What did you think of Control? I thought it was alright, better than I expected anyway. If you thought so too (or rated it even higher), you might want a copy of Control on Blu-ray.
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Missed Anton Corbijn's Joy Division movie Control when it came out? Well, you can see it for free (and legally) online if you're quick.
It's a promotional thing between Lovefilm and Volkswagen's See Film Differently. Type in your name and email address and you'll be given a 'watch online' credit to see Control anytime over the next 48 hours.
Only 1,000 credits, so if you want to watch it, get in now.
Watch Control at Lovefilm
It's sad that it took the death of Chris Sievey to get Frank Sidebottom some serious public acclaim, but better to be recognised posthumously than never at all I guess. The spin-off from that is a glut of new and reissued product, headed up by an audio boxset on its way from Cherry Red (more on that later) and from Network, a first-time DVD release for Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show.
November 8th is the shelf date for Frank's first and only TV show, broadcast from the converted shed that functioned as his showbiz HQ, ably assisted by mini sidekick Little Frank. Enjoy once more (or for the first time) Frank's take on Crimewatch, Timperley's contribution to Manchester's Olympic bid, pioneering rocket science in the back garden and a staging of Live Aid 2.
Six episodes and a pilot, with the likes of Mark Radcliffe, Caroline Aherne. Phil Cornwell, Marc Riley, Gerry Anderson, Midge Ure, Adamski, Lee Chapman (footballer), The Farm, Keith Emerson (of Emerson Lake and Palmer), Oceanic, Kevin Lloyd (The Bill) and Nicholas Parsons dropping in. You can pre-order now at Amazon for £7.99.
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Remember The Crow? It was a dark, comic book-style action thriller from 1994, originally starring Brandon Lee (above). Well, apparently, it's being remade and according to Spinner, Nick Cave is said to be writing the script.
Producer Ed Pressman has apparently asked Cave to rewrite a screenplay initially penned by director Steve Norrington. Cave has done screenplay work before, on the likes of 'The Proposition' and 'Ghosts... of the Civil Dead' and has recently finished a script for a movie titled 'The Death of a Ladies Man,' which is currently in development. So it's not a complete odd idea.
Once thing is for sure - if Cave does write it, the new version of The Crow is certain to be dark and just a little bit weird.
