Wait for it....it will be a gangster movie, set over a couple of days during Davis's retirement period 1975-79, which the director informs us the most interesting period of Davis's life for creative types like him i.e. when he was doing nothing:
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/14/don-cheadle-miles-davis-trumpet
What a load of shite.
Yeah, that's the most interesting period of Miles' life, when he was doing sod all.
Perhaps that's the way they get round a music biopic, not having any music.
Well, the trailer is out and it's not looking great - which is a shame as it had th potential to be a good film, but his early outfits look rubbish in this trailer, and his 70s gear as bad as it was!
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid3303744355001?bckey=AQ%7E%7E%2CAAAAAA0Xi_s%7E%2Cr1xMuE8k5Nz1HmLGrVlkxGTUBUM_JtH-&bctid=4732050255001
I caught a great one-man show at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco a few weeks ago about Louis/Miles and his relationship with Joe Glaser and the mob. It's called "Satchmo at the Waldorf" (more Satch than Miles) but if anyone gets a chance to check it out, don't miss it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTkCw5BoKYc
Actually, the trailer and clips are just out.....looks pretty darn good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvt9LU45ruc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxB5v8SOhQ0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zZXi6UGMs0