With terry chimes, terence dackombe, topper headon, mick jones. Don letts biography wikipedia donovan letts born 10 january 1956 is a british film director, dj and musician. Even so, westway to the world is exhaustive and utterly inspirational. Westway to the world features the legendary punk rock group, the clash, in a series of revealing interviews intertwined with hefty doses of previously unseen live footage encompassing the bands career in its entirety. Also includes the clash on broadway, filmed in 1982 during the bands 17 back to back shows in new york city. The dvd contains a wealth of extra interview footage including paul simonon talking about setting fire to lester bangs. Don letts superb westway to the world documentary allows the clash to tell the second greatest punk story in their own words. Westway to the world 2000 don letts on allmovie this efficient, enjoyable documentary charts the. Dressage 1986film completo gratis film senza limiti. Joe strummer, mick jones, paul simonon and a touchingly frank topper headon each give personal accounts of the bands career in separate talking head interviews that triumph through their simplicity.
Apr 10, 2017 the site of the recording of the clashs most celebrated album, 1979. The clash westway to the world sony music on vimeo. The interviews are simply shot by letts, who has mixed the interviews with live footage and rare film, which plays out against the individual memories of triumphs and frustrations. The result is a riveting documentary, sure to please clash fans, both casual and diehard.
Westway to the world awarded best long form music video at the grammy awards 2003. Jan 04, 2015 the centerpiece of the film is a live clash performance from new years day, 1977, three months before the release of their landmark debut album, simply titled, the clash. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The 50 best music documentaries and concert films ever. The best documentary ever made about the clash dangerous. Also includes the clash on broadway, filmed in 1982 during the bands 17 backtoback shows in new york city. Clash of the worlds by chris columbus, ned vizzini and chris rylander just when the walker kids thought life would finally go back to normal, they realize their adventures are far from over. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. At any rate, the main feature serves up 80 minutes covering the seven years. A career retrospective of british punk band the clash.
However, in the late nineties, all of the four main members of the clash participated in a project to document their history. The film feature interviews with former members of the band as well as. Wild westway western wear at the joe strummer subway paul. A full band discography and a set of photos of the clash also feature on the dvd. In westway to the world director don letts takes footage of old clash shows and works them around interview footage with the band members. Batkid begins looks at the why of this flash phenomenon. In 2003 it won the grammy award for best long form music video. Ifc films buys us rights the clash movie london town. Westway to the world provides an overview of the bands history, and implies that the clash broke up in 1983 when mick jones left, making no mention of the postjones version of the clash which existed between 1983 and 1986, nor the album that iteration produced cut the crap. If youre grounding in clash history rests on don letts grammywinning music documentary westway to the world or the compilationcumbiography clash on broadway, youd think the only band that mattered simply ceased to be with jones ouster. Westway to the world 2000 starring clash and terry chimes on dvd and bluray. How the clash can lead to a great record collection. The more recent twodisc set the essential clash does acknowledge cut the craps chief. Tymon dogg, ellen foley and mick ronson also appear.
Aug 28, 2012 if youre grounding in clash history rests on don letts grammywinning music documentary westway to the world or the compilationcumbiography clash on broadway, youd think the only band that mattered simply ceased to be with jones ouster. Letts first came to prominence as the videographer for the clash, directing. Shot by the great rock n roll swindle director julien temple, the 75minute. South african students clash with police in cape town over. They have also contributed to the postpunk and new wave movements that emerged in the wake of punk and employed elements of a variety of genres including reggae, dub, funk, ska, and rockabilly. He is credited as the man who through his djing at clubs like the roxy brought together punk and reggae music. Westway to the world is the story about the legendary british punk rock band who started off as a very political voice during britains most chaotic moments in the late 1970s to become what many said the only band that mattered where they would fall apart in the early 1980s. For most of their recording career, the clash consisted of joe strummer lead vocals, rhythm guitar, mick jones lead guitar, vocals, and paul simonon bass, backing vocals. And see who joined in the duo writers to complete this series. An interesting glimpse into those godfathers of punk, the clash. Directed by don letts, the film combines old footage from the bands personal collection filmed in 1982 when the clash went to new york with new interviews conducted for the film by mal peachey of members mick jones, paul simonon. One dead as protesters and police clash in nepal the new.
For most of their recording career, the clash consisted of lead. The clash westway to the world sub ita part 35 youtube. I remember us watching westway to the world when we first started out, back when we were shit, and it was like our rulebook. Directed by band friend and member of bad don letts, westway to the world provides an 80minute course in the brief but bright existence of the clash. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are.
