24 Hour Party People

[DudeMan]

...is a really cool movie that just came out on dvd. Makes me wish I had been 'round in 1976 Manchester when really big and cool stuff that changed everything was happening. Innovatively weaves in fiction, actual footage and guest apperances to 'document' the nascent punk & new wave movements in all of its manic, crazy, fresh, opportunistic and tragic glory.

Worth peeping out.

[samanafay]

i second everything dudeman had to say about the film. i just watched 24 hour party people last night. it was quite funny too. a must see for anyone who listens to fun Factory music.

[govinda8]

Why am I the only person in the world who thought this movie was dumb? well except for the parts about Joy Division.

What's wrong with me? I hated Amelie too, I just don't understand why I have to be different.

[kcneon]

What exactly did you think was dumb?

[DudeMan]

Originally posted by govinda8
Why am I the only person in the world who thought this movie was dumb? well except for the parts about Joy Division.

What's wrong with me? I hated Amelie too, I just don't understand why I have to be different.
No two snowflakes are the same. That's what my mom used to tell me, anyway. Hey, I also like cheezy WB shows (shame) and think the new Avril Lavigne song is kinda catchy (double shame), so it's not like I'm setting the gold standard for good taste here.

[govinda8]

well the fact that you like the Avril Lavigne song makes me feel slightly better.

I saw this movie ages ago so I don't remember any names but the main guy who is a total ass jerkface. He annoyed me so much that I couldn't pay attention to the short parts of the movie that were actually about the music. I felt the movie was more about him and how HE did all of this work for the musicians. blah blah blah. and that's what annoyed me. I suppose it's mostly true but it was still annoying.

[kcneon]

Well, maybe "Live Forever" is what you were hoping for.

To view the trailer (http://special.the-raft.com/liveforever/#).
"LIVE FOREVER"
John Dower's, LIVE FOREVER is a brilliant and hilarious insight into 90's Brit Pop, opening on 14th February 2003 in London. It will then go on nationwide release 2 weeks later. We are going to be giving away tickets to the screenings and all sorts of competition prizes so sign up below if you want to get the latest info on 'Live Forever'. We'll let you know where you can see the movie and when the competition to win tickets is live.
At the beginning of the Nineties something happened in Britain and it was great. The eighties had been crap. Crap politics and crap music. And then in 1990 there erupted a spirit of Euphoria, culminating a few years later in an explosion of creativity in British popular culture. In the mid-nineties, across the globe, music, art, fashion and film, if it was British, then it was cool. Liam and Noel Gallagher, Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker, Damien Hirst, Ozwald Boateng... our homegrown talent flourished in all creative fields. This funny and revealing new film documents this phenomenon. It tells the story of a Labour Government who seized upon 'Cool Britannia' and used it to rebrand the country. British Culture rocked especially its bands and a bright new Labour Government apparently wanted to rock along too.
LIVE FOREVER charts the sounds that defined these times. Not only giving outrageous banter from the Gallagher brothers, but also 3D from Massive Attack, Jarvis Cocker, Damon Albarn, among others take us from the Stone Roses Spike Island gig, to the manufactured bands of today, to offer a more intriguing vision of Britain and itís music. LIVE FOREVER is John Dower's theatrical directorial debut. His deserved reputation stems mainly from his work with Channel Four, which was described by The Guardian as "the future of television". The Film is produced by John Battsek of Passion Pictures, responsible for the Oscar and Emmy Award winning ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER, which was also distributed in the UK by Helkon SK Film Distribution. The film recently screened in the Regus London Film Festival. LIVE FOREVER is a Passion Pictures Production for the BBC, Film Council and Horsebridge Productions, released by Helkon SK Film Distribution on 14th February 2003.
The music from & inspired by the film 'Live Forever' is available from February 2003 (EMI/Virgin TV). Confirmed tracks so far are Oasis 'Live Forever', Happy Mondays 'Step On', Charlatans 'The Only One I Know', Placebo 'Nancy Boy', Cast 'Finetime', Oasis 'Champagne Supernova', Embrace 'Come Back To What You Know', Chemical Brothers feat. Noel Gallagher 'Setting Sun', Sleeper 'Inbetweener', Mansun 'Wide Open Space', Ocean Colour Scene 'The Riverboat Song', Dubstar 'Stars' Radiohead 'Creep', Morrissey 'The More I Ignore Me (The Closer I Get)', Lightning Seeds 'The Life Of Riley', Republica 'Ready To Go', Space 'The Female Of The Species', Catatonia 'Mulder And Scully'.

[samanafay]

Originally posted by govinda8
I saw this movie ages ago so I don't remember any names but the main guy who is a total ass jerkface.

Tony Wilson right? Well, the fact that you called him an "ass jerkface" makes it all okay. and yeah, you're right. even though he says that he left out certain aspects of his life because the film was SUPPOSED to be about the music, it all centered around him. he was the driving force behind the label after all. but I definitely would have been much more interested to see more about Joy Division and then New Order and other later bands than about Wilson himself and the Happy Mondays. What the hell is wrong with Shaun Ryder anyway? he's such a schmuck.

[govinda8]

Ohmigod. I cannot wait for Live Forever to come out! Thanks for the info. Talk about the soundtrack of my high school years... those were the days. well not high school, but the brit pop.

[Takaro HardCore]

i thought it was funny. Parts of it summed up nicely the absurdity and hilarity of aspects of the music industry that we all need to laff at. Tony Wilson - the guy is a legend whether you like him or not. The Factory - ditto. The Hacienda-ditto.

[deime]

Good college friend recommended it & rented it & really enjoyed it - brings back those early 90's OU days

[beezlebob]

I rented this last night and loved it! I never realized what a bunch of drug crazed lunatics Happy Mondays were.

Can't wait for "Live Forever"

[UKreviewer]

Im also gagging for the release of 'Live Forever'. The early 90's boasted some of the great bands of all time, including (in my opinion), THE best band of all time, The Stone Roses.


Rock on Madchester!!! Ave it!

[beezlebob]

Hasn't "Live Forever" been released to theaters in the UK already? I recall reading that the release date was in mid-Feb.

[UKreviewer]

It has been shown, but not nationwide. Only in London. Its nationwide release should be at the end of this month.

[beezlebob]

hey UK, did you ever see this?

Any info on the DVD release? I can't find any.

Hopefully it will get released Region 1 or region free.