Sky Arts showed it last night in the UK which might mean it gets a repeat in the middle of the night over teh next couple of weeks, Might not. Worked with the Rob lloyd film anyway
― Stevolende, Sunday, 7 March 2021 18:29 (three years ago) link
it's on again friday (along with the Rock against Racism thing that was shown after it which also features Poly and was worth a watch if you needed reminding how racist the late 70s were)
― koogs, Sunday, 7 March 2021 18:53 (three years ago) link
I think I taped the 2 of those and teh damned thing taht was on after the RAR . Haven't checked tehy all came out yet though. may be low on space
― Stevolende, Sunday, 7 March 2021 18:56 (three years ago) link
The Rock Against Racism one looked a bit like it was produced by the propaganda wing of the SWP but was useful for showing that, despite what a lot of people seem to think now, punk and punk rockers were, for the most part, very much on the right side of history. As did the Poly Styrene doc.
― Wrote For Lunch (Tom D.), Sunday, 7 March 2021 19:12 (three years ago) link
My sister was at the Victoria Park gig... but so were a lot of other people!
― Wrote For Lunch (Tom D.), Sunday, 7 March 2021 19:16 (three years ago) link
Translucence is on Spotify. Probably never looked for it or under teh name Poly Styrene until now.There's also a much later solo lp up there.The Pre X Ray Spex single was included on ana anthology some years ago too so may be up there somewhere too.
― Stevolende, Monday, 8 March 2021 09:10 (three years ago) link
That newer one, Generation Indigo, was released right around when she died. It's pretty good!
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 8 March 2021 14:29 (three years ago) link
Just rewatched this and liked it a lot more. I think I was feeling too restless to appreciate it fully last week. The archive footage and photography in general is very good. There’s something about a lot of the voices that still feels a bit flat and lifeless.
― Luna Schlosser, Saturday, 13 March 2021 12:28 (three years ago) link
i liked that they broke away from the normal talking head presentation these docs usually have and didn't show the heads. it didn't feel flat to me but perhaps that's what made it seem flat?
― stirmonster, Saturday, 13 March 2021 13:14 (three years ago) link
US screening is happening! Online via the SFFILM Festival, get a ticket now
https://sffilm.org/event/poly-styrene-i-am-a-cliche/
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 27 March 2021 16:39 (three years ago) link
Excellent doc!
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Saturday, 1 May 2021 12:13 (two years ago) link
Now streaming!
― Ferryboat Bill Jr. (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 9 February 2022 06:13 (two years ago) link
Amazing
― Ferryboat Bill Jr. (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 9 February 2022 16:44 (two years ago) link
connection issues, sorry for double post.
― Ferryboat Bill Jr. (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 9 February 2022 17:36 (two years ago) link
One post for each strand of the double helix.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/arts/music/poly-styrene-i-am-a-cliche-documentary.html
― Ferryboat Bill Jr. (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 10 February 2022 01:21 (two years ago) link
I liked this, but I may have built up unrealistic expectations over time. I was surprised, checking my email, it was only 2017 when they started crowdfunding--feels like farther back than that. I know her daughter initiated, wrote, and directed the film, but I didn't find her segments especially compelling. I found the 40-minute BBC documentary, Who Is Poly Styrene? (still on YouTube), more moving. On a positive note, I spent the first half wondering why they hadn't used the amazing Top of the Pops clip of "The Day the World Turned Day-Glo," then almost the whole thing turned up. And although this was the second documentary in a row I'd seen with Thurston Moore holding court (right after Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child), his "Oh Bondage" story is a good one.
― clemenza, Monday, 14 February 2022 00:39 (two years ago) link
Thurston Moore is the alt-Bono.
― since dozzell was a fixture (Tom D.), Monday, 14 February 2022 12:01 (two years ago) link
Indeed
― Solaris Ocean Blue (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 14 February 2022 12:16 (two years ago) link