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Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out

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Drummer Stewart Copeland narrates the rise of legendary rock band the Police using a decades-old archive of intimate, behind-the-scenes footage shot with his own movie camera. Over the course of a few brief years, Copeland, Sting and Andy Summers work hard, play hard and hold tight as their unusual mix of power-pop and reggae takes their "little band" from obscurity in London to international stardom -- and earns them recognition as one of the most explosive power trios in music history.

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Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter Offers an often revealing if admittedly slight take on life with the lyrically and rhythmically sophisticated rock group. Mar 10, 2006 Full Review Dennis Harvey Variety A trite, whitewashed-to-blankness vanity project. Jan 23, 2006 Full Review Gregory Weinkauf ÜberCiné Fanciful, fun, funny, and frenetic -- all the great things about New Wave music brought gloriously into focus for posterity. Aug 25, 2006 Full Review Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com It turns out Copeland's home movies are as boring as everyone else's. Rated: D+ Feb 15, 2006 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 2.5/5 Feb 4, 2006 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com If you're an old-school Police fan, there's enough here to warrant some attention, but it's those same hardcore fans who might walk away from "Everyone Stares" wishing it had a lot more meat on its bones. Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 30, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Chris V As a Police fan, I did find it worthy of my time. However, this is by no means a true documentary about the band, but a highly edited and slap dash free-form behind the scenes look at mostly the lighter moments. It is also a nice snapshot of life from the late the seventies and early eighties. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/18/25 Full Review Audience Member I found this an absolutely fascinating look at the Police as a touring band. It's entirely from Stewart Copeland's perspective, and shows footage shot in real time. In addition to seeing the entirety of the Police, it was also neat to see Sting's arc as a musician, and also just as being a goof when he felt like it. Working people who became stars through sheer talent and hard work. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Stewie was always my favorite member of The Police and his film was enlightening and was his account. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting, but I felt that there was a lack of an actual story line. Also the American narrating should have been replaced by a British narrator. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member [b]Everyone Stares[/b] is a collection of 8mm film shot by Police Drummer Stewart Copeland, throughout the band's rise to fame. While I am a huge fan of the Police as well as Stewart Copeland's solo work, this documentary is not that excellent. It has it's moments, and is certainly a great portrait of a band emerging from obscurity into massive fame, as seen from the inside. I enjoyed much of the banter and a lot of the subtle referances within the film, but chances are if you are not a big fan of the Police, you will probably hate this film. If you are a fan, this is a good slice of info and nostolgia that you won't find in any books... [img]http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/513JHMPKZVL.jpg[/img] Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Stewart Copeland

Director

Stewart Copeland

Producer

Miles Copeland

Executive Producer

Derek Power

Executive Producer

Brit Marling

Co-Producer

Mike Cahill

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Synopsis Drummer Stewart Copeland narrates the rise of legendary rock band the Police using a decades-old archive of intimate, behind-the-scenes footage shot with his own movie camera. Over the course of a few brief years, Copeland, Sting and Andy Summers work hard, play hard and hold tight as their unusual mix of power-pop and reggae takes their "little band" from obscurity in London to international stardom -- and earns them recognition as one of the most explosive power trios in music history.
Director
Stewart Copeland
Producer
Stewart Copeland
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 18, 2006, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 3, 2019
Runtime
1h 14m
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