Tony Wilson Movies

  • 2011
    Funny Up North

    Funny Up North

    Funny Up North

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    Documentary featuring a cavalcade of Northern comedy stars including the great Frank Randle, George Formby, Arthur Askey, Norman Evans and many more....

    Funny Up North
  • 2005
    The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith

    The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith

    The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith

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    A 1-hour Documentary looking at the Manchester post-punk group and its infamous leader Mark E Smith. The Film follows the current band recording...

    The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
  • 2006
    Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81

    Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81

    Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81

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    Shadowplayers is a two hour documentary film by James Nice tracing the early history of iconic Manchester Label Factory Records between 1978 and...

    Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
  • 1993
    New Order Story

    New Order Story

    New Order Story

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    Rising from the ashes of the legendary British post-punk unit Joy Division, the enigmatic New Order triumphed over tragedy to emerge as one of the...

    New Order Story
  • 1984
    Factory: Play at Home

    Factory: Play at Home

    Factory: Play at Home

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    An examination into Factory Records. The members of New Order interview founders Tony Wilson and Martin Hannett, who speak on the philosophical and...

    Factory: Play at Home
  • 2008
    The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review

    The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review

    The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review

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    Showing for the first time how it all came together and what made it so great, the film is all at once hugely enlightening, downright entertaining,...

    The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review
  • 2000
    Searching for Roger Taylor

    Searching for Roger Taylor

    Searching for Roger Taylor

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    Director Aaron Barnett turns a personal quest — meeting reclusive former rock idol Roger Taylor of "Duran Duran" — into a remarkable...

    Searching for Roger Taylor
  • 1993
    The Frontline

    The Frontline

    The Frontline

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    Upon his release from a mental hospital, James re-kindles his relationship with pirate DJ Marion, helping her kick her nasty heroin addiction....

    The Frontline
  • 2006
    Manchester Passion

    Manchester Passion

    Manchester Passion

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    The Manchester Passion is a passion play about the last hours of Jesus, retold using a backdrop of the contemporary music of Manchester, England. The...

    Manchester Passion
  • 2000
    The Alcohol Years

    The Alcohol Years

    The Alcohol Years

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    Carol Morley returns to Manchester, where in the early 1980s, five years of her life were lost in an alcoholic blur. The Alcohol Years is a poetic...

    The Alcohol Years
  • 1979
    No City Fun

    No City Fun

    No City Fun

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    Amplification of article by Liz Naylor in the Manchester fanzine, 'City Fun', entitled 'No City Fun'. Music by Joy Division.

    No City Fun