John Cooper Clarke
Nacimiento : 1949-01-25, Salford, Manchester, England, UK
Historia
John Cooper Clarke is a seminal post punk English performance poet from Salford, Greater Manchester. Along with The Fall, The Smiths, Joy Division and New Order, John Cooper Clarke remains one of the most distinguished voices of the region.
Ghost Of Christmas Future
Nobody actually likes bread sauce, do they? It tastes like someone’s eaten a piece of bread, chewed it up and spat it onto your plate. Merry Christmas.
Self (Archive Footage)
The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey through her mother's archives in this intimate documentary.
Himself
Documental sobre el excéntrico comediante Frank Sidebottom, conocido por llevar siempre puesta una cabeza creada con papel maché y cuya verdadera identidad no se supo hasta algún tiempo después de haber fallecido. La película "Frank", estrenada en 2014 y producida por Magnolia Pictures, estaba basada en su personaje.
Narrator
Too Good To Go Down explora la historia de cómo el descenso al segundo nivel del fútbol inglés fue el catalizador para que se desarrollara un nuevo Manchester United en los años posteriores al retiro de Sir Matt Busby.
Himself
Dandelion Records and DVD's present Probably the nearest you will ever get to an official documentary on Mark E Smith and The Fall. Put together over a period of 13 years by three Danish Fall fans and with full involvement from Mark E Smith this film gives a real insight into the mechanisms of The Fall. Features many live clips and rehearsals of both The Fall and Smith and Ed Blaney. The cast list includes Mark E Smith, John Peel (a real in depth contribution from Peelie), Henry Rollins, Thurston Moore, David Gedge, Stephen Malkmus, Dee Dee Ramone, Peter Hook, Grant Showbiz, John Cooper Clarke, Damo Suzuki, Gary Lucas, Ed Blaney, Jim Watts, Spencer Birtwistle, Ben Pritchard, Zlatko Buric, Alan Wise, The Other Dave and Fall Fan Dave. Bonus material includes a great interview with Mark E Smith in what was his favourite pub near Heaton Park in Manchester (sadly the pub is now closed)
Himself/Poet
Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban poverty.
Himself
A look at the life of John Cooper Clarke. From his rise as a 'punk poet', through his heroin addiction, and finally to his comeback.
Self
Película sobre los últimos años de Ian Curtis, el enigmático cantante de la banda Joy Division e icono del post-punk inglés, hasta su trágico suicidio en 1980. Cómo le afectó el dramático conflicto entre el gran amor que sentía por su esposa y la apasionada relación con su amante, sus ataques de epilepsia, su extraordinario talento y sus arrolladoras actuaciones en directo. Mención Especial en la Cámara de Oro, Premio de la Juventud y Premio Label Europa Cinema en el Festival de Cannes.
Self
Biografía de Joe Strummer, antes, durante y después de estar al frente de la mítica banda The Clash. Incluye conversaciones, entrevistas y actuaciones en directo inéditas y también la recuperación de las grabaciones originales de su programa de radio para la BBC. Además de crear The Class, se adelantó a su tiempo con The Mescaleros y, después de su muerte, sigue siendo el músico más influyente del punk-rock. Y tras el mito, el hombre: el niño que nació en Turquía con el nombre de John Mellor y que era tan vitalista como autodestructivo, rebelde, contradictorio, apasionado y mesiánico. (FILMAFFINITY)
Self
A portrait of Salford-born poet, storyteller and comic, John Cooper-Clarke. His poems, a satirical blend of humour and social comment, are delivered at a fast pace, often with musical backing. His style, and that of his contemporary Linton Kwesi Johnson, have influenced a generation of younger poets involved in a revival of popular poetry in Britain.
Himself
Urgh! A Music War is a British film released in 1982 featuring performances by punk rock, new wave, and post-punk acts, filmed in 1980. Among the artists featured in the movie are Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), Magazine, The Go-Go's, Toyah Willcox, The Fleshtones, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, X, XTC, Devo, The Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Gary Numan, Klaus Nomi, Wall of Voodoo, Pere Ubu, Steel Pulse, Surf Punks, 999, UB40, Echo & the Bunnymen and The Police. These were many of the most popular groups on the New Wave scene; in keeping with the spirit of the scene, the film also features several less famous acts, and one completely obscure group, Invisible Sex, in what appears to be their only public performance.
