cult movie world and art house cinema with retro and current tv moments of note
As we sort through the submitted content approved for our forthcoming book;
"Utterly Eclectic Adventures at the Far Side of Groove and Chill" by THE STRANGE CARGO RADIO SHOW and Very Special Guests From Around The World", We will be recording the progress on the following page.
Before getting into any serious detail it may well be worth pointing out in advance that you can also check out our old Cult Movie Selections via our old Blog available using the following link;
http://eclecticsundaysocial.weebly.com/cult--foreign-film-reviews-and-recommendations.html
Below you can check out the list of prior featured movies
"Utterly Eclectic Adventures at the Far Side of Groove and Chill" by THE STRANGE CARGO RADIO SHOW and Very Special Guests From Around The World", We will be recording the progress on the following page.
Before getting into any serious detail it may well be worth pointing out in advance that you can also check out our old Cult Movie Selections via our old Blog available using the following link;
http://eclecticsundaysocial.weebly.com/cult--foreign-film-reviews-and-recommendations.html
Below you can check out the list of prior featured movies
Each page will represent a single specific chapter so be sure to check them all as every one remains a work in progress and will be regularly updated to feature new content.
So just scroll down and check out what viewing goodness we have been able to muster up along the way.
So just scroll down and check out what viewing goodness we have been able to muster up along the way.
101 - Budgie - 70'S TV Series Starring Adam Faith
Between 1971 - 1972 The BBC broadcast a show so controversial it is sometimes hailed as the starting point of an era concerning the UK's obsession with a "lovable rogue" or anti Hero. Starring Singer Adam Faith and also launching the character of One rather menacing Scottish Gang Boss Charles Endell Esquire who eventually got his own series and has become somewhat of a cult item North of the border in more recent times. Lyn Dalby stars as Budgies down trodden but incredibly loyal girlfriend who regularly takes the brunt of apparently readily acceptable 70's Male Chauvinism, something reflected in a lot of shows around this area and thus retrospectively making somewhat of a political statement.
Starting off in B & W then transitioning into Colour the show aired 26 x 50 minute episodes and was very popular at the time. A Comedy / Drama created by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall you can sometimes find links via YT but they rarely last long and brand new copies hold there value with RRP up to £25. You can find the Amazon Link here;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Budgie-The-Complete-Series-Boxset/dp/B000I8OP1Y
For further information you can check the IMDB site here;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065279/
Starting off in B & W then transitioning into Colour the show aired 26 x 50 minute episodes and was very popular at the time. A Comedy / Drama created by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall you can sometimes find links via YT but they rarely last long and brand new copies hold there value with RRP up to £25. You can find the Amazon Link here;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Budgie-The-Complete-Series-Boxset/dp/B000I8OP1Y
For further information you can check the IMDB site here;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065279/
100 - Peep Show - Long running C4 TV show
A groundbreaking award winning comedy show which features an in depth look into the lives, loves, wants, needs and day to day mishaps of 2 London Based social misfits. Mark & Jez have been friends for ages, having been to University together and know only too well the shortcomings and misgivings of their so called "Best Friends" (each other.)
Polar opposite personalities, rules of morality and upbringing consistently clash as they begrudgingly share a tower block existence and entertain a large and varied group of diverse miscreant characters, family members and downright dangerous associates in their bid to lead a normal happy life.
As you will soon learn, hardly anything goes to plan and even when it does soon after often follows almost disastrous consequences.
C4 have aired 8 series thus far and been promising the last one for a few years now. Box Sets of 1-5 can still be picked up really cheap via Amazon and you can check the link here;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Peep-Show-Series-1-5-DVD/dp/B00158FK4W/ref=pd_cp_d_h__0
At the time of writing used box sets available for less than £2.50 to Include both Postage and Packing if you believe it!!! A strange thing happens however if you search a box set of 1 - 7 instead and the price jumps to nearly £40 and includes only 2 extra discs / series. As such we would suggest getting 1 - 5 in a box set and then hunting down the others independently. With the Others varying in price they can still often be found in a variety of sources from charity shops to trusty old ebay. A Couple of pounds each is the average price from those types of outlet and well worth the investment!
You might find a copy of an episode or 2 here and there via YT but this really is a series worth watching in its entirety, the writers brilliantly explore the fragile sensibilities of many of the shows characters in great detail, often to new and surprising conclusions as things continue.
With a hotly awaited Ninth and supposedly final series due out this year this award winning show has run for 12 years and built a strong cult following. Further information and background can be got through the following link;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387764/
Polar opposite personalities, rules of morality and upbringing consistently clash as they begrudgingly share a tower block existence and entertain a large and varied group of diverse miscreant characters, family members and downright dangerous associates in their bid to lead a normal happy life.
As you will soon learn, hardly anything goes to plan and even when it does soon after often follows almost disastrous consequences.
