Quincy (2018)
Following Quincy Jones who is a standout amongst the most acclaimed symbols in the field of music, he is a record maker, vocalist and film maker. He has made much accomplishment in his profession since its starting about sixty years prior. In this narrative film we see subtle elements from his own life and how he has accomplished his present position.
27 September 1936, Chicago, Illinois, USA
March 27, 1924 in Newark, New Jersey, USA
10 May 1960, Dublin, Ireland
24 January 1961, Berlin, Germany
18 July 1918, Mvezo, Union of South Africa [now South Africa]
4 November 1946, Midland, Texas, USA
30 August 1946, New York City, New York, USA
June 12, 1941 in Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
12 April 1940, Chicago, Illinois, USA
9 July 1956, Concord, California, USA
12 November 1945, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5 April 1937, New York City, New York, USA
13 April 1955, Los Angeles, California, USA
25 September 1968, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
24 March 1930, Beech Grove, Indiana, USA
5 December 1932, Macon, Georgia, USA
19 August 1946, Hope, Arkansas, USA
14 March 1933, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK
4 September 1981, Houston, Texas, USA
21 December 1948, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
7 October 1931, Klerksdorp, South Africa
16 June 1971, East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
8 August 1962
23 September 1930, Albany, Georgia, USA
13 May 1964, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
October 25, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
18 December 1946, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
18 June 1942, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
September 16, 2018
Broad but slick and superficial biographical documentary, only as deep as his adoring daughter was willing to go in making it.
September 11, 2018
In Rashida Jones's documentary tribute to her own father, Quincy Jones, we see previous tributes to the legendary producer, which is just some next level redundancy.
September 10, 2018
Drawing on extraordinary archival footage and intimate moments shot over the last five years, Jones and co-director Alan Hicks paint a human portrait of this larger-than-life figure.
September 18, 2018
Marriages, children, an aneurysm and drinking problem fill out the warts-and-all bio/doc. In so many ways, Quincy is an integral part of American history.
September 11, 2018
Tireless, ultra-talented and exceedingly charismatic, he emerges as a survivor in a film that spends too much time on his accolades and not enough on deciphering what makes this treasure of an octogenarian tick.
September 18, 2018
Rashida Jones and Alan Hick take the helm to pull off the incredible task with flying colors to embark on this deep and thoughtful examination of Quincy Jones and his life.
September 10, 2018
For those unfortunate souls who only know Jones as the producer of "Thriller" or, more recently, a giver of deliriously entertaining interviews, "Quincy" presents a streamlined and convincing case for taking a much deeper dive into his accomplishments.
September 20, 2018
His triumphs from the earliest points of his career onward are exhilarating; the racism he is obliged to endure throughout is infuriating.
September 17, 2018
In 'Quincy', a legend is able to climb down from the pedestal he's been on for so long and gather us all around him for a story about a man who loved music.
September 13, 2018
This documentary on his life's work offers a personalized glimpse into a bygone world of entertainment and the legacy of racism that black artists still grapple with today.
September 10, 2018
It's an enjoyable and intermittently revelatory documentary that does a fine job of celebrating its subject's accomplishments while never quite achieving the degree of intimacy that it strives for.
September 20, 2018
A comprehensive, loving, and yet surprisingly clear-eyed documentary portrait...
