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The Who, The Mods and the Quadrophenia Connection (2009)
The Who, The Mods and the Quadrophenia Connection It’s never a good sign when a DVD has the wrong spelling(s) of some of its contributors on the sleeve. Even worse when it kicks off to a ‘lift music’...
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Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968)
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968) Originally a Hunter Davies book about teenage love and lust in mid-60s Carlisle, Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush made it to the big screen in 1968, courtesy...
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A Taste Of Honey (1961)
A Taste Of Honey (1961) It really was grim up north in the 1960s – and if you want to know how grim, check out A Taste Of Honey. This kitchensink classic appeared around three years after Shelagh...
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Absolute Beginners (1986)
Absolute Beginners (1986) Absolute Beginners – it was the film franchise that couldn’t fail. A cult novel that reads like a film screenplay, a ‘hip’ director and a bag load of goodwill. But it did fail...
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Paris Blues (1961)
Paris Blues (1961) One thing is for sure, Paris Blues is a supremely-cool movie. It’s also available for not a lot of cash on DVD. Paul Newman is Ram Bowen, a big draw on the jazz circuit in early 60s...
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Vidal Sassoon The Movie (2010)
Vidal Sassoon The Movie (2010) After his sad passing, I decided to seek out Vidal Sassoon The Movie, which had been on my ‘watch’ list for months. is it the definitive account? Well… …it does in some...
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And Soon The Darkness (1970)
And Soon The Darkness (1970) It’s an obscure thing that used to live on late night TV, but And Soon The Darkness has an interesting back story. When The Avengers finished, the crew were at something of...
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Bailey On… (1973)
Bailey On… According to the particularly stern introduction, Bailey on Warhol is ‘an attempt to capture the spirit of Warhol using some of the techniques he has pioneered and several stills of his most...
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The Action – In The Lap Of The Mods (2000)
The Action – In The Lap Of The Mods The BBC will never make a documentary about The Action. To be honest, with two members sadly no longer with us, they’ve missed their chance anyway. But back in 2000,...
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The White Bus (1967)
The White Bus (1967) I’ve watched The White Bus in full twice this week and you know what? I still haven’t a clue what it’s actually about. Not that it matters, this mini movie is a joy on the eye and...
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Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
Le Cercle Rouge (1970) French cinema was a key influence on the early mod scene, not least because it was so damn cool on the eye. Le Cercle Rouge is from a slightly later era, but it’s still a pretty...
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Some People (1962)
Some People (1962) British film directors in the early part of the 1960s never really did teen rebellion all that well. Even someone with a track record like Clive Donner, who directed Some People in...
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All Night Long (1962)
All Night Long (1962) Jazz meets Shakespeare in a pre-swinging London – that’s All Night Long in a nutshell. In fact, if you’re a fan of classic jazz, this is pretty an much essential document of the...
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Northern Soul: The Movie (2014)
Northern Soul: The Movie (2014) Well, the wait is over and the Northern Soul film is almost ready to hit the big screens nationwide. Is it any good? The Scenester has been lucky enough to attend an...
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Lambert & Stamp (2015)
Lambert & Stamp Alex ‘The Scenester’ Baxter gets an early viewing of the upcoming Lambert & Stamp documentary. Which means you get an early review. The meteoric career of Kit Lambert and Chris...
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Blow-Up (1966)
Modculture Blow-Up (1966) Blow-Up Leading Italian director, Michelangelo Antonioni, attempted to capture London during the swinging sixties in his first British film, Blow-Up. The central character, a...
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Psych in Southport: What’s Good For The Goose (1969)
Modculture Psych in Southport: What’s Good For The Goose (1969) What’s Good For The Goose No flat caps and No ‘Mr Grimsdale ‘here, but you do get both the swinging sixties and the Pretty Things in...
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Film review: The Pleasure Girls (1965)
Modculture Film review: The Pleasure Girls (1965) The Pleasure Girls (1965) A ‘60s teen flick featuring Lovejoy, an infamous character from Coronation Street and Klaus Kinski? It has to be The Pleasure...
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Modculture Review: John Simons – A Modernist documentary The man, the legend and the clothes. A new DVD looks at the life and work of John Simons, with the appropriate title of A Modernist. We...
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Modculture The White Bus (1967) I’ve watched The White Bus in full twice this week and you know what? I still haven’t a clue what it’s actually about. Not that it matters, this mini movie is a joy on...
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