Gary James
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For the very last time... Will McTaggart & I will be hosting "The Boys in Blue" film show on Wedneday 5th June: https://www.thedancehouse.co.uk/events/2019/230-boys-in-blue
If you've never seen it before here's some info about it. If you have please post your comments on this thread. We're keen to hear what people thought. Tell us when and where you saw it (We've staged it at 3 venues in the past The Cornerhouse, The Dancehouse & at MCFC but it has been a couple of years since our previous show).
This will definitely be the last time as we feel it should be shown to mark the end of an era. The first 125 years of the club has offered some tremendous highs and lows and it seems appropriate that this is the time to bow out. Hopefully someone else will take up the material in 25 years (unless me & Will can be persuaded to come out of our MCFC film retirement) to do a 150 years retrospective of MCFC. Until 2044 then this is your last chance to see this entire collection in a cinema setting.
The Boys In Blue: Manchester City FC on Film
2019 has brought an unprecedented level of success to Manchester City Football Club, 125 years since the club was founded. To mark the occasion, The North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University is pleased to announce ‘The Boys In Blue: Manchester City FC on Film’, a special screening of archive films all about Manchester City Football Club, curated and presented by author and football historian Dr Gary James.
The screening will take place on Wednesday June 5th 2019 at 7.30pm at The Dancehouse, Oxford Road, Manchester.
The show covers almost 100 years of history, from film of the club’s first ground at Hyde Road, through to videotape of the final game at Maine Road. The films to be screened are sourced from the huge variety of material held in the Archive’s own collections plus guest films used with the kind permission of the British Film Institute.
From triumphant homecomings to ‘typical City’ moments, amazing archive material is brought to life by Gary's unrivalled knowledge of the club’s history.
Highlights of the show include:
· Fantastic homecoming receptions and trophy parades from cup victories dating back to 1934.
· Colour film shot by the late City goalkeeper Harry Dowd, of the team relaxing on tour, visiting Istanbul for the club’s first game in European competition and bringing the European Cup Winners Cup back to Manchester in 1970.
· Television interviews with key figures in the club’s history during the 1970s and 1980s including legendary manager Joe Mercer on the day he resigned, and excerpts from a documentary about the infamous chairman Peter Swales.
· The sights and sounds inside the huge Kippax terrace on the last day of its use in 1994, and a fan’s eye view of the last day at Maine Road in 2003.
· The recording of the 1972 song ‘The Boys in Blue’ at Strawberry Studios in Stockport, with first-team players cajoled into performing by songwriters 10cc. A favourite with City fans, this track is still played regularly at the Etihad Stadium today.
Tickets are available from the Dancehouse box office (0161 237 9753) and online at http://thedancehouse.co.uk
The North West Film Archive has been based at Manchester Metropolitan University since 1977 and is the professionally-recognised public home for the moving image heritage of the North West of England.
If you've never seen it before here's some info about it. If you have please post your comments on this thread. We're keen to hear what people thought. Tell us when and where you saw it (We've staged it at 3 venues in the past The Cornerhouse, The Dancehouse & at MCFC but it has been a couple of years since our previous show).
This will definitely be the last time as we feel it should be shown to mark the end of an era. The first 125 years of the club has offered some tremendous highs and lows and it seems appropriate that this is the time to bow out. Hopefully someone else will take up the material in 25 years (unless me & Will can be persuaded to come out of our MCFC film retirement) to do a 150 years retrospective of MCFC. Until 2044 then this is your last chance to see this entire collection in a cinema setting.
The Boys In Blue: Manchester City FC on Film
2019 has brought an unprecedented level of success to Manchester City Football Club, 125 years since the club was founded. To mark the occasion, The North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University is pleased to announce ‘The Boys In Blue: Manchester City FC on Film’, a special screening of archive films all about Manchester City Football Club, curated and presented by author and football historian Dr Gary James.
The screening will take place on Wednesday June 5th 2019 at 7.30pm at The Dancehouse, Oxford Road, Manchester.
The show covers almost 100 years of history, from film of the club’s first ground at Hyde Road, through to videotape of the final game at Maine Road. The films to be screened are sourced from the huge variety of material held in the Archive’s own collections plus guest films used with the kind permission of the British Film Institute.
From triumphant homecomings to ‘typical City’ moments, amazing archive material is brought to life by Gary's unrivalled knowledge of the club’s history.
Highlights of the show include:
· Fantastic homecoming receptions and trophy parades from cup victories dating back to 1934.
· Colour film shot by the late City goalkeeper Harry Dowd, of the team relaxing on tour, visiting Istanbul for the club’s first game in European competition and bringing the European Cup Winners Cup back to Manchester in 1970.
· Television interviews with key figures in the club’s history during the 1970s and 1980s including legendary manager Joe Mercer on the day he resigned, and excerpts from a documentary about the infamous chairman Peter Swales.
· The sights and sounds inside the huge Kippax terrace on the last day of its use in 1994, and a fan’s eye view of the last day at Maine Road in 2003.
· The recording of the 1972 song ‘The Boys in Blue’ at Strawberry Studios in Stockport, with first-team players cajoled into performing by songwriters 10cc. A favourite with City fans, this track is still played regularly at the Etihad Stadium today.
Tickets are available from the Dancehouse box office (0161 237 9753) and online at http://thedancehouse.co.uk
The North West Film Archive has been based at Manchester Metropolitan University since 1977 and is the professionally-recognised public home for the moving image heritage of the North West of England.
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