Kick Out the Jams: The Story of Xfm, from director Ray Burdis, is a retelling of the birth and development of a fledgling pirate radio station and those passionate few that would pave their own way in the pursuit of giving a voice to the growing popularity of the indie Britpop scene in the 1990s. More than that this is a snapshot of the revolutionisation of the airwaves from the voices of the DJs at ground level, the friendships formed and careers made. Even more than that this doc is a love letter to a moment in time, a year not to be forgotten and a feeling of true optimism and unbridled excitement.
Now, I do love a good documentary, especially ones that tell the stories of a time that although I wasn’t exactly well in the know about what was happening, I was aware something was happening. Music...
Now, I do love a good documentary, especially ones that tell the stories of a time that although I wasn’t exactly well in the know about what was happening, I was aware something was happening. Music...
- 8/24/2022
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Move Mountains Productions have released the official trailer for new film The Sun Also Rises, due for release in Summer. The Sun Also Rises is the directorial debut of a full-length film by Roland Manookian and is produced by Shane McCormick, Tom Gordon (Good Shout film collective founder), Josh Witcher and Franky Lankester (Ron Hopper’s Misfortune).
The film focuses on Raye (Gina Jones), a woman trapped in an abusive relationship. The film charts her struggle to survive, her journey to escape, and how the cycle of violence affects everyone who comes into contact with it.
The Sun Also Rises is a beautiful film with an ultimately positive message of redemption; it pays homage to the strength of the human spirit. The film draws inspiration from the Ernest Hemmingway book Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises, portraying Raye’s journey through the lens of a metaphorical bull run. Producer Shane McCormick...
The film focuses on Raye (Gina Jones), a woman trapped in an abusive relationship. The film charts her struggle to survive, her journey to escape, and how the cycle of violence affects everyone who comes into contact with it.
The Sun Also Rises is a beautiful film with an ultimately positive message of redemption; it pays homage to the strength of the human spirit. The film draws inspiration from the Ernest Hemmingway book Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises, portraying Raye’s journey through the lens of a metaphorical bull run. Producer Shane McCormick...
- 5/24/2022
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Not even a storming soundtrack of mod classics can save a humdrum scooter-to-Brighton caper, which keeps its eye fatally on the rear-view mirror
Quadrophenia love dies hard. After July’s ill-fated cast reunion To Be Someone, now follows this humdrum standalone from the sentimental end of British cinema’s poverty row, seeking to capitalise on residual fondness for all things mod. The star is a scooter: a nifty runaround with two dozen rear-view mirrors , it’s a worthy steed for Patrick McNamee’s callow latter-day knight John Parker (geddit?) as he retraces his late dad’s tyre tracks from Burnhamland to Brighton. This journey – and the rite-of-passage it represents – encompasses legends of old Jam gigs, 1980s songs picking up where the first mods left off, and cameos from associate producer Patsy Kensit and Eldorado’s Jesse Birdsall.
Those mirrors prove symbolic of an entirely backward-looking enterprise. A prolific writer-director whose Me,...
Quadrophenia love dies hard. After July’s ill-fated cast reunion To Be Someone, now follows this humdrum standalone from the sentimental end of British cinema’s poverty row, seeking to capitalise on residual fondness for all things mod. The star is a scooter: a nifty runaround with two dozen rear-view mirrors , it’s a worthy steed for Patrick McNamee’s callow latter-day knight John Parker (geddit?) as he retraces his late dad’s tyre tracks from Burnhamland to Brighton. This journey – and the rite-of-passage it represents – encompasses legends of old Jam gigs, 1980s songs picking up where the first mods left off, and cameos from associate producer Patsy Kensit and Eldorado’s Jesse Birdsall.
Those mirrors prove symbolic of an entirely backward-looking enterprise. A prolific writer-director whose Me,...
- 8/24/2021
- by Mike McCahill
- The Guardian - Film News
Stars: Sam Gittins, Leslie Ash, Perry Benson, Marc Wingett, Toyah Willcox, Scott Peden | Written by Ray Burdis, Pete Meadows | Directed by Ray Burdis
I have only ever seen Quadrophenia once in my life and honestly I wasn’t that enamoured with the movie, I’m not exactly a fan of The Who and I am a child of the late 80s early 90s, so the whole scooters and Mod subculture is kind of lost on me to be completely honest… it was more of a thing that people’s dads were into! However I have seen enough movies or TV shows that have touched on the era (This is England for example) to know it was, and to many will always be, an important part of history.
Luckily though, this movie didn’t have to appeal to my nostalgia bone. I didn’t press play because I have a huge love of everything Mod.
I have only ever seen Quadrophenia once in my life and honestly I wasn’t that enamoured with the movie, I’m not exactly a fan of The Who and I am a child of the late 80s early 90s, so the whole scooters and Mod subculture is kind of lost on me to be completely honest… it was more of a thing that people’s dads were into! However I have seen enough movies or TV shows that have touched on the era (This is England for example) to know it was, and to many will always be, an important part of history.
Luckily though, this movie didn’t have to appeal to my nostalgia bone. I didn’t press play because I have a huge love of everything Mod.
- 8/12/2021
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Keep track of when films are coming out in the territory.
Cinemas in the UK and Ireland are set to reopen this spring, following months of closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Screen is listing the release dates for films in the territory in the calendar below. For distributors who wish to add/amend a date on the calendar, please get in touch with Screen here.
Indoor cinemas in England and Scotland will be allowed to reopen from May 17; with dates yet to be confirmed for Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland.
Screen is also tracking reopening dates of cinemas in...
Cinemas in the UK and Ireland are set to reopen this spring, following months of closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Screen is listing the release dates for films in the territory in the calendar below. For distributors who wish to add/amend a date on the calendar, please get in touch with Screen here.
Indoor cinemas in England and Scotland will be allowed to reopen from May 17; with dates yet to be confirmed for Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland.
Screen is also tracking reopening dates of cinemas in...
- 8/10/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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