Born to Be Blue: Ethan Hawke on the fast life and mysterious death of Chet Baker

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Damn, I can't wait for this!

 

[Thinsocks]

Saw it back in April. It's pretty middle of the road.

 

[Trevordog]

Saw it back in April. It's pretty middle of the road.

Yeah, not as bad as "Miles Ahead" and other abominations, but pretty typical of the genre...

 

[Baxtercat]

These are never as good as we hope.
The music [otoh] is sublime.

 

[champion ruby]

Yeah, not as bad as "Miles Ahead" and other abominations, but pretty typical of the genre...

"Miles Ahead" was so depressingly bad. I actually didn't mind Born to Be Blue, there is always going to be a layer of cringe with this kind of thing.

 

[fuzz_factor]

I was a fan of Baker when I was younger. Still am, but not as much. I already knew quite a bit about from reading, watching "Let's Get Lost.", etc. Reading Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker a year or two ago was pretty much all the Chet I'll need for the rest of my life. Don't need to see Ethan Hawke play him.

Chet was such an asshole, but it's kind of hard not to simultaneously root for the guy and feel sorry for him while reading that book. The ultimate pretty boy anti-protagonist? I love Miles' take on him.

 

[soulohio]

i lived
a little