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The documentary, itself a time capsule of a city in flux, captures the Watts Summer Festival concert hosted by Stax Records at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Aug. 20, 1972.
The documentary returns to theaters this month alongside the release of a new box set. It's a chance to consider what it captures (and doesn't) about music, race and justice in the 1970s and today.
Mel Stuart's 'Wattstax' documentary premiered on Feb. 4, 1973.
Mel Stuart's 'Wattstaxx' documentary premiered on Feb. 4, 1973.
Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory have plenty of differences between the book and the movie.