DVD: ‘The Kenny Everett Video Show’
❉ This anarchic show pushed the barriers of television as far as they could go – in the best possible taste.
ROLLING STONES
‘Jean-Luc Godard & Jean-Pierre Gorin: Five Films (1968-1971)’ reviewed
❉ If you have never seen a full-fat Godard-Gorin joint before prepare to be…. Baffled? Bored? Attacked? Shell-shocked? Annoyed? Outraged?
Cosmic Christmas – ‘Their Satanic Majesties Request’ at 50
❉ ‘Satanic Majesties’ documents a traumatic year in which the Stones went from edgy pop stars to Public Enemy Number One.
Terry Southern – A Grand Guy: Part 2
❉ Andy Murray looks back on the career of the cult writer. “Having become something of a 1960s icon, Terry Southern seemed cut adrift in the […]
‘All Or Nothing: The Mod Musical’ reviewed
❉ East End Modfathers The Small Faces live, breathe and sing again in Carol Harrison’s energetic musical play.
Cult Q & A: Lesley-Ann Jones
❉ Writer, biographer, novelist, broadcaster on her heroes, influences, inspirations, career and cult faves.
Cult Q & A: Mark Paytress
❉ We’re asking, they’re answering: This week, writer, broadcaster and T-Rexpert, Mark Paytress.
Top 10 Unforgettable ‘Top Of The Pops’ Performances
❉ “It’s Friday, it’s still number one… it’s Top of the Pops!”
From the flipside: Oddities and forgotten gems of sixties British cinema
❉ Take a trip down some of the lesser-known, uncharted byways of sixties British cinema.
Girl on fire: Edie Sedgwick in ‘Ciao! Manhattan’ (1972)
❉ Speed, Madness, Flying Saucers and a Drunken Beauty in a Drained Swimming Pool. ‘Ciao! Manhattan’ still stands up. Or perhaps more accurately, it leans, stumbles, shakes and lurches as if drunk.