{"id":3359,"date":"2012-04-13T10:31:50","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T17:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/04\/mainstream-docu-marley-finally\/"},"modified":"2012-04-15T10:38:15","modified_gmt":"2012-04-15T17:38:15","slug":"mainstream-docu-marley-finally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2012\/04\/13\/mainstream-docu-marley-finally\/","title":{"rendered":"Mainstream Docu-Marley Finally"},"content":{"rendered":"

from The Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Director Kevin Macdonald Discusses \u2018Marley\u2019 Documentary<\/h1>\n

By Rachel Dodes<\/em><\/p>\n

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After six years and three different directors, \u201cMarley,\u201d a documentary about the life of reggae legend Bob Marley, is finally going to be released on April 20th, a date that is known in certain circles as a holiday celebrating the consumption of marijuana.<\/p>\n

Based on the Facebook comments on the Marley page maintained by his\u00a0family<\/a>, many fans will be marking the occasion while watching the film in the comfort of their own homes. That\u2019s because \u201cMarley\u201d is the latest to be given a \u201cday and date\u201d release, meaning that it will be available in theaters on the same day that it\u2019s offered on demand. Eamonn Bowles, chief executive of distributor Magnolia Pictures, which is known for pioneering VOD distribution models, says he thinks that releasing the movie simultaneously in theaters and on demand will help capitalize on Marley\u2019s enduring popularity on\u00a0social media sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marley, known for popular songs like \u201cGet Up, Stand Up,\u201d and \u201cNo Woman, No Cry,\u201d died tragically in 1981 at the age of 36 after a battle with cancer. Since then, there have been at least six failed attempts to make a film about him. In the 1990s, singer Lauryn Hill was reportedly on board to play Rita Marley in a Warner Bros. project that never got off the ground. In 2006, Jamie Foxx was said to be in talks to play the reggae star in another biopic produced by Ms. Marley, but the project died because its director couldn\u2019t secure the music rights.<\/p>\n

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from The Wall Street Journal Director Kevin Macdonald Discusses \u2018Marley\u2019 Documentary By Rachel Dodes Kevin Macdonald After six years and three different directors, \u201cMarley,\u201d a documentary about the life of reggae legend Bob Marley, is finally going to be released on April 20th, a date that is known in certain circles as a holiday celebrating […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture-art"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3359\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}