Eight years ago, writer-director-graphic novelist John Ridley was surfing the Web when he stumbled across a Jimi Hendrix song entitled ” Sending My Love to Linda .” A single question — “Who is Linda?” — set Ridley loose on a project that had vexed numerous screenwriters and filmmakers before him: crafting a biopic on the legendary guitarist. The result, Jimi: All Is By My Side , covers a brief period in Hendrix’s life — 1966-1967, right before he plays the Monterey Pop Festival — and stars OutKast ‘s André 3000 as the late musician. Having debuted at the Toronto […]
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