Searching for Sugar Man

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Documentary examining obscure early-70s Detroit folk-singer Sixto Rodriguez, whose two albums flopped everywhere but in South Africa, where they became an underground (and above-ground) phenomenon. Flick follows the hijinx of South African fans sifting through myth and record-company shenanigans to "find" the singer, while you at home do too. That's the cool thing about this.

[Guest sharpie]

Best Film of 2012.

[metirish]

sharpie wrote: Best Film of 2012.

wow......will have to look for it.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

He's probably right. Very well told story.

[TransMonk]

Good flick...some great camera shots and an amazing story.

I'd never heard of it before this thread. Thanks for recommending it.

[Guest sharpie]

New Rodriguez music may be forthcoming.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/30/searching-for-sugar-man-rodriguez-album_n_2582039.html

[Guest themetfairy]

D-Dad and I watched this on On Demand this evening, based largely on the recommendations of this thread.

It was truly a case of truth being stranger than fiction - an amazing story!

[Edgy MD]

Finally saw this 17 months after the last post about it.

What really hit me between the eyes, besides the animated illustrating, was the US record executive talking exuberantly about Rodriguez being in top five acts he's ever been associated with, and then moments later getting viciously defensive when asked where the guy's royalty money all went, like he was caught in a 60 Minutes interview trap.