Bird

Eastwood the director demonstrates a sensitivity and depth of feeling that surprised some folk who hadn't been paying close attention to his earlier work.

This is a film of music, not about it, and one of the most extraordinary things about it is that we are really, literally, hearing Parker on the soundtrack.

...it’s Arnold’s total lack of contempt and her infectious compassion that encourages us past the film’s few faltering moments...

A tribute to the life and genius of saxophonist Charlie Parker, BIRD is a collage of passages from Parker's remarkable life...