A film that divides, but you might rethink your opinion after the Absolute Beginners BFI screening and Julian Temple Q&A.
Music
The Action – In The Lap Of The Mods (2000)
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, someone did – it was called In The Lap Of The Mods.
All Night Long (1962)
Jazz meets Shakespeare in a pre-swinging London – that’s All Night Long in a nutshell.
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.
Tony Palmer – The Wigan Casino (1977)
The Wigan Casino meant nothing to me at the time. I was too young, Lego and Subbuteo were my kicks, but I was still aware of it, with two older sisters who used to make the short journey from Bolton to Wigan every weekend.
Gonks Go Beat (1965)
Gonks Go Beat has achieved near-mythical status – despite (or perhaps because of) the fact that no-one has seen it. Well, now we have the chance to see the movie in all its remastered glory, thanks to a reissue as part of Optimum’s Beat Classics collection.
Pop Gear (1965)
The final instalment (for now) of Optimum’s 60s Beat Classics series is a film in name only – essentially Pop Gear is just one long music show.
Help! (1965)
In Help!, Ringo is bizarrely the human sacrifice target of a cult and the band must try to protect him from it.
