Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

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Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

2006

1h 30m

Documentary

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Filmmakers follow the jazz musician over 18 months, as he collaborates in-studio with Sting, Annie Lennox, Paul Simon, Christina Aguilera, Carlos Santana, and include clips of Hancock playing with Miles Davis, as well as his groundbreaking video for "Rockit."

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Josh Kun

Los Angeles Times

[Possibilities] feels more like a behind-the-scenes CD promo than a fully realized film.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 17, 2006

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

As directed by Doug Biro and Jon Fine, the film plays like one long commercial.

Rated: 1/4

Apr 14, 2006

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Laura Kern

New York Times

This documentary portrays the intense collaborative efforts that went into the recording of Herbie Hancocks latest album, Possibilities.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 13, 2006

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Daniel Eagan

Film Journal International

A cynic might regard Herbie Hancock: Possibilities as a glorified 'making of' video, fleshed out with some archival footage and clips from recent concerts.

May 1, 2006

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide

[The archival clips] are more interesting than the present-day material, which has the bland smoothness of a promotional press kit.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 14, 2006

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Ernest Hardy

L.A. Weekly

With elder-statesman words of wisdom from the man himself, Possibilities celebrates an impulse that's too rare in modern music: the love behind the labor of creation.

Apr 13, 2006

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Ignore the critics. If you're a fan of music, especially jazz and/or any of the incredible guests on this record, you'll enjoy this documentary. I've searched for good music documentaries for a long time and this is up there on my list for sure.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Pay no attention to the critics reviews. Great movie that shows a genius and his amazing counterparts work through the creative process of making an improvisational and diverse collaboration album. Great watch if you have Netflix.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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I am a die hard herbie Hancock fan but possibilities is such a bad album.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

Filmmakers follow the jazz musician over 18 months, as he collaborates in-studio with Sting, Annie Lennox, Paul Simon, Christina Aguilera, Carlos Santana, and include clips of Hancock playing with Miles Davis, as well as his groundbreaking video for "Rockit."

Director: Doug Biro, Jon Fine
Producer: Doug Biro, Alex Gibney, Jason Kliot, Alan Mintz, Joana Vicente
Distributor: Magnolia Films
Production Co: HDNet
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 14, 2006, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.8K
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR

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