Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)

This tough-to-see little picture played at the Mods & Rockers 2007 festival. It is a wonderful and loving look at Harry Nilsson, using many famous faces who sit for interviews, rarely seen TV performances and behind-the-scenes footage of Nilsson at work.... Full review

Biodoc on the enigmatic singer/songwriter who, according to friends' accounts, spent the last 15 years of his relatively short life seemingly on a mission of self-destruction. He died at 52, overweight and dissipated, of heart disease, after a protracted rampage of... Full review

I was lucky enough to have seen this film at it's Seattle Film Fest screening, and was blown away by how great it was. This is without a doubt one of the best music documentaries I've ever seen, (and I've seen... Full review

I saw this movie in Santa Monica on Aug. 23 and it has stayed with me. I want to thank the filmmakers for digging into the details of Harry's enigmatic, eccentric, life. And also for showing the flaws and failings of... Full review

Sony Pictures Classics, I'm looking at you! Sony's got the rights to Harry records -- you need to distribute the film and you'll get radically increased sales of his back catalog! Anyhow, this is a great study of a fascinating musician,... Full review

Saw this film during the Mod & Rockers fest in August. I was so inspired and touched. Harry had an amazing life and one of the best and distinct voices ever recorded. For those of you who don't know about Harry... Full review

Thursday June 15, 9:30pm The Egyptian Saturday June 17, 11:00am The Egyptian "He spent most of his life in pursuit of a good time, and he caught it." - Eric Idle Harry Nilsson left Brooklyn, "…feeling like Holden Caulfield. I was... Full review

I saw this superb documentary at the Santa Barbara Int'l Film Festival. It is extremely absorbing and very well crafted, drawing you into the life and career of Harry Nilsson, one of the most overlooked musical talents of the 1960's and... Full review

A few days later, Quint of Ain't It Cool News wrote, "WHO IS HARRY NILSSON is hands down the best movie I've seen at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. That last one was the title song for the film Midnight Cowboy , which won Harry a Grammy and briefly catapulted him into the stratosphere, which was quickly followed by his breakthrough album, Nilsson Schmilsson . ... Full Review