2010 films

[peteryoung]

10) Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, 2009, UK   DIRECTED BY MAT WHITECROSS
After lurking somewhere in the margins of Lord of the Rings and King Kong I wondered if Andy Serkis could prove capable of carrying a film as a lead actor, although I needn't have worried as this is undoubtedly a career-best performance. Dury was a difficult man who fell into all the traps of fame but he never let his polio become an excuse to quit fighting his way though life, and his awkward relationships, particularly with his adoring son Baxter, are what's at the heart of this edgy biopic even if it does occasionally have a few extra coatings of sugar here and there. A film I expect I'll get on DVD and watch many times more in the years to come.

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[drasecretcampus.livejournal.com]

This was screening this week at the Carbuncle - but I didn't get up there because of a busted leg. There's some irony in there somewhere.

[nuttyxander.livejournal.com]

Caught this in a double bill with I'm Not There about a month ago. It's fantastic, stupidly so in fact - obviously it helps that the Blockheads are still around but it's a stunning film.

I'm Not There seemed quite tame in comparison.