posted by davidt on Wednesday April 21 2004, @10:00AM
Devout writes:

David

Have you heard of this film beofre??

The 'Because we must' Moz phrase has driven me nuts and saw this:

Because We Must - PopcornQ Movies
(1989, Great Britain)
Director: Atlas, Charles

Has the Jarman bit to it so maybe true...


Because We Must starts with Michael Clark puking on the camera lens. Clark is the epitome of London's post-punk arty gay scene; like Derek Jarman, he's become increasingly both outspoken politically and respected professionally. Because We Must is a recording of the same-name show that first played at Sadlers Well, London, in 1989, put together with canny style by director Charles Atlas (who made the earlier Clark portrait, Hail the New Puritan, shown at the 1987 festival). Onstage: Marilyn lookalikes pose while a girl with a chain saw decapitates a colleague, all to a Chopin sonata. Backstage: Clark gives a lipsticky smile to the camera, and runs about changing his Leigh Bowery and Bodymap costumes every two minutes. The show hops backward in time to the sixties, from a comic, queeny cover of Ebony and Ivory, to T-Rex, Blue Meenies, and psychedelia--with a pitstop for pub-set Cockney songs and choreography. Strange by even British standards, Because We Must is possibly the queerest thing in this year's festival.

--Mark Finch
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  • Did anyone else catch his new piece at St. Anns Warehouse this past weekend?

    Antony and The Johnsons provided the music :)
    and there were 13 supermodels waiting for their chance on the turntable to be filmed live by Mr. Atlas.

    Anthony is a great singer also, check out his site:

    http://www.antonyandthejohnsons.com
    Anonymous -- Wednesday April 21 2004, @10:12AM (#96803)
  • Because We Must... (Score:2, Interesting)

    I remember seeing this film (although it was actually shot on video if I remember) on television (Channel Four probably) around 1989/90 and the few bits I recall were of skinheads dressed in tutus in a pub somewhere, ballet dancing to T.Rex's "Hot Love" and singing "I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts".
    I kid you not!!
    It's the sort of thing that sticks in one's mind.
    The Clitheroe Kid -- Wednesday April 21 2004, @01:08PM (#96858)
    (User #9272 Info | http://www.jimmyclitheroe.co.uk/)
    "Them was rotten days...."
  • Mark Finch, who wrote that synopsis of the film, jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge in the early 90s. Sad, but true.
    Gabriella -- Wednesday April 21 2004, @01:59PM (#96871)
    (User #7960 Info)
    And me and my heart, we knew...we just knew...forevermore...
  • but u sond like the soart of BUMCHUMP who wold pretent to have SEXXX with a girl in a HOTAL (ie with a shampane botel ect) to cover up yoar HOMASEXUALITY!!!!!!!
    clueless_joe -- Thursday April 22 2004, @05:12AM (#96955)
    (User #9490 Info | http://www.clueless-joe.com/)
  • Antony has an amazing voice and David Tibet from Current 93 kind of took Antony under his wing and put out Antony's first cd on David's Durtro label. It is really well done check it out.
    Anonymous -- Thursday April 22 2004, @03:58PM (#97106)


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