Underplayed Gems

Fade to Black (2004)

Fade to Black poster
Original title
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
Directed by
Michael John Warren, Patrick Paulson
Genre
documentary film, musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
R
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like this

How it feels

This documentary follows rapper Jay-Z during a live concert at Madison Square Garden in 2003. It mixes performance footage with behind-the-scenes looks at his career and the making of his album The Black Album.

energeticcelebratorynostalgicintimatelivereflectivepersonalbehind-the-scenes

What happens

Fade to Black is a 2004 documentary film about the career of American rapper Jay-Z. It also features many other famous names in hip hop music. This live concert at Madison Square Garden on November 25, 2003 was meant to be Jay-Z's final performance, as he announced his intentions to retire from the industry. Fade to Black runs through some of the major parts of Jay-Z's Madison Square Garden performance while cutting to Jay-Z and his exploits, as well as insights into the making of The Black Album. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.