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was at the after party .. it was a late one :-(
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'England Is Mine' - going to be the film of the year
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inchy14
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@jimharri and @Mad Eyed Screamer are going to love this............
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-40477581/morrissey-s-early-life-explored-in-film
Take it away boys.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-40477581/morrissey-s-early-life-explored-in-film
Take it away boys.
Mad Eyed Screamer
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Oh yes!@jimharri and @Mad Eyed Screamer are going to love this............
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-40477581/morrissey-s-early-life-explored-in-film
Take it away boys.
inchy14
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Oh yes!
I hadn't clicked on this thread (because you'd started it mainly) so hadn't realised this was about the same film before i posted that.
Mad Eyed Screamer
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That's why I'm a Mod and Ric pays us good money to keep our eye on the ball ;)I hadn't clicked on this thread (because you'd started it mainly) so hadn't realised this was about the same film before i posted that.
Why Always Ste
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Won't be watching this flick until MES gives it a review
inchy14
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That's why I'm a Mod and Ric pays us good money to keep our eye on the ball ;)
Fuck all else to do more like................
inchy14
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Won't be watching this flick until MES gives it a review
That'll be like Simon Stone reviewing a rag game!!
He'll make it sound like Shawshank, Departed and Close encounters combined.
It'll win Oscars and Golden globes according the the Morrissey fan boy!!
aka blue jambo
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Well I am not surprised His Highness failed to endorse it
Shows him as a painfully shy , pill popping loner but the cast is wonderful
Its obviously a slow burner but loved the way the fashion and city of the time are captured ( Linder is superb )
Probably wont get a general release but worth catching
Shows him as a painfully shy , pill popping loner but the cast is wonderful
Its obviously a slow burner but loved the way the fashion and city of the time are captured ( Linder is superb )
Probably wont get a general release but worth catching
Mad Eyed Screamer
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Morrissey's mate James Maker has a pop....
Statement: 'ENGLAND IS MINE' (film)
According to the trailer of 'England Is Mine', Morrissey was an autistic, retiring creature with both curly hair and a natural crimp, who had to be physically pushed into becoming a singer by a well-meaning friend (one who did not actually communicate with Morrissey throughout The Smiths' success). Worse, they have put him in a green duffle coat and given him not one line of the Morrissyean wit we have all come to know. It is not a biopic, but historical fiction. A strange move, considering that those formative years have been so abundantly well-documented.
I knew him then, and I knew the house at 384 Kings Road. Morrissey’s mother should sue the filmmakers on their misrepresentation of her curtaining, alone. But the fact is, this is not Morrissey. The premise that if Morrissey could be a singer, then anybody could, is disingenuous, and rather insulting to his original talent as an artist.
At the time, and previous to the formation of The Smiths, Morrissey had very few close friends. This is documented in Morrissey’s memoir, ‘Autobiography’, and my memoir, ‘AutoFellatio’. I do not appear in the film, and characters who did not exist in real life are invented by the film-makers.
I am relieved not to be included, because if they can portray the protagonist as a person with crimped hair who relies upon guiding hands on shoulders, to thrust him through life’s revolving doors, then I am merely someone who, miraculously, managed to venture further than the 'NO BALL GAMES' sign posted adjacent to my bedroom window.
James Maker
Statement: 'ENGLAND IS MINE' (film)
According to the trailer of 'England Is Mine', Morrissey was an autistic, retiring creature with both curly hair and a natural crimp, who had to be physically pushed into becoming a singer by a well-meaning friend (one who did not actually communicate with Morrissey throughout The Smiths' success). Worse, they have put him in a green duffle coat and given him not one line of the Morrissyean wit we have all come to know. It is not a biopic, but historical fiction. A strange move, considering that those formative years have been so abundantly well-documented.
I knew him then, and I knew the house at 384 Kings Road. Morrissey’s mother should sue the filmmakers on their misrepresentation of her curtaining, alone. But the fact is, this is not Morrissey. The premise that if Morrissey could be a singer, then anybody could, is disingenuous, and rather insulting to his original talent as an artist.
At the time, and previous to the formation of The Smiths, Morrissey had very few close friends. This is documented in Morrissey’s memoir, ‘Autobiography’, and my memoir, ‘AutoFellatio’. I do not appear in the film, and characters who did not exist in real life are invented by the film-makers.
I am relieved not to be included, because if they can portray the protagonist as a person with crimped hair who relies upon guiding hands on shoulders, to thrust him through life’s revolving doors, then I am merely someone who, miraculously, managed to venture further than the 'NO BALL GAMES' sign posted adjacent to my bedroom window.
James Maker