Fans of 60s-based cinema might be interested in a forthcoming movie based in that particular decade – Made in Dagenham. The film stars Sally Hawkins as Rita O'Grady who kickstarts the 1968 Ford Dagenham strike by 187 sewing machinists which led to the advent of the Equal Pay Act. Working […]
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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 […]
Northern Soul – the movie
I feel like I've been writing about a 'forthcoming northern soul movie' for almost as long as I've been writing this site. But have any actually made it to the big screen? Anyway, it looks like one is about to cross the great divide – the appropriately-named Northern Soul. The […]
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 […]
Get Carter screening in Manchester
Yes, you've seen it on TV, you might even own the DVD. But have you ever seen Get Carter on the big screen? If the answer is 'no' and you live in reasonable distance from Manchester, it might be worth getting down to the city's Cornerhouse cinema next week. Get […]
Die Screaming Marianne review
Coming out in the next week or so is another Pete Walker reissue – Die Screaming Marianne. Set at the tail end of the 'swinging' sixties, it stars Susan George, Barry Evans and Judy Huxtable, the first of those being the Marianne in question. She's been left a large sum […]
The Party's Over hits DVD and Blu-ray
Controversial on its release and rarely seen since, the BFI's cult movie arm Flipside will be releasing Guy Hamilton's controversial The Party's Over (1965) in a dual-format DVD and Blu-ray edition on 17th May 2010. Here's the tale. Young American Melina (Louise Sorel), falls in with a group of Chelsea […]
