Midnight Video 27: Alice in Acidland, Lisztomania and The Island

Published: July 30, 2020, 5:38 p.m.

b"Here it is! The first Midnight Video podcast of the year in which George Lucas will release The Phantom Menace again, but this time in life fulfilling 3D.\\nAs an antidote to that cinematic equivalent of the ending of A Serbian Film we are delighted to offer you these movie morsels to whet your appetite before your potential skull fucking:\\nAlice In Acidland - a movie title that promises you something beyond the already whacked out Lewis Carroll tale, or does it?\\nLisztomania - last year saw the passing of one of British cinema's largest and most vibrant characters in the shape of Ken Russell. We take a look back at the English Fellini's flamboyant and not too subtle biopic of the first pop idol.\\nLisztomania also marks the beginning of a new section of the show. We've decided to incorporate a 'mini season' of films in to the show and our first is: British rock stars in film. The possibilities are not quite endless, but we'll do our best to dig out some of the lesser known (and maybe more forgettable) films of some of the biggest names in the rock/pop business.\\nThe Island - alas we won't be reviewing the German language only Super 8 version (which I have as an extra on my German DVD copy [Phil]), but even better we'll be shouting from the crow's nest about the full uncut version of the adventures of Maurice Micklewhite and his crossing of cutlasses with David Warner's band of merry (and possibly stinky) buccaneers."