Movie: Cadillac RecordsInfo, clips and pics on IMDB
On Sunday March 8th, on a Korean Airline flight presumably with its route altered (to avoid flying over North Korea), I watched the excellent Changeling after lunch. Not able to fall asleep, I went over the wide choice of movies and came across Cadillac Records, a film I had not known about but was excited to find. I hope this film will be shown in HK.
This is a rather loosely assembled film about CHESS records, its founder Leonard Chess, and its artists that include many blues immortals: Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Chuck Berry, Etta James, Howling Wolf. Wow, just that list is enough to make you howl with joy!
The music is timeless (in covers by the actors, all bona fide singers) and the acting is fantastic. I was particularly thrilled by the portraits of Chuck Berry, Little Walter, Howling Wolf and Etta James, the last in a great performance by Beyonce! Smoking sexy!!
Check out the link above, and the youtube clip below.
