And, for what it's worth, I'll Be Me won Best Documentary Features in the 3rd Annual Media Mikes Awards (mediamikes.com is a website that reviews all sorts of media).
Glen Campbell, As He Is With Alzheimer’s
‘I’ll Be Me’ Documents His Love for Life and His Fans
By Kristyn Burtt, Lifescript Entertainment Editor
Published January 27, 2015
An audio interview titled "Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me" from The Mulberry Lane Show featuring Julian Raymond, James Keach, Ashley Campbell and Kim Campbell.
Broadcasted on the weekend of October 4th, 2014, this is a RARE interview during which Julian speaks directly to working with Glen on "I’m Not Gonna Miss You."
This podcast is also available on the show's website, and you can learn more about Mulberry Lane, a band of sisters, at: http://www.mulberrylane.com/about" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
Re: I'll Be Me
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 6:36 am
by Dee
A comparison of "I'll Be Me" with the newer film, "Still Alice", about a 50-year-old woman who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. This is an especially harsh review of "Still Alice", I think. Has anyone seen this film? It disturbs me greatly for this critic to refer to "I'll Be Me" as an "Alzheimer's flick".
"Movie Review: Directors undermine Julianne Moore's performance in 'Still Alice'"
Their film pales even further when held up to the superior Alzheimer's flick "Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me," which elicits more compassion and tears than "Still Alice" could ever hope. That despite "I'll Be Me" also being about a wealthy, pretentious family in crisis. But unlike "Alice," which often feels more like one of Alice's lectures than a story, "I'll Be Me" deals with Alzheimer's vividly, showing how it not only ravages a beloved entertainer, but the effect his illness has on his wife and children as they helplessly watch him deteriorate.
It's everything Moore's movie is not.