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The Doc Option: Watch James Brown in ‘T.A.M.I. Show’ Before You See ‘Get On Up’

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Christopher Campbell
Aug 01, 2014
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At The New Yorker, David Remnick makes the case that Get On Up, the James Brown biopic opening this weekend, is the second-greatest film about Brown ever made. The first? A lengthy clip of Brown’s performance at a legendary 1964 concert showcased in the documentary T.A.M.I. Show, released that same year. Watch it for yourself, and you won’t need further…

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