Pirate Radio Walks the Plank
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For a film centered around the freewheeling early years of British rock and roll, Pirate Radio is remarkably short on rhythm.
The movie never seems to get its chord progressions straight, despite a formidable cast and soundtrack stacked with classic Kinks, Who and Rolling Stones tunes. Humorous bits occasionally surface, but the heavy-handedness of the us vs. them, rally-around-the-mike aspects of the tale dominate.
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For a film centered around the freewheeling early years of British rock and roll, Pirate Radio is remarkably short on rhythm.
The movie never seems to get its chord progressions straight, despite a formidable cast and soundtrack stacked with classic Kinks, Who and Rolling Stones tunes. Humorous bits occasionally surface, but the heavy-handedness of the us vs. them, rally-around-the-mike aspects of the tale dominate.
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The first installment of MIGHTY MOVIE PODCAST's coverage of PIRATE RADIO -- featuring interviews with Nick Frost (SHAUN OF THE DEAD, HOT FUZZ, THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN), Talulah Riley (DOCTOR WHO, ST. TRINIANS), and Tom Sturridge (VANITY FAIR, BEING JULIA) is now up:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-persons/mighty-movie-podcast-empi_b_354827.htm...
A link to Part 2, which features interviews with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, and director Richard Curtis will be available through the above link on 11/13.
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