Hey, no worries.

At least the film is available to you guys. Sitting in my location in
America, I have to pray that one of the American film distributors
picks up "24 Hour People", and even then it might be at least two
years before I actually see it. The American film industry is
atrocious with independent movies. Many of them don't make it over
here and we don't see them at all. It's all about money, therefore,
quality goes right out the door. I will have to rely on the internet,
or I have to pull some James Bond shit to get the film. As it is, I
haven't even gotten to see "Iris", another British film, which has
Kate Winslet, my most favorite actress. As far as I know, only one
theater showed the movie in all of New York City!

We have corporate suits also controlling the creative license of
American movies so we are hip deep in crap like "American Pie II",
or "Van Wilder".

Sex, violence, and stupidity sells.

Why is it that we wind up in such places that we often wonder WHY we
are there?

Ardianna


--- In unknownpleasures@y..., boy_in_eyeliner <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> thanks for your comments on the film..i was meant to go see it
today,
> but then i found out last night that the cinema in my city isnt
> playing the movie! i was throughly pissed off!
> so i've got to go to fecking bristol if i want to see it now.
> the part about ian sounds terribly sad, but then what happened 22
> years ago was a tragedy...but at least we were left with j/d's
> wonderful music.
> overall, it sounds like a great movie..hope i can see it soon!
>
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> --- In unknownpleasures@y..., deadsouluk <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Just thought I'd share my thoughts on the film, I went to see it
at
> > 1.00 this afternoon. I was impressed, first of all, with the
acting
> > (credit especially to Steve Coogan, Sean Harris as Ian, and Paddy
> > Considine as Rob Gretton) It's hard to know how much to say
without
> > spoiling the film, but then again we all know how it ends. The
> early
> > period, up to Ian's death, is excellent, especially the live
> > performances of JD mkII (although the dancing was a bit too
rigid,
> > and the miming quite intense, especially to LWTUA imho) It was
> quite
> > harrowing to see Ian having a fit onstage (in what appeared to be
a
> > reconstruction of the Bury riot), and, despite being forewarned
in
> > every review I've read this week, seeing his feet swinging in
front
> > of Natalie's milkbottle after his suicide was one of cinema's
most
> > chilling moments. After that, the film focuses on the more
> shambolic
> > side of Factory's business affairs (NO to Ibiza, and The Mondays
to
> > Barbados, the crack capital of the world? Great idea. While
you're
> at
> > it, Tone, why not lend Bez your car to get a bit of shopping
in?!)
> > Anyway, this makes for entertaining watching. There's also quite
an
> > emotional scene towards the end, which I don't want to give away,
> but
> > it has Tony situated in a packed-out Hacienda, simply having a
look
> > around. Those who've seen the film will know what I mean. This
film
> > will not change your life, but go with an open mind, take most
> things
> > with a pinch of salt, and appreciate a documentation of quite
> > possibly the finest 16-year period Manchester is ever likely to
> have.
> > I write this principally as a JD fan, but also as someone with
much
> > more than just a passing interest in Factory Records, and the
> > Manchester music scene in general.
> >
> > Thank you, you've been a great audience.