Quincy
Quincy Jones is one of the most famous icons in the field of music, he is a record producer, singer and film producer. He has made much success in his career since its' beginning nearly sixty years ago. In this documentary movie we see details from his own life and how he has achieved his current position.
12 November 1945, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
December 30, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA
4 August 1901, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
11 January 1971, Yonkers, New York, USA
13 November 1955, New York City, New York, USA
8 October 1941, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
18 July 1918, Mvezo, Union of South Africa [now South Africa]
18 June 1942, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
29 January 1954, Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA
15 May 1961, New York City, New York, USA
29 April 1899, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
23 December 1968, London, England, UK
25 April 1917, Newport News, Virginia, USA
12 March 1940, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
April 20, 1908 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
25 February 1976, Los Angeles, California, USA
10 July 1920, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
19 August 1946, Hope, Arkansas, USA
28 March 1986, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
21 August 1904, Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
27 March 2000, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
16 June 1971, East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
10 May 1960, Dublin, Ireland
17 June 1987, Compton, California, USA
June 12, 1941 in Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
20 July 1947, Autlan, Jalisco, Mexico
31 May 1948, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
25 March 1942, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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 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 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 16, 2018
Broad but slick and superficial biographical documentary, only as deep as his adoring daughter was willing to go in making it.
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 20, 2018
A comprehensive, loving, and yet surprisingly clear-eyed documentary portrait...
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 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 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 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 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 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.
