The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Phil Spector - 2008 - 6/10
Strange “documentary” that seems part interview, part paean to the troubled producer.
Weaving in and out, the 2007 homicide trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson.
Spector, hands visibly shaking (Parkinson’s, Bells?) discusses his life, production glories, individuals.
For whatever reasons, he has a particular axe to grind against Tony Bennett.
Courtroom proceedings are all but silent, although several of the high tier individuals seem to mug and giggle.
Video clips of groundbreaking songs also fuel the narrative.
Underneath, an author writes hyperbolic, rapturous praise about these pop hits.
There is no real biographical meat to this.