Directed by don letts, the film combines old footage from the bands personal collection filmed in 1982 when the clash went to new york with new interviews conducted for the film by mal peachey of members mick jones, paul simonon, topper headon, and joe. Aresa, ascap, latinautor, the royalty network publishing, bmi broadcast music inc. These days most of the arches under this motorway flyover form part of a west london urban cultural complex, with an impressive collection of cool restaurants, trendy clubs, art galleries and boutiques. It also features mick on guitar and topper headon from the band on drums. Letts a former producer and icon in the scene, as well as director of the authoritative documentary on the clash, westway to the world digs deeper than that, going back to. A 2000 documentary film about the british punk rock band the clash. Westway to the world at the cobden club, london, 21st september 1999 photo by dave benettgetty images yeah. Myers says in a 2015 book of clash photos by bob gruen. The site of the recording of the clashs most celebrated album, 1979. Clash of the worlds, a free online strategy game brought to you by armor games. In 2003 it won the grammy award for best long form music video directed by don letts, the film combines old footage from the bands personal collection filmed in 1982 when the clash went to new york city with new interviews conducted for the film by mal peachey of. Impossible iii, match point, bend it like beckham will portray the clashs joe strummer in an upcoming film called london town, according to rolling stone.
The best documentary ever made about the clash dangerous minds. Although there are very few rarities, it does include all of the bands important songs, including cuts that were only available on eps, singles, and bsides. The clash were the band who made punk real, they were the last great british rockn roll band, they were the coolest, the most political, the most eclectic and most thrilling of the punk bands. The latest eventinstallation at gordons prolific subway gallery, in the underpass at the heart of the clashs stamping ground where edgware road meets harrow road in paddington, is wild westway western wear, a sevenday popup shop to raise funds for a strummer statue he is determined to unveil next year. Units on the same path will fight each other to the death and proceed to the end of the path if there are no units in the way. Westway to the world, a documentary on the rise and fall of the clash by renowned part of the british punk scene don letts, makes its way to dvd in what is described as a directors cut so presumably its longer than the original version, or something. Police and students clash students demonstrating against a proposed tuition increase had confrontations with the police outside parliament in cape town. Along with punk rock, they experimented with reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap and rockabilly. Westway to the world is a 2000 documentary film about the british punk rock band the clash. Mick jones plays three classics by the clash at the public library. The clash westway to the world sub itapart 25 youtube. The acquisition came just prior to the world premiere of the film at the l. The account of the clashs two week stay in new york is slightly more impressionistic than westway to the world but contains a hilarious topper headon interview. Black and white silent film written by joe strummer featured on the essential clash dvd.
In 2003 it won the grammy awards for the best long form music video. May, 2016 mohamed diabs disturbing and technically daring thriller positions the viewer on the inside of an egyptian police van in 20 as postrevolution tensions boil over. Im up and down the westwayin and out the lightswhat a great traffic system its so brighti cant think of a better way to spend the nightthan speeding around underneath the yellow light and they called their 2000 documentary film westway to the world. Upgrade your army and fight against barbarian hordes. Select which paths to send your units on as enemy units are deployed from the opposite end of each path.
The new years day show was performed at the roxy club, a cramped and decrepit former discotheque in londons covent garden district that for the brief 100 days of its. The story of the clash surveys the career of rocks beloved frontman. The band make the point in westway that creatively and. Jan 05, 2015 the bbc has assembled a brandnew documentary on revolutionary punks the clash, titled the clash. The clash licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of sony music uk. Description above from the wikipedia article don letts, licensed under ccbysa, full list of contributors on wikipedia. New york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. These days most of the arches under this motorway flyover form part of a west london urban cultural complex. Two sevens clash 40th anniversary edition licensed to youtube by. Joe strummer, mick jones, paul simonon and nicholas topper headon give their personal account of the clash.
On one day, in one city, the world comes together to grant one 5 year old cancer patient his wish. Im curious, what was a regular day like for the two of you. The clash westway 41 images created 26 may 2012 if you keep walking all the way down londons portobello road, way past the tourists, the bricabrac stalls and antique shops and you will eventually find yourself under the a40 westway. Benhur 1959 film completo in italiano a 20160323t18. A career retrospective of british punk band the clash, featuring exclusive interviews with the entire band. Jan 02, 2015 two sevens clash 40th anniversary edition licensed to youtube by.
From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia don letts born 10 january 1956 is a british film director and musician. Westway to the world 2000 there have been several good documentaries about the only band that mattered, including the rise and fall of the clash. Westway to the world is the only full, unexpurgated story of one of rock musics legendary acts. Westway to the world is as it says on the sleeve notes the only dvd telling it as it was the only full, unexpurgated story of one of rock musics legendary acts.
The clash licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of sony bmg music uk. Westway functions like most other documentaries of this sort. If you keep walking all the way down londons portobello road, way past the tourists, the bricabrac stalls and antique shops and you will eventually find yourself under the a40 westway. The clash were an english rock band formed in london in 1976 as a key player in the original wave of british punk rock. Benhur 1959 film completo in italiano streaming hd. Probably the best documentary ever made about the clash don letts westway to the world.
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