C4 have aired 8 series thus far and been promising the last one for a few years now. Box Sets of 1-5 can still be picked up really cheap via Amazon and you can check the link here;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Peep-Show-Series-1-5-DVD/dp/B00158FK4W/ref=pd_cp_d_h__0
At the time of writing used box sets available for less than £2.50 to Include both Postage and Packing if you believe it!!! A strange thing happens however if you search a box set of 1 - 7 instead and the price jumps to nearly £40 and includes only 2 extra discs / series. As such we would suggest getting 1 - 5 in a box set and then hunting down the others independently. With the Others varying in price they can still often be found in a variety of sources from charity shops to trusty old ebay. A Couple of pounds each is the average price from those types of outlet and well worth the investment!
You might find a copy of an episode or 2 here and there via YT but this really is a series worth watching in its entirety, the writers brilliantly explore the fragile sensibilities of many of the shows characters in great detail, often to new and surprising conclusions as things continue.
With a hotly awaited Ninth and supposedly final series due out this year this award winning show has run for 12 years and built a strong cult following. Further information and background can be got through the following link;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387764/
99 -top Buzzer - 10 Episode Series
A 2004 Comedy Drama concerned with the lives and adventures of 2 friends who chose to sell cannabis and marijuana for a living and attempt to escape the Rat Race, whilst getting into as many stoned girls pants as they are able along the way.
Lee and Sticky encounter all sorts of comedic mishaps and this single series has acquired itself quite a following even though it only had 10 episodes in all to savour.
Further Information and Background can be acquired via the following link here;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437757/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Copies may be bought via here;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dvd/dp/B000B6F8Q4/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1430077057&sr=1-1&keywords=top+buzzer
And with second hand copies, delivered to your door for less than £3 at the time of writing there is simply little excuse not to check out this amusing slant on the UK's long giving obsession to the "lovable rogue" concept.
Lee and Sticky encounter all sorts of comedic mishaps and this single series has acquired itself quite a following even though it only had 10 episodes in all to savour.
Further Information and Background can be acquired via the following link here;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437757/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Copies may be bought via here;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dvd/dp/B000B6F8Q4/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1430077057&sr=1-1&keywords=top+buzzer
And with second hand copies, delivered to your door for less than £3 at the time of writing there is simply little excuse not to check out this amusing slant on the UK's long giving obsession to the "lovable rogue" concept.
98 - Toast of London
With 2 Series completed and the promise of a 3rd Matt Berry continues his comedic success fusing it up with some funked up self ditties thrown in for good measure along the way, giving us glimpses of both his artistic musical talent and twisted slant on wonderfully black comedy performances.
This time he is playing the role of Steven Toast, a washed up wannabe theatrical provocateur who now resorts to mainly voice-over work at the hands of studios and engineers he utterly detests! He simply cannot bear to admit that they may be the future and looks longingly back to a more romantic time and the "Golden Age" of the thespian before technology took over and devalued / bum rumped his beloved art.
That said and playing what Matt does best he remains gnarled, selfish and often narcissistic in his approach to get what HE wants at any cost, as after all, surely he deserves it doesn't he?
Brilliantly written and wonderfully explored we are looking forward to the 3rd season already.
Further Information and Background may be acquired via the following link;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2432604/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Copies may be bought via here;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toast-London-1-2-Matt-Berry/dp/B00O9XH7BY/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1430077704&sr=1-1&keywords=toast+of+london+series+1+and+2
This time he is playing the role of Steven Toast, a washed up wannabe theatrical provocateur who now resorts to mainly voice-over work at the hands of studios and engineers he utterly detests! He simply cannot bear to admit that they may be the future and looks longingly back to a more romantic time and the "Golden Age" of the thespian before technology took over and devalued / bum rumped his beloved art.
That said and playing what Matt does best he remains gnarled, selfish and often narcissistic in his approach to get what HE wants at any cost, as after all, surely he deserves it doesn't he?
Brilliantly written and wonderfully explored we are looking forward to the 3rd season already.
Further Information and Background may be acquired via the following link;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2432604/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Copies may be bought via here;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toast-London-1-2-Matt-Berry/dp/B00O9XH7BY/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1430077704&sr=1-1&keywords=toast+of+london+series+1+and+2
97 Ideal - 7 cracking series from bbc3
Long running BBC3 TV show from 2005 - 2011 and 7 Series in All chronicling the life and times of Moz a Manchester based purveyor of all things smokeable to a rather diverse and eclectic clientele who wouldn't seem out of place in an episode of a League of Gentleman. If superbly written and wonderfully explored surreal / black comedy is your thing then you may simply love this!
Another award winning show with just 54 sterling episodes to explore it remains a good investment of time to keep an eye out for. You can acquire further Background and Information via the following link;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417332/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
You can also seek to purchase copies of the entire box set here;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ideal-Complete-1-7-Box-Set/dp/B004WOQFFE/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1430079399&sr=1-1&keywords=ideal
Current price for new to your door (or 2nd hand for that matter) appears to be about £27 - £28 at the time of writing.
Another award winning show with just 54 sterling episodes to explore it remains a good investment of time to keep an eye out for. You can acquire further Background and Information via the following link;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417332/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
You can also seek to purchase copies of the entire box set here;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ideal-Complete-1-7-Box-Set/dp/B004WOQFFE/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1430079399&sr=1-1&keywords=ideal
Current price for new to your door (or 2nd hand for that matter) appears to be about £27 - £28 at the time of writing.