{"id":19993,"date":"2012-02-09T09:31:44","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T17:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/?p=19993"},"modified":"2012-02-09T10:33:35","modified_gmt":"2012-02-09T18:33:35","slug":"vinyl-sara-sugarman-2011-usa-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/?p=19993","title":{"rendered":"Vinyl (Sara Sugarman, 2011): USA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reviewed by\u00a0Tyler Rowland<\/a>. \u00a0Viewed at Santa Barbara Film Festival 2012.<\/p>\n

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Filmed in Wales, actress turned director Sara Sugarman delivers a delightful romp to music fans, especially those of punk, around the world. \u00a0She is mostly known for acting in television over the years, but appearing in such films as\u00a0Sid and Nancy\u00a0<\/em>(1986), we see the transition of punk music from the pioneering days to the present day state of the rock and roll sub-genre. \u00a0This is not the first time in her directorial career that she focuses on music in her film. \u00a0Very Annie Mary<\/em>\u00a0(2001), Sugarman’s debut as a director, follow the ups and downs of a woman’s singing career. \u00a0Vinyl<\/em>\u00a0is a\u00a0comedic look at a scenario based on real life events that ultimately undermines the rationalization behind the motives of the music industry. \u00a0Just as any other media industry, telling the fans what they want to hear, rather than letting the fans decide for themselves is a priority of the thought controlling corporations.<\/p>\n

Phil Daniels, a well known British actor known most notably for his performance in The Who’s\u00a0Quadrophenia<\/em>\u00a0(1979), plays Johnny Jones, a washed up singer for a defunct punk band. \u00a0Still holding onto the glory days, Johnny reunites with his old band mates at a funeral. \u00a0The drunken night that ensues produces, by a blacked out accident, they record a song that is quality enough for a single. \u00a0When a record company refuses to give airplay to a dinosaur band, Johnny develops a virtual persona for the group, recruiting a cast of young misfits lacking musical ability to perform together. \u00a0The ensuing events, while humorous, strike a heavy blow in regards to the music industry’s standards.<\/p>\n

The film’s low budget is not much of a factor, as the locations, revealed in the Q&A, \u00a0were mostly complimentary thanks to knowing enough people. \u00a0Sugarman suggested anyone with a desire to film on a budget return to their hometown to film, knowing if there is any place to receive hospitality and cooperation as she did, it is where one’s roots are. \u00a0Thankfully, we are relieved of a sappy love story found in most comedies of this nature. \u00a0I think that there was not really any time for a story like that to develop. \u00a0The only love going on here is for the music. \u00a0That is what I came into the theater expecting to see, and that is what I received.<\/p>\n

While not incredibly groundbreaking,\u00a0Vinyl\u00a0<\/em>delivers an hour and a half of hilarious jokes revolving around a seemingly ridiculous scenario. \u00a0This fact based story holds some weight due to its relation to a real life event. \u00a0I hope this is an inspiration to aspiring musicians struggling to make a name for themselves. \u00a0Never give up on an artistic vision, even if it means struggling to get where they many want, do not sacrifice integrity and stay true to creative vision. \u00a0This is also a parallel to the independent filmmaking industry as compared to the Hollywood system. \u00a0Sugarman was able to get this film made and released without the attachment of a major studio. \u00a0This required a lot of self-producing, which paid off in the end, not having to jeopardize any of the original ideas of the film. \u00a0Overall, a very funny movie that I would recommend to any hard core fan of music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reviewed by\u00a0Tyler Rowland. \u00a0Viewed at Santa Barbara Film Festival 2012. Filmed in Wales, actress turned director Sara Sugarman delivers a delightful romp to music fans, especially those of punk, around the world. \u00a0She is mostly known for acting in television over the years, but appearing in such films as\u00a0Sid and Nancy\u00a0(1986), we see the transition […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1634,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,181],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-films","category-santa-barbara-film-festival-2012"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19993\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentfilmreviews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}