The Man Who Fell to Earth and Bad Timing
Musicians make uneasy actors. With his directorial debut, 1970's 'Performance,' Nicolas Roeg characteristically tossed convention out the hotel window by casting Mick Jagger as one of the leads. He would follow up with David Bowie and Art Garfunkel.
"...content of the film is almost unimportant." Rip Torn's penis, also on display, might agree. Garfunkel's natural blondness is..."
Oct. 7, 2005 Screens Review by Raoul Hernandez