A film that divides, but you might rethink your opinion after the Absolute Beginners BFI screening and Julian Temple Q&A.
Teen Rebellion
Review: The Party’s Over (1963)
Once something of a lost classic, Guy Hamilton’s The Party’s Over is currently available to buy at a discounted price.
Review: Some People (1962)
Directed by Clive Donner, early teen rebellion flick Some People from 1962 has just been issued on Blu-ray for the first time.
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 early screening of the much-anticipated movie. Here are his thoughts…
Privilege (1967)
Some movies gain a reputation by being seen, others, like Peter Watkins’ Privilege, are noted for exactiy the opposite reason. Thankfully we can now view this 60s cult classic for all the right reasons with the BFI offshoot Flipside kicking off 2010 with a long-overdue reissue.
If… (1968)
Simon Wells gives an insight into If… (1968), the sixties classic of schoolboy rebellion, and the screen debut of Malcolm McDowell.
The System (The Girl Getters) (1964)
Michael Winner – an opinionated, self-obsessed, bloated food critic and part-time insurance salesman. Where did it all go wrong? After all, this was a man responsible for some of British cinema’s finest moments in the 1960s – and you can count The System as one of those.
The Leather Boys (1963)
On the face of it, The Leather Boys is about bikers. But it could have been about mods, rockers, teds or any youth cult of the age – because that’s just background. The Leather Boys is actually a movie about relationships.
