A Era de Ouro

I don't understand the hate given some of the other movies out there like Cocaine Bear, 64 and Shazam. I thought this was a pretty good bio-pic. It is a very interesting insight on how the first Independent label was started. It also showed the people behind the scenes to get the talent, make the music and to get it out there for public consumption. Probably would have been better served if they focused more time on this change in the music industry. There was a bit of personal things they could have left out and it actually might have made the movie a little bit more focused. Regardless, if you can handle any of the above 3 other movies, then go out an enjoy a pretty good movie with some sound acting and editing, and make it a nice evening out.

A mediocre film that is neither overly bad nor overly good.

The casting is mediocre, some actors are solid in their roles and some are simply miscast. We follow the life of music producer Neil Bogart, his rise, as well as some famous musicians who collaborated with him.

The film is interesting at times, but it's simply mediocre, it's not that bad overall, but unfortunately it didn't live up to its potential.

Some of the supporting characters are interesting, like Big Joey, played by the excellent Vincent Pastore. But there is too little of him in the film, which simply doesn't look cinematic enough, it lacks the look that a different camera or perhaps a better director would give it.

The movie isn't a complete failure, but it's not the kind of movie you watch and think you'll watch again. This is a movie that you watch once and that's it.

There was a lot of potential, the seventies, the music, various famous musicians, but none of it was fully exploited. I don't know how to explain it other than that the film is too polished, it doesn't have the intensity it should have.

Jeremy Jordan isn't that bad as the main character, but he isn't great either. Some actors are unconvincing in their roles and don't even look like the famous characters they portray.

The film also lacks a bit more original music from the period and the story is incoherent at certain points, the script just isn't good enough. It's watchable, but that's all, it leaves the impression of another mediocre achievement that could have been much better.

In the end, it's a shame that this movie didn't live up to the potential it had.

I will give the director (son of the man this movie is about) credit. Watching this movie from beginning to end (or rather listening to the narration, A clear sign this movie was bad) made me interested in his dad. Ironically, I became so interested that I felt this man deserved a better movie about himself.

It was over bloated with too much stuff that could not be gel together well. Possibly would have been better as a series of episodes in which each musical act was on focus (If it was a series, I would give it a higher rating simply because of the Kiss episode).

Its funny that the movie is about the filmmaker's father because it felt like the man himself directed it as a stoke to his own ego.

Literally, the film was a man telling me how awesome he is and realistic that could have been done in a podcast or Youtube video. These days listening to some one talk for over two hours seems like better time management than watching a boring biopic.

My rating (6) is higher then the movie actually deserves.. This has to do that I'm greatfull to learn the origin some of my music. Not using the original music tracks is a big miss of the true feeling in my hart. No discredit to Donna Summer actrice Tylor Parks, but she does not have the voice or image of Donna Summer. I'm sure it has to do with the original song rights where proberly to expensive to use in the movie. That's a real shame because it would give the movie much more credit. The acting is oke-ish, but story play is poor. I had people that just walked out of the cinema that could not look at it anymore. (...) second half of the movie was better. But it took to long to be involved as a viewer.

A colorful and moving tribute to Neil Bogart, "Spinning Gold" is about fulfilling dreams and life itself. A somewhat sedate and less manic "Vinyl" the movie is a cruise through mid - 20th Century America and the ascent of a young Jewish man from humble and troubled beginnings in New York to the pinnacle of success in Hollywood and beyond. Jeremy Jordan livens the party as the glib and amiable Bogart who navigates his way through debt and hairy personal situations in making his record label Casablanca Records the most successful independent music company. Along the way we're witness to music history as Bogart discovers or signs KISS, Donna Summer, Gladys Knight, The Village People, Parliament, etc.., and the rest is music history. One aspect missing here is the failure to bring life to the times and the music. Too much focus on the interpersonal relationships charts this tale into tunnel vision that misses the fun parts of a fun time. Perhaps the most glaring sin is the miscasting of the music legends featured. The actors are either too tall, too short or too fat. Considering the nature of the film they should have damn well made the actors look like their characters as much as possible. All in all a fine tribute to a man and a time that altered and enriched and whose legacy endures potently to this day.