The Barbican has announced details of its forthcoming seasons, which includes The Directorspective: Jean-Luc Godard from Friday 16th to Tuesday 20th July. The Nouvelle Vague pioneer was hugely influential on many that followed, with the season focusing on those (relatively) early movies that made such an impact. Want the details? […]
Tag: cult
The Party's Over (1963) reviewed
A much sought-after 60s cult classic has finally been issued/reissued by the BFI/Flipside – Guy Hamilton's The Party's Over. Set in the early 60s, the movie focuses on a group of London beatniks going by the name of The Pack and headed up by Moise (oliver Reed) and with an […]
Pretty Things v Norman Wisdom in What's Good For The Goose
Nice to see a decent quality clip of 60s cult classic What's Good For The Goose hitting YouTube – so here it is. Yes, that is Norman Wisdom in a dinner jacket, giving it his all as the Pretty Things play a gig in Southport (where he's actually supposed to […]
Season of the Witch reviewed
Regular readers will know that we flagged up a screening of Season of the Witch by the BFI offshoot, the Flipside. Well, that screening has come and gone. But at least we have a review of this rare gem online. The Scenester nipped down to the NFT for the screening, […]
Goodbye Gemini DVD reviewed
I mentioned a while back it was coming out, but this weekend I managed to grab hold of an advance copy of the Goodbye Gemini DVD – and without haste, I've reviewed it. If you've missed it previously, Goodbye Gemini is set in the back end if swinging London, with […]
Nostalgia of the Future podcast
Looking for something interesting to listen to today? You'll have more than a day's worth of tunes if you check out the Nostalgia of the Future podcast. That should actually be podcasts, as there's loads of 'em, not necessarily 'mod' but certainly ticking the boxes for lovers of interesting/cult sounds […]
The Party's Over – full DVD details
We have mentioned this release before, but now we have full details of The Party's Over release on dual format disc (DVD and Blu-ray) via the BFI and Flipside. 17th May is the date for your diary. Written by Marc Behm (Charade, Help!) and scored by John Barry, this controversial […]
BFI to release The Pleasure Girls (1965)
A film that has passed me by this far, The Pleasure Girls will be released by the BFI and Flipside in the coming weeks on a dual-format disc (DVD and Blu-ray on the same disc). When Sally (Francesca Annis) moves to London to pursue a modelling career, she moves in […]
