television writing.
In the pics from the set, we also get a look at Captain America: The First Avenger star Hayley Atwell as Linda Keith, the woman who discovered Hendrix. Not seen here, but also cast is Imogen Poots (Fright Night).
Official Movie Description: In “All Is By My Side,” there’s rock music. Then there's Jimi Hendrix.
- 5/30/2012
- by abefroman
- GeekTyrant
Earlier this month, we gave you arundown of All is By My Side, a Jimi Hendrix sort-of biopic starring Andre “3000″ Benjamin. With production on the movie currently underway in Dublin, Ireland it was only a matter of time before someone took a picture of Benjamin in character and courtesy of Rap Radar/Cs, we have it for you above and below. Ridiculous afro aside, it appears more like a wig than actual hair, Benjamin does bare enough of a resemblance to Hendrix to make it work as a whole.
Written and directed by John Ridley, All is By My Side is not the traditional “birth to death” musician biopic; instead it’ll on the years of 1966-67 when Hendrix recorded his influential debut album in London, England. But here’s the kicker, the Hendrix Estate has denied requests to license any of the guitarist’s music for the movie. A...
Written and directed by John Ridley, All is By My Side is not the traditional “birth to death” musician biopic; instead it’ll on the years of 1966-67 when Hendrix recorded his influential debut album in London, England. But here’s the kicker, the Hendrix Estate has denied requests to license any of the guitarist’s music for the movie. A...
- 5/29/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Currently shooting in Ireland, John Ridley's All Is By My Side chronicles the early days of rock legend Jimi Hendrix, up to the release of his first album Are You Experienced. The official synopsis for the film reads like this: In “All Is By My Side,” there’s rock music. Then there's Jimi Hendrix. “All Is By My Side” captures the energy, the charisma, the mind-boggling talent of a legend whose musical influence still resonates around the world today. Based on actual interviews and archival materials, “All Is By My Side” brings authenticity and poignantly reveals a Jimi Hendrix behind the legend. At its heart a love story, “All Is By My Side” is about a man growing up, falling in love and becoming Jimi. Andre Benjamin (better known as Andre 3000 from hip hop band OutKast) plays the man himself, and pictures from the set certainly show he has got the look down.
- 5/29/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
Darko Entertainment, Subotica Entertaiment and Matador Pictures have begun production on their unofficial Jimi Hendrix biopic, All Is By My Side . Filming today in Ireland, photographs captured our first look at Andre Benjamin (Aka Andre 3000) as Hendrix himself and Hayley Atwell ( Captain America: The First Avenger ) as Linda Keith, the woman who discovered the music legend. Written and directed by John Ridley, All Is By My Side also stars Imogen Poots ( Fright Night ). Check out the new photos beneath the official description: In .All Is By My Side,. there.s rock music. Then there's Jimi Hendrix. .All Is By My Side. captures the energy, the charisma, the mind-boggling talent of a legend whose musical influence still resonates around the world today. Based on actual...
- 5/29/2012
- Comingsoon.net
The long rumoured Jimi Hendrix biopic, starring Andre Benjamin, is finally set to shoot in Ireland later this month.
The Jimi Hendrix biopic is a project that's surprisingly taken a long time to go before the cameras. Sure, there have been previous efforts at doing a biopic of Jimi Hendrix, with numerous actors being attached and dropping out but now, finally, it looks as though the wait is over. And All By My Side is set to star Outkast’s Andre 3000 (Andre Benjamin) as Hendrix.
The film is written by John Ridley, the man behind the story to Three Kings, Red Tails and the next Steve McQueen Michael Fassbender project Twelve Years As A Slave. It's being funded by The Irish Film & Television Network (Iftn), and will shoot in and around Ireland, with the production set to go underway in three weeks time.
Here’s what Iftn have to say...
The Jimi Hendrix biopic is a project that's surprisingly taken a long time to go before the cameras. Sure, there have been previous efforts at doing a biopic of Jimi Hendrix, with numerous actors being attached and dropping out but now, finally, it looks as though the wait is over. And All By My Side is set to star Outkast’s Andre 3000 (Andre Benjamin) as Hendrix.
The film is written by John Ridley, the man behind the story to Three Kings, Red Tails and the next Steve McQueen Michael Fassbender project Twelve Years As A Slave. It's being funded by The Irish Film & Television Network (Iftn), and will shoot in and around Ireland, with the production set to go underway in three weeks time.
Here’s what Iftn have to say...
- 5/8/2012
- Den of Geek
First of several mooted Hendrix movies gets the green light
Jimi Hendrix is to be played by OutKast's André 3000 in a new biopic. Despite a prior dispute with the guitarist's estate, the movie will reportedly begin shooting in Ireland later this month.
To the surprise of many industry observers, All Is By My Side is currently in pre-production, the Irish Film and Television Network reports. André 3000 will spend six weeks at locations in Bray, Dun Laoghaire and Dublin, including the historic John Player Cigarette Factory. The film is to be directed by Three Kings writer John Ridley, who also wrote the screenplay, and deals with Hendrix's breakthrough in 1966, when he was discovered in a New York club by Linda Keith, then girlfriend of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.
Several studios have tried to make Hendrix-related films over the last few years, including a failed project by Paul Greengrass.
Jimi Hendrix is to be played by OutKast's André 3000 in a new biopic. Despite a prior dispute with the guitarist's estate, the movie will reportedly begin shooting in Ireland later this month.
To the surprise of many industry observers, All Is By My Side is currently in pre-production, the Irish Film and Television Network reports. André 3000 will spend six weeks at locations in Bray, Dun Laoghaire and Dublin, including the historic John Player Cigarette Factory. The film is to be directed by Three Kings writer John Ridley, who also wrote the screenplay, and deals with Hendrix's breakthrough in 1966, when he was discovered in a New York club by Linda Keith, then girlfriend of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.
Several studios have tried to make Hendrix-related films over the last few years, including a failed project by Paul Greengrass.
- 5/8/2012
- by Sean Michaels
- The Guardian - Film News
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