Everything - The Real Thing Story [Blu-ray]

Product Description The national press dubbed them The Black Beatles , four working class boys from one of Liverpool s toughest neighbourhoods who became Britain s most enduring black soul and funk act ever. With a string of hits, they dominated the international charts throughout the 1970s with iconic songs like You to Me Are Everything, Can t Get By Without You and Can You Feel the Force. But The Real Thing s meteoric success was also tempered with personal tragedy, drug addiction and racial prejudice. Simon Sheridan s widely acclaimed documentary tells the incredible true story of Britain s first black music revolution, and features illuminating interviews with the band, plus Billy Ocean, Kim Wilde, David Essex, Trevor Nelson, Paul Barber, Denise Pearson and Louis Emerick. Narrated by Jacob Anderson (from TV s Game of Thrones). Extras Full uncut theatrical version Audio commentary by director/producer Simon Sheridan and Dr Abigail Gardner New animated video for 'You To Me Are Everything' Three exclusive new films: Real Love A Fan s Perspective; Eddy Amoo Child of the Ghetto and A Night at the Café The Real Thing Concert Live in London. Review Director Simon Sheridan celebrates Liverpool s oft-neglected The Real Thing in a rich, enveloping docu-study with a keen socio-historical eye. Both a story of the song and much more, Everything digs deep. Made with passion and insight (4 stars out of 5) --Total Film The story of the chart-topping 70s Merseyside band delivers a charmingly recounted piece of pop history. Simon Sheridan s solid, efficient documentary pays tribute to the Liverpudlian pop-soul beat combo the Real Thing. As a package, it cross-references social history with musicology, making a tidy and touching tribute. An absorbing, considered feature-length documentary --The Guardian An enlightening film portrait of a pioneering British soul band. Simon Sheridan s pitch-perfect documentary reveals a lot of blood, sweat and tears (4 stars out of 4) --Mojo