There was an AP story about the Joy Division flick yesterday as well. It's funny: I just saw (finally) 24 Hour Party People last weekend, and the Guardian article has this:
He also appeared as Mark E Smith of the Fall in Michael Winterbottom's 24 Hour Party People, giving rise to a small irony in Control. When Curtis recovers from his first epileptic fit, his manager tells him: "It could be worse - at least you're not the lead singer of the Fall."
I remember Mark E. Smith himself in the film, but not anyone
playing
Mark E. Smith. When did the character appear?
Heh. In
Rip It Up And Start Again
there's a funny discussion about how Ian Curtis and Mark E. Smith studiously ignored each other because they both knew there was this
other
really cool guy in Manchester. Like they were set up as rivals years before they actually made any music.
I don't remember Mark E. Smith as a character in 24 Hour Party People, either. In fact, I remember thinking that a major oversight.
Maybe he was cut out? I didn't bother watching the deleted scenes on the DVD.
Hey look it's MST3K: Morrissey in tupperware.
Ha. I can recite the lyrics to that without even watching. Pretty good Morrissey parody....
Hungry like the Bruce - Bruce Campbell does Duran Duran for Old Spice.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CORWOOD!!!!!1!
May your day be full of more cheer than a Jandek record.
Happy birthday, Cor! Hope it's full of starfish and coffee.
And, of course, the head of Alfredo Garcia.
Bruce Campbell does Duran Duran for Old Spice
I like how the piano keeps playing even when both his hands are by his chest (during "give me a sign").
