Factory Records, the Hacienda club, Tony Wilson, Happy Mondays, etc, etc. '24 Hour Party People' is an affectionate and humorous trip through Manchester's monster music scene in the 80s and 90s. The soundtrack as you'd expect is blinding and Steve Coogan's portrayal of Wilson is spooky. A film that stands on it's own as an excellent near tragi-comedy, but within its historical context... it's bloody mad!

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Champion is a forlorn, chubby little lad living alone with his grandmother and an overweight dog. The arrival of a bicycle gives the wee chunker his first, and indeed last, focus in life and with the progression of time we behold an adult who lives and breathes the harsh world of professional cycling. Kidnapped on his maiden Tour de France, Granny and porky pooch pursue his captures to a huge metropolis where they are befriended by three wildly eccentric but sweet natured old dames from the musi find out more...

Russ Meyer's story of an all girl rock band's rise to fame under the direction of their transexual manager. A typically brash style is brought to this, Russ Meyer's biggest budget movie, and self-parody is weaved with melodrama to make a great romp spiked with dope, sex and thrills! Watch. find out more...

Mark Wahlberg stars as a formidably equipped youngster turned into porn-film superstar Dirk Diggler by veteran director Jack Horner. find out more...

Slacker director Linklater takes us back to the swinging 70's for his latest Generation X offering in this tale of teenage decadence. It's the last day of high school and the kids intend to party till dawn, or till they drop, whichever comes first. Fans of Reality Bites will love it. Bust out the biscuits, turn up the volume and dig those crazy, pretty kids.... find out more...

Wow. Wow. Wow. John Cameron Mitchell directs and stars as Hedwig, transsexual punk rock goddess in this film adaptation of the highly-acclaimed rock opera. Hedwig tours America with his band, The Angry Inch, a reference to his botched sex change operation, in the wake of young rock icon, Tommy Gnosis. Tommy was a Jesus freak with a fish on his truck when Hedwig met him but soon they became a successful rock duo outgrossing monster trucks in Kansas City. But when it all becomes too much for To find out more...

You could be forgiven for suspecting that a Finnish film about a truly dreadful Siberian rock and roll band called the Leningrad Cowboys might be rather dull. But in reality this is a very funny spoof - almost as good as the classic "This Is Spinal Tap" - as the Cowboys hit the road. find out more...

Rock'n'Roll High School is arguably the freshest, fastest, funniest, most ROCK AND ROLL teen movie ever... school kids rebelling against an oppressive educational system. If you love The Ramones you'll love this one! B-movie legend Roger Corman had a hand in this and apart from the Ramones there's lots of other music; MC5, Devo, Eno, Todd and Eddie and the Hot Rods. find out more...

Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi are on a "Mission From God" to raise money for their old orphanage. They set off to get the band back together - no mean feat - and stage a fund raising gig. An all time GREAT CULT music comedy with a mean sound track (+ 20 mins never seen before). Essential viewing. find out more...

An inspired and brilliant mockumentary recounting the history of a crap British heavy metal group and following them on a disastrous tour of the US. This movie takes apart every cliche that ever graced a rock documentary and every vanity or folly to haunt overblown rock groups. So realistic that American audiences thought the band was real... Voted third funniest film by Observer readers in a 2007 poll. find out more...