Performance (1970)

Subscribe on Spotify ∙ Stitcher ∙ Apple ∙ Pocket Casts ∙ Google ∙ TuneIn ∙ RSS “I’ve Known A Few Performers In My Time…” Documentaries & Interviews A very thorough BBC documentary on Donald Cammell From the restored DVD of the movie. From the BBC Series Hollywood UK, this has some interviews that don’t appear elsewhere. Sandy Lieberson with some insights into the relationship between Cammell and Roeg. From the Timeline series a hair-raising documentary about Performance actor John Bindon. When the Sixties went wrong… …and finally, a moment from about ten years after Performance, when Mick, perhaps unknowingly, suddenly becomes Turner. “I Need A Bohemian Atmosphere.” A Selection of Locations * The Film * The fascinating life of the owner of Lowndes Square * The Locations “Correspondence Not Answered!” Print * Colin MacCabe’s Excellent commentary on the film: Performance (BFI Film Classics) * Interview including many photos: 'Performance? I still don't fully understand it' – behind the scenes photos from the cult classic (The Guardian) * The Cult of Violence - John Pearson - Excellent first-hand account of the Kray twins, not directly connected with Performance, but full of background. Pearson didn’t like Performance, find out why! * I haven’t read this… "Performance": The Ultimate A-Z (Bloomsbury Movie Guide) * Or this… Performance: Donald Cammell: Nic Roeg: Pocket Movie Guide by Jeremy Mark Robinson * Or even this… Performance: A Biography Of The Classic Sixties Film by Paul Buck * Or… Performance: The Making of a Classic by Jay Glennie …and this costs almost seventy Quid, so no wonder. Is there any end to books about this movie? * On the other hand, rather than buying ANOTHER book about performance, you could attack it from another angle with this biography of Jack the Lad: Jumpin' Jack Flash: David Litvinoff and the Rock’n’Roll Underworld by Keiron Pim Memo From Turner - Films Similar to Performance. Almost every Gangster Movie made after 1970 owes something to Performance in some shape or form, but there are some notable mentions… * Very Entertaining. This time it’s a reclusive actress and not a Rock star * Eureka by Anthony Quinn. OK, this is a book and not a film, except it’s a book ABOUT a film. Gangsters, LSD, BDSM and an enigmatic movie. Enjoyable fluff, but well written enjoyable fluff. * Satanic bikers, time portals and the Fall: the story of Mark E Smith’s secret screenplay (The Guardian) It wouldn’t be Gas Giants without a Mark E. Smith moment! * John Bindon with a brief character role in Quadrophenia. “Here’s To Old England” Owning Performance Performance is available to stream or buy through Amazon. It is also readily available on DVD or Blu Ray for less than a tenner. That’s more than equitable, surely? WE’VE BEEN COURTEOUS!!!! * “Ee ‘ad three number 1’s, two number two’s and a number four” * The soundtrack to Performance is also readily available in all formats It’s also worth mentioning that Performance was a big favourite of the Happy Mondays… * * Subscribe to Gas Giants RSS https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/311033.rss This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gasgiants.substack.com