Here’s the sex, drugs, and rock and roll movie we actually need.
Neil Bogart and his Casablanca Records gave us KISS, Donna Summer, and Giorgio Moroder’s most famous hits from “Bad Girl” to “Hot Stuff” to “Last Night.”
Bogart was smart enough to rescue Gladys Knight and the Pips when the left Motown in 1971. He gave them their biggest hits starting with “Midnight Train to Georgia.”
So here comes the movie, written, directed, and produced by Bogart’s son, Timothy. It’s called “Spinning Gold.” Bogart was out of control, a real 70s records guy, so I hope they tell the whole unvarnished truth of how he made and lost a fortune.
Jeremy Jordan is playing Neil, and there’s a strong cast. Wiz Kalifa is playing Funkadelic star George Clinton. That should be good for the price of admission. And Frankie Crocker is played by Chris Redd, the very funny ex-“SNL” comedian. And all those classic Donna Summer disco hits written and produced by Giorgio Moroder–in the movie he’s played by Sebastian Maniscalco. I want to see that! I’m all in for next March!
