Marley; Outside Bet; Battleship; LockoutConsidering the extraordinary levels of access that he's been granted both to interviewees and archive recordings, it would have been easy for Kevin Macdonald's vibrantly exhaustive documentary Marley (2012, Universal, 15) to become little more than a hagiography. Although the tone is indeed broadly celebratory (Ziggy Marley gets an executive producer credit, and family members feature heavily on screen), Macdonald still manages to delve beneath the public...
Guardian Music — Marley; Outside Bet; Battleship; LockoutConsidering the extraordinary levels of access that he's been granted both to interviewees and archive recordings, it would have b... more info