The 'Socalled' Movie
2010 · 88 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 33 VOTES · DIR. Garry Beitel
Overview
Socalled, aka Josh Dolgin, is the most supreme klezmer hip-hop funk artist in the world. A pianist, singer, rapper, accordion player, and magician, he's a demented Renaissance man and a multi-cultural mixmaster. THE SOCALLED MOVIE is a kaleidoscopic portrait which compiles 18 short films that display his electrifying craft and deep-rooted sense of history. Combining traditional Yiddish songs with funk, rap and everything in between, his tunes are densely layered tapestries of dizzying complexity. His encounters with legendary trombonist Fred Wesley (a key member of James Brown's bands) and klezmer hero David Krakauer are revelatory meetings of the mind, while his re-discovery of pianist Irving Fields turns the elder statesman into a YouTube phenomenon. With offbeat wit, intimacy and virtuoso performances, THE SOCALLED MOVIE is an enthralling documentary that shows how music can break down the boundaries that divide our world.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,260 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:06 And frankly, there's nothing so unusual
00:03:40 I'm like the Mahatma Gandhi of hip-hop, I guess you could say
00:06:24 ♪ And listen to the song, and listen to the song ♪♪
00:09:49 and I realize that culture sort of develops
00:12:56 ♪ Got nothing to lose ♪
00:17:00 Let's get... it looks better when both his eyes are involved.
00:19:51 you can loop that incessantly
00:22:42 and he wants to work with me.
00:26:14 Sort of the same people that would be doing rap now
00:30:06 I guess the two coincided for a certain point too
00:32:35 And about a legacy or something
00:35:39 I hope I can live up to it.
00:43:24 They probably left under not the finest of conditions.
00:49:21 the big orgasm is tomorrow night at 8:00.
00:53:59 is really interesting when it's controlled.
00:56:25 'cause there was like guys in it too.
01:00:14 ♪ Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh ♪
01:02:16 Because people are so used to people coming out with suits.
01:05:06 Yeah.
01:09:52 You want that?
01:12:15 Well, my friend, Josh Dolgin
01:14:33 See, we stopped, what we did originally I screwed up.
01:17:44 Baruch atah adonai, Merry Christmas, good night."
01:22:43 Et vous faites...