Tag: Documentary
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Length Of Sweden
Click or not: Length Of SwedenWhen you have plenty of time to think, thoughts can become dreams, and you’re probably asleep. Riding a bicycle is a good time to think, but not to be sleeping. Riding the length of Sweden gives plenty of time to visit with inner demons and battle the sleep monster. …
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Merckx Monday: Life After Cannibalism
Click or not: Merckx Monday: Life After CannibalismThe best thing about this short film isn’t the badass racing footage, getting on with life after 525 wins, or Eddy’s stylin’ blue checked suit; it’s the intro by the late, great Max Walker! …
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The Day Peace, Love And The Music Died
Click or not: The Day Peace, Love And The Music DiedSetting out to watch Gimme Shelter, you don’t expect to experience anything more than a concert film of a band at their peak, thriving in a time of comparative innocence. Of course there was a lot of social upheaval happening at the turn of the 60s; Vietnam, civil rights and the misguided hippy culture which… …
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The Importance Of Bad Brains
Click or not: The Importance Of Bad BrainsWhichever phase of music history is on the table for discussion, there will always be a number of bands or musicians whose names will be thrown into the ring as seminal, hugely influential or outright important. Most will deserve the accolades, many will not. Just as the likes of Hendrix, Bowie, the Stones and Zeppelin… …
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Sven: The Final Year
Click or not: Sven: The Final YearLegends of cycling are often touted, yet rarely canonised. Promise, talent and prodigiousness count for little without longevity, consistency and results. Sven Nys fits the bill to the letter. The Merckx Of The Mud has been winning for more years than most of his rivals have been alive, but as with all legends, they must… …
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Gimme Danger
Click or not: Gimme DangerThe Stooges were pure Raw Power, and at the eye of the maelstrom was of course Iggy Pop. To attempt to tame him, and them, well it couldn’t be taken on by any mere mortal, and so the torrent of rage continued on until, well, it’s still swirling today. As far as filmmakers capable of capturing the decades… …
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Dig, Then Hate, Then Dig Again
Click or not: Dig, Then Hate, Then Dig AgainWhen I was a kid I didn’t much care for the taste of broccoli, or prawns. I remember my mother taking me across the street one day to visit Mr and Mrs Moody, where old Fred was proudly handing out freshly caught and cooked prawns. I put one in my mouth and instantaneously felt like I’d… …
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Friday Film Fest
Click or not: Friday Film FestIf you’re stuck inside tonight due to a lack of solvency, a dearth of motivation to leave the house, or just want to watch some classic cycling movies, we’ve got you covered. Or if the weekend needs some filling in, watch the lot! First up is the documentary following the 1973 Giro d’Italia, Stars and… …