Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is well on his way to becoming an EGOT winner. He already has an Oscar for Best Documentary for Summer of Soul, and he has six Grammys. Now he is hoping to grab an Emmy for ...
The great rock-funk-soul band Sly and the Family Stone didn’t just make hits in the 1960s and ‘70s, they made “culture-changing hits,” in the words of no less a figure than record mogul Clive Davis.
Director Questlove and producer Joseph Patel tell IndieWire about creating a balance between music nerdom and the life of Sly Stone in their documentary. So “Sly Lives!” is a few different things at ...
The filmmaker also talks about how he painstakingly captured half a century of ‘Saturday Night Live’ singing performances in directing his new doc. By Ethan Millman Music Editor If there’s a word that ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The trailer showcases iconic clips of Sly performing and doing what he loves, while simultaneously showing the side of his career ...
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson attends the premiere of “Sly Lives!” during the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, at the Library Center Theatre in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Charles ...
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning Summer of Soul will premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festiva’s Premieres section. The film combines archival footage with new interviews ...