Piece by Piece: How Pharrell Williams’ Lego Doc Came to Be
Fun fact: anything that’s animated in a Lego movie also has to be buildable. It’s a cute detail that actually proved to be a bit of a challenge for Piece by Piece. It was important to Pharrell and Neville to be able to represent a lot of different skin tones, characters, and hair styles.
Lego Leaps Into Documentaries, With Pharrell Williams as the Subject
The toymaker has found success in fictional films. But with “Piece by Piece,” about the life of Mr. Williams, it has gotten into a new genre.
Critics Have Seen Piece By Piece, But Are They ‘Happy’ With Pharrell’s LEGO-Animated Biopic?
Piece by Piece is a bright, clever song-filled biopic that pretends it’s a behind-the-scenes documentary using small plastic bricks, angles and curves to celebrate an artist known for his quirky soul. It is deep and surreal and often adorable. Is it high concept or low? Like Williams, it’s a bit of both.
Piece by Piece Review: Everything Is Awesome in Pharrell’s LEGO Doc
Morgan Neville offers an inspired take on the life and music of Pharrell Williams by telling the story with LEGO.
Putting together the Pharrell Williams story ‘Piece by Piece’
This film’s topic, singer-songwriter-producer Pharrell Williams, seems somewhat inappropriate at first glance. Many of the songs he recorded, wrote, or produced do not lend themselves to a PG-rated movie treatment.
In 'Piece by Piece,' Pharrell finds Lego fits his life story
When Pharrell Williams and Morgan Neville decided to embark on a movie about Williams’ life but animated in Lego pieces, they knew there would be culture shocks
Review: Pharrell hits the bricks in Lego-rendered ‘Piece by Piece,’ quirky but not deep
The superproducer and "Happy" hitmaker, responsible for changing the sound of hip-hop, tells his life story via Legos and Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville.
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‘Piece by Piece’ Review: Pharrell’s Life Story in Legos
The singer and producer is the subject of Morgan Neville’s film, which takes the odd but aptly playful approach of exploring his biography through the colorful toys.
Pharrell Williams on the self-esteem issues he faced for 'Piece by Piece' Lego biopic
Grammy-winner Pharrell Williams and Oscar-winner Morgan Neville talk with USA TODAY's Ralphie Aversa about the Williams' Lego biopic "Piece by Piece."
‘Piece by Piece’ is a Pharrell Williams block party
If it weren’t filmed entirely using animated Lego blocks, “Piece by Piece” would be a fairly routine music documentary, in this case a profile of the protean hip-hop producer-performer Pharrell Williams.
Pharrell Williams Deserves A Nuanced Film About Him. 'Piece By Piece' Isn't It.
The hitmaker stars in a movie about himself that sidesteps all past controversies to reflect a heavily curated version of his life and career — in Lego animation.
The Lego Pharrell Movie Has a Lego Black Lives Matter Segment
A t the start of Piece by Piece, the new animated documentary about Pharrell Williams, the musical artist and megaproducer ...
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Director Morgan Neville Talks 'Piece By Piece', Pharrell Williams and LEGO
Moviefone speaks with Morgan Neville about 'Piece by Piece'. "This idea came from Pharrell that if he was going to do a ...
Pharrell’s Unconventional New Documentary Is a Portrait of the Artist as a Lego
Pharrell Williams never wanted a movie made about him. “Who wants to hear about me? I definitely don’t,” he tells Vogue. “I ...
Pharrell Williams & Morgan Neville Have An Epic Conversation
“The idea of working with Morgan, and watching him—I would’ve never done this with anyone else.” Pharrell Williams, producer, musician, designer and icon sits down for an epic conversation with ...
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‘Piece by Piece’ Review: A One-of-a-Kind Cinematic Journey Through Color and Sound
Piece by Piece' is a contagiously joyful cinematic experience that will have you toe-tapping and head-bopping for 90 minutes ...