The Smiths & Morrissey thread

[Didsbury Dave]

Sounds interesting...... Will be my 1st trip to a cinema in a while next year!

The Smiths Drama ‘Shoplifters of the World’ Scores U.S. Deal With RLJE Films (EXCLUSIVE)

The U.K.'s WestEnd Films has sold “Shoplifters of the World," starring Joe Manganiello and Ellar Coltrane, into AMC-owned RLJE Films.

variety.com

I’m pleased that they’ve licensed their back catalogue for this. The lack of smiths tracks ruined Morrissey’s biopic.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I’m pleased that they’ve licensed their back catalogue for this. The lack of smiths tracks ruined Morrissey’s biopic.

So a film about Morrissey set in the years before The Smiths formed was ruined because of a lack of Smiths songs?

 

[Didsbury Dave]

So a film about Morrissey set in the years before The Smiths formed was ruined because of a lack of Smiths songs?

Of course it was, which is why the filmmakers tried desperately for years to get permission. Watch Control for a good example of how to use a band's music, mixed with other music of the era, as the soundtrack.

 

[aka blue jambo]

Of course it was, which is why the filmmakers tried desperately for years to get permission. Watch Control for a good example of how to use a band's music, mixed with other music of the era, as the soundtrack.

Did the film not finish before the band had released anything? Unlike Control

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Did the film not finish before the band had released anything? Unlike Control

Yes but that doesn't preclude it from using Smiths/Morrisey/Marr music as a soundtrack, for the theme tune etc. As an example, Control opens with a long sequence showing a young, flare wearing Ian Curtis walking through a housing estate in the mid 70s. But the music played isn't Bowie or Iggy, it's Joy Division.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Yes but that doesn't preclude it from using Smiths/Morrisey/Marr music as a soundtrack, for the theme tune etc. As an example, Control opens with a long sequence showing a young, flare wearing Ian Curtis walking through a housing estate in the mid 70s. But the music played isn't Bowie or Iggy, it's Joy Division.

But that film covers Curtis's life including (obviously) his stint in JD so would be a pretty poor film not to have the music included.
England is mine ends when Johnny knocks on Morrissey's door so i never for one minute expected The Boy With The Thorn In His Side to be in the film at any point, therefore my expectations of the film were not as high as yours

 

[Bob Hope]

Johnny Marr is a god
That singer can't sing

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Johnny Marr is a god
That singer can't sing

Well for someone who cant sing he hasnt done too bad for himself.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

38 years ago at Manchester's Ritz the greatest band ever made their 1st live appearance.
Morrissey, vovals
Johnny Marr, guitar
,Mike Joyce, drums
Dale Hibbert, bass
James Maker, maracas

They performed 4 songs in supporting Blue Ronda A La Turk

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
Suffer Little Children
Handsome Devil
I Want A Boy For My Birthday (cover of a song by The Cookies)

For Dale Hibbert, it was his only gig, he was replaced by Andy Rourke.
James Maker appeared at the 2nd gig in January 1983 at Manhattan Club on Spring Gardens and then the band was the 4 piece combo that in just 13 months time were on The Tube and TOTP's with This Charming Man.
And my life would never be the same again......

 

[pluto]

You would have thought they could have played somewhere else in the 3 month gap, lots of practice I guess