A.K.A. Doc Pomus (2013)
Average Rating: 7.5/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 0
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Critic Reviews: 4
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Paralyzed with polio as a child, Brooklyn-born Jerome Felder reinvented himself first as a blues singer, renaming himself Doc Pomus, then emerged as a one of the most brilliant songwriters of the early rock and roll era, writing "Save the Last Dance for Me," "This Magic Moment," "A Teenager in Love," "Viva Las Vegas," and dozens of other hits. For most of his life Doc was confined to crutches and a wheelchair, but he lived more during his sixty-five years than others could experience in several
Oct 4, 2013 Limited
Clear Lake Historical Productions
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All Critics (6) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (0)
This static documentary portrait relies on the usual panning over photos and tag-team interviews, but the format, like the radio length of a song, doesn't get in the way of its subject's heart.
Top CriticA moving, un-mawkish portrait of a songwriting icon.
Even if you know this history already, A.K.A. Doc Pomus is vital and endearing, a celebration of a great artist, a great character, and the universality of great pop.
Thrusts a forgotten pioneer back into the limelight while illuminating a part of rock history.
A thoughtful, intimate documentary about a blues shouter, in the tradition of the great Joe Turner...
Fascinating documentary about one of the greatest songwriters of the R&B and Brill Building eras of the 1950s and '60s.
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