{"id":2335,"date":"2021-07-28T18:46:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T16:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1298183"},"modified":"2021-07-28T18:46:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T16:46:11","slug":"how-to-watch-the-sparks-brothers-documentary-from-edgar-wright","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-to-watch-the-sparks-brothers-documentary-from-edgar-wright\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch The Sparks Brothers documentary from Edgar Wright"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shaun of the Dead director unveils a documentary about the weird and wonderful pop band Sparks. <\/p>

By Jo Berry\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 28 July 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Ron and Russell Mael \u2013 otherwise known as art-pop and rock duo Sparks \u2013 have been making music for 50 years. In that time, they have released 25 albums and made more than 300 songs, and they are now the subject of a new documentary movie, The Sparks Brothers.<\/p>\n

Directed by Edgar Wright \u2013 best known for hit movies Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz and Baby Driver \u2013 the movie features more than 80 interviews alongside archive footage of the band to tell the story of their half century in music.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a conventional documentary \u2013 some events are illustrated with papier mach\u00e9 talking heads for example \u2013 but then Sparks are not a conventional band. Remembered for 1972\u2019s \u2018This Town Ain\u2019t Big Enough for Both of Us\u2019, 1979 disco hit \u2018The Number One Song in Heaven\u2019 and \u2018Beat the Clock\u2019, the Mael brothers are known for their quirky stage presence, Ron\u2019s theatrical scowling (and Hitler-esque moustache, now replaced with a pencil-thin one) and their often mind-bending visuals that, added together, have gained them a cult following.<\/p>\n

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The Sparks Brothers features an impressive line-up of musicians talking about the band that inspired them, including Vince Clarke, Bjork, Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Beck, Duran Duran\u2019s John Taylor and Nick Rhodes, Sonic Youth\u2019s Thurston Moore and composer Giorgio Moroder, while Edgar Wright\u2019s frequent collaborators, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg, appear as the voices of Ringo Starr and John Lennon in an animated sequence.<\/p>

Shown at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2021 to wide acclaim, the documentary movie has received rave reviews, with Paul Byrnes of the Sydney Morning Herald describing it as \u201cjust as odd as you might hope but funnier than expected\u201d while Jessica Kiang of Variety writes that \u201cEdgar Wright delivers a fabulous tribute to Sparks, the band that has been the Next Big Thing for 50-odd (very odd) years.\u201d<\/p>\n

How to watch The Sparks Brothers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Sparks Brothers is available to watch in cinemas across the UK from Friday 30th July, with a streaming release to follow.<\/p>\n

You can view the trailer here:<\/p>\n\n

The Sparks Brothers is released in UK cinemas on 30th July. Check out more of our Film<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/section>\n
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