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30th ANNIVERSARY 1980-2010 |
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30th ANNIVERSARY 1980-2010 |
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| BREAKING GLASS 1980 | |||||
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Hazel's role: Kate
Stars: Phil Daniels, Jon Finch... Director: Brian Gibson Country: UK Language: English Release Date: 1980 Producers: Davina Belling, Clive Parsons Associate producer: John Comfort Executive producer: Dodi Fayed Other titles: Hungary: Üvegtörök Spain: La rockera Greece: Punk rock - Spaste tis vitrines Finland: Sirpaleet Written and directed by Brian Gibson, follows the path of Stardust not to mention A Star is Born and most other films about showbusiness, by following the rise of a talented young hopeful who learns that success comes with strings. Kate Crowley (Hazel O'Connor) begins as a bleached New Wave ranter, fly-posting on the tube and yelling songs about dehumanisation over fascist chants in rowdy pubs, but ends up a stoned glam zombie dressed as a robot, packaging her anger for the benefit of corporate music biz baddies and retreating to a sanatorium. The plot may be familiar, but the film still works, thanks to persuasive central performances from O'Connor, who wrote her own songs and shows real acting muscle that sadly didn't lead to anything like a film career, and Phil Daniels as her hustling manager/boyfriend/conscience. The fine supporting cast includes Jon Finch and Jonathan Pryce as a Bond villain-style record producer and a deaf junkie sax player, with glimpses of later perennials such as Jim Broadbent and Richard Griffiths. Made and set at the start of the 1980s, it catches its times exactly: a "Rock Against 1984" outdoor gig that turns into a riot, a routine police harrassment of a band rehearsal, a power cut that transforms a concert into a before-its-time "unplugged" session. Credits trivia: the executive producer was Dodi al Fayed. |
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Breaking Glass 2012 DVD sleave |
2012: "Breaking Glass" movie is out now on DVD. This version has been DIGITALLY REMASTERED, this is the UNCUT BRITISH VERSION, a DELUXE EDITION including SPECIAL FEATURES: - Hazel remembers Breaking Glass (37 min) - Original trailer - 28 pages illustrated booklet written by film historian Marcus Hearn - 20 pages reproduction of original Breaking Glass press pack from 1980 - 4 colour postcards of original Breaking Glass posters from the UK, France, Germany and Hungary DVD available at the Wymer UK online store |
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Hazel O'Connor Breaking Glass US cut version 2011 DVD sleave |
Hazel O'Connor Breaking Glass US cut version 2011 Bluray sleave |
2011: Olive Film's barely dual-layer, progressive, anamorphic transfer represents Paramount's US theatrical version, which runs ten minutes shorter than the original British version. The HD master has not been cleaned up, but it improves after the opening credits. The Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo track is not as enveloping as one would hope, but this is a 1980 low-budget film. There are absolutely no extras, and the menus have a cheap template look to them. A Blu-Ray is also available. The longer UK version was released on DVD in 2001 by Metrodome. Source: Dvdbeaver - Eric Cotenas |
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01 - Writing On The Wall
02 - Monsters In Disguise 03 - Come Into The Air 04 - Big Brother 05 - Who Needs It 06 - Will You? 07 - Eighth Day 08 - Top Of The Wheel 09 - Calls The Tune 10 - Blackman 11 - Give Me An Inch 12 - If Only |
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Hazel's role: Maureen
Stars: Julie Walters, Ian Charleson, Vincent Riotta... Director: David Green Country: UK Language: English Release Date: 18 September 1986 (West Germany) Other title: Ein Ehemann dreht durch (Germany) Review from Car Trouble (DVD): From the moment Gerald (Ian Charleson) buys the ill fated Jaguar, "Car Trouble" explodes with hilarious dark comedy. Forbidden to even touch his new prized automobile, Jaquilene (Julie Walters) obviously misunderstands and her amorous escapade with the car salesman, leads to disaster for the Jag and her marriage. "Car Trouble" is extremely rewatchable and actually becomes funnier on repeat viewings. - MERK
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Hazel's role: Shirley
Stars: Anouska Hempel, Harold Pinter as David Baron, Alan Brown, Robert Russell and Julia Vidler. Country: UK Language: English Release Date: 1976 Director: William Webb Distributor: Columbia-Warner Genre: Thriller Pitch: When a multi-million dollar shipping tycoon hires a top international photographer to photograph his mistress, something more than photographs develop. |
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