'Elvis in Jarrow': This was an Arena special from 1992. It's about a post modern genius/talentless delusional care in the community type from Jarrow who is visited by 'The King', the King proceeds to tell him to go out and sing so he does, at the expense of his family. What's really interesting here is how quickly and successfully he is exploited. Absolute must see TV...
Unrelated but because I'm in Germany right now... 'Tin Drum' (1979), trailer only unfortunately. Truly great and massively unusual pre-war yarn about a scary midget kid with a high-pitch voice and a tin-drum... it's ctually much better than I made it sound.
And finally, for no reason other than we have somehow avoided mentioning his name - Herschell Gordon Lewis'** 'Wizard of Gore'**(1970), complete and uncut! When I got a 4th generation copy of 'Gore Gore Girls' aged 13 I wanted to BE this guy... H.G.Lewis that is, not the massively fucked up Montag the Magnificent.
Three for today...
'Elvis in Jarrow': This was an Arena special from 1992. It's about a post modern genius/talentless delusional care in the community type from Jarrow who is visited by 'The King', the King proceeds to tell him to go out and sing so he does, at the expense of his family. What's really interesting here is how quickly and successfully he is exploited. Absolute must see TV...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8U2J8SQQIQ
Unrelated but because I'm in Germany right now... 'Tin Drum' (1979), trailer only unfortunately. Truly great and massively unusual pre-war yarn about a scary midget kid with a high-pitch voice and a tin-drum... it's ctually much better than I made it sound.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ewzWkFZOFk
And finally, for no reason other than we have somehow avoided mentioning his name - Herschell Gordon Lewis'** 'Wizard of Gore'**(1970), complete and uncut! When I got a 4th generation copy of 'Gore Gore Girls' aged 13 I wanted to BE this guy... H.G.Lewis that is, not the massively fucked up Montag the Magnificent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlMhtLrG7Uk
Happy fucking days!