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Archive for the ‘Film’ Category

  • Here Comes Mongo

    • 5878 Views • 1960s, 1970s, Film, Music • • Comments Off on Here Comes Mongo

    Latin Jazz percussionist Mongo Santamaria made his mark on the music scene with his composition of the jazz classic “Afro Blue” and club friendly tunes like “Cloud Nine” and “We got Latin Soul”.  He was also an...

  • Ode to Vinyl

    • 4421 Views • Film, Vinyl • • Comments Off on Ode to Vinyl

    More vinyl delights with this short film titled Ode to Vinyl. The video is a tribute to Vinyl lovers in movies. The video contains clips of 16 films. Can you spot which ones...

  • The Church in The Graduate

    • 10475 Views • 1960s, Architecture, Documentary, Film • • Comments Off on The Church in The Graduate

    We’re going to do a bit of Pop-culture tourism and take you on a trip to the church featured in the iconic ending of The 1967 film – The Graduate. in one of the most famous scenes in film history, a young Benjamin (Dustin Hoffman) pounds the...

  • Still Bill – The Bill Withers Film

    • 5966 Views • Documentary, Film, Music • • Comments Off on Still Bill – The Bill Withers Film

    Having been born the 13th child in a poor black family in the small mining village of Slab Fork, West Virginia and having suffered from childhood asthma and a bad stammer until he was 28, Bill Withers didn’t have the best start in life. But after serving...

  • Flowered Up – Weekender

    • 8541 Views • 1990s, Film, Music • • Comments Off on Flowered Up – Weekender

    The short film Weekender by Flowered up was the condensed Quadrophenia for the Spike Island generation. The band were London’s answer to the Happy Mondays, they even had their own Bez styled dancer – the wonderfully named Barry Mooncult....

  • Spike Milligan – Goon but not forgotten

    • 8627 Views • 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Film, Television • • Comments Off on Spike Milligan – Goon but not forgotten

    It took over two years for his family to come to some kind of agreement but eventually after much bickering and inter-family dispute Spike Milligan’s final wish was granted. ...

  • The Funkiest Hammer film – Dracula AD 1972

    • 12379 Views • 1970s, Film • • Comments Off on The Funkiest Hammer film – Dracula AD 1972

    Dracula 1972 AD may not have been the best Hammer film ever made. However, when you’ve got actors Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, singer Marsha Hunt with a full on afro, American funk rockers Stoneground and ex Manfred Mann guitarist Mike Vickers on...

  • The House Under The Roller Coaster

    • 11535 Views • Architecture, Film • • Comments Off on The House Under The Roller Coaster

    When you ask anyone who lives near somewhere noisy like a busy road or next to a nightclub – Does the noise bother you? the usual reply is “You get use to it after a while”. Well I’m sure this same principle applies if you lived under...

  • Check your Head – The Monkees Film

    • 5672 Views • 1960s, Film, Music • • Comments Off on Check your Head – The Monkees Film

    It was written by Jack Nicholson whilst tripping on acid.  It recouped just $16,000 of its $790,000 budget.It featured guest appearances from Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, Sonny Liston, Frank Zappa and Dennis Hopper.It’s been sampled by DJ Shadow and St...

  • Audrey Hepburn and a Donkey

    • 10727 Views • 1950s, Film, Hanging Out • • Comments Off on Audrey Hepburn and a Donkey

    We’ve had hundreds of emails here at VOEA headquarters, asking for pictures of Audrey Hepburn and a donkey, so, don’t say we don’t listen to our public, here is a picture of said woman, with said animal...