Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me

An interesting, in-depth, 111-minute, 2012 documentary that chronicles the lackluster, tumultuous career of the 1970s Memphis rock group Big Star and its members, including founder Chris Bell, drummer Jody Stephens, guitarist and vocalist Alex Chilton, and bass player Andy Hummel, through photographs; archival film footage; brief interviews with music writers/critics (such as Jaan Uhelszki, Billy Altman, Ross Johnson, Rick Clarke, Pete Tomlinson, Cameron Crowe, Lester Bangs, Lenny Kaye, and Nick Tosches), musicians (such as Alexis Taylor, Kliph Scurlock, Steven Drozd, Mike Mills, Ira Kaplan, William Rigby, Tav Falco, and Van Duren), music producers (such as Mitch Easter, Jon Tiven, and Chris Stamey), Ardent Studios members (such as founder John Fry, director Carole Manning, producer Jim Dickinson, engineers Richard Rosebrough and John Hampton, and publicists John King, Steve Rhea and John Dando), photographers (such as William Eggleston, Stephanie Chernikowski, and Tom Sheehan), and fans Matthew Sweet and Norman Blake and snippets from songs, including The Letter, Thirteen, You and Your Sister, The Ballad, Daisy Glaze, Watch the Sunrise, Stranded in Canton, Kangaroo, and September Girls.
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