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  • 2018
  • Trafalgar Releasing
  • 1 h 56 m
  • 2018
  • Trafalgar Releasing
  • 1 h 56 m

Summary James Lavelle played his first DJ set at 14, launched pioneering record label Mo'Wax at 18 and released the genre defining UNKLE album Psyence Fiction at 22. His phenomenally rapid rise seemed limitless, but it's only when you're going so fast that the wheels fall off. The Man from Mo’Wax tells the remarkable story of one of the most eni...

Directed By: Matthew Jones

  • 2018
  • Trafalgar Releasing
  • 1 h 56 m
  • 2018
  • Trafalgar Releasing
  • 1 h 56 m

The Man from Mo'Wax

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Summary James Lavelle played his first DJ set at 14, launched pioneering record label Mo'Wax at 18 and released the genre defining UNKLE album Psyence Fiction at 22. His phenomenally rapid rise seemed limitless, but it's only when you're going so fast that the wheels fall off. The Man from Mo’Wax tells the remarkable story of one of the most eni...

Directed By: Matthew Jones

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90
Aug 30, 2018
Clinically rigorous and hugely entertaining, The Man from Mo’Wax is a forthright examination of failure and disappointment. There’s not many music documentaries that can touch it.
By David James FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 31, 2018
While it’s obvious that fans of Lavelle and his many creative ventures will get the most out of The Man From Mo’Wax, this remains a fascinating insight into both the hubris and vulnerability of the music industry, which never shies away from casting it’s subject matter in a sometimes unfavourable light.
By Adam Lowes FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 30, 2018
Weaving together a dizzying array of archival material and previously unseen personal home movies, director Matthew Jones never quite cracks the man behind the music, but he nonetheless offers an appropriately hyperactive snapshot of a colorful era.
By Andrew Barker FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 19, 2018
There are memorable cameos from collaborators (Josh Homme take a bow) and a triumphant coda, but most of all, the rather melancholy sense of a visionary struggling to stay relevant.
By Phil de Semlyen FULL REVIEW
40
Aug 30, 2018
Ego, money, drugs: Lavelle’s story has the makings of an entertaining account of the music business. But this film feels too much like a promo for a comeback attempt.
By Cath Clarke FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Capture
Release Date Aug 31, 2018
Duration 1 h 56 m
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Website http://www.themanfrommowax.com/
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Awards

Nashville Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Chicago International Movies and Music Festival
• 1 Nomination
Galway Film Fleadh
• 1 Nomination

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