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Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

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Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 10

Fresh: 3

Rotten:7

Average Rating: 4.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Theatrical Release: Apr 14, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: This documentary gives insight into the working process of one of jazz's most innovative artists, as is traces the making of Herbie Hancock's 2005 record, POSSIBILITIES. On it, the keyboardist collaborates with such unlikely suspects... This documentary gives insight into the working process of one of jazz's most innovative artists, as is traces the making of Herbie Hancock's 2005 record, POSSIBILITIES. On it, the keyboardist collaborates with such unlikely suspects as Christina Aguilera, Sting, Damien Rice, Brian Eno, and Carlos Santana. [More]

Starring: Herbie Hancock, Christina Aguilera, John Mayer, Raul Midon

Starring: Herbie Hancock, Christina Aguilera, John Mayer, Raul Midon, Trey Anastasio, Damien Rice, Lisa Hannigan, Carlos Santana, Angelique Kidjo, Wayne Shorter, Paul Simon, Brian Eno, Annie Lennox, Jonny Lang, Joss Stone, Sting, Greg Phillinganes, Lionel Louke

Director: Doug Biro, Jon Fine

Director: Doug Biro, Jon Fine
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

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Apr 18, 2006

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 1.78

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English
  • Subtitles - Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurettes - 1. Bonus Performance - Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter
  • 2. Bonus Performance - Herbie Hancock and Trey Anastasio

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A cynic might regard Herbie Hancock: Possibilities as a glorified 'making of' video, fleshed out with some archival footage and clips from recent concerts.

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05/01/06
Daniel Eagan
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[Possibilities] feels more like a behind-the-scenes CD promo than a fully realized film.

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04/17/06
Josh Kun
Los Angeles Times
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[The archival clips] are more interesting than the present-day material, which has the bland smoothness of a promotional press kit.

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04/14/06
Maitland McDonagh
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As directed by Doug Biro and Jon Fine, the film plays like one long commercial.

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04/14/06
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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This documentary portrays the intense collaborative efforts that went into the recording of Herbie Hancocks latest album, Possibilities.

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04/13/06
Laura Kern
New York Times
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With elder-statesman words of wisdom from the man himself, Possibilities celebrates an impulse that’s too rare in modern music: the love behind the labor of creation.

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04/13/06
Ernest Hardy
L.A. Weekly
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What we have here is a solid documentary covering one of the icons of modern music.

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04/12/06
Kirk Honeycutt
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Possibilities will likely draw in only the most hardcore of Hancock's fans.

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04/11/06
Phil Gallo
Variety
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With its straightforward track-by-track recording-session clips, it feels like something you'd find on the bonus disc of a deluxe package.

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04/11/06
Luke Y. Thompson
Village Voice
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Hancock's political musings seem mostly out of place in a film that, in essence, is little more than a glorified EPK.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
04/06/06
Nick Schager
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