The new HBO documentary Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown traces the singer's career through the words of writers, musicians and former employees.

The film, which comes out on August 1, traces Brown’s life from growing up in the rural south to his late career in the 1980s and ‘90s. The Vietnam War, Little Richard, and Mick Jagger—one ...

Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan reviews "Get On Up," a biopic about James Brown. Chadwick Boseman plays the Godfather of Soul.

HBO will debut Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown, a new documentary about the Godfather of Soul directed by Oscar winner Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) and produced by Mick Jagger. The ...

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown is the second film about the Godfather of Soul to be released in the past six months. But while Get on Up used Chadwick Boseman and other actors and narrative ...

James Brown R&B SINGER May 3, 1933 - Dec 25, 2006 KNOWN FOR The Godfather of Soul: "I Got You (I Feel Good)", "Sex Machine (Get Up I Feel Like Being A)" AMERICAN MASTERS FILM James Brown: Soul ...

Mick Jagger and Questlove are exec producing a four-part docuseries about "I Got You (I Feel Good)" star James Brown for A&E.

Legendary sideman and film composer Lyle Workman recounts how he managed to reunite the legendary funkateers for 2007’s Superbad – by approaching Bootsy at NAMM ...