HBO - Phil Spector

Did anyone else get the chance to watch the trailer for a new HBO bio pic about the widely known Phil Spector?  Considered to be a major player in the music industry from early 1960's and onward, Spector worked with artists including Ike and Tina Turner, John Lennon, George Harrison, and the Ramones.

He also co-wrote "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin" with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, which is rated by BMI as "the song with the most U.S. airplay in the 20th century".  You can read the full BMI article here.  Spector was also responsible for his trademark "Wall of Sound", in which he

For a little more background info, Spector co-produced the Beatles' final album, "Let It Be," and worked with ex-Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon on solo projects after the group broke up. His recording of Harrison's 1971 benefit concert for war relief in Bangladesh won the 1972 Grammy award for album of the year. (via CNN)

The film itself revolves around a controversial part of Spector's life where he was being tried for murder in the first degree for the death of actress Lana Clarkson (he received his his 19 years-life sentence in 2009).  And who is playing the role of Spector?  None other than Mr. Al Pacino!



Written and directed by David Mamet, PHIL SPECTOR is his exploration of the client-attorney relationship between legendary music producer Phil Spector (Al Pacino) and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden (Helen Mirren), who represented Spector during his first trial for murder. Mamet serves as executive producer with Barry Levinson. The cast also includes Rebecca Pidgeon, Jeffrey Tambor and Chiwetel Ejiofor. -HBO.com

The bio pic will premiere on March 24th, 2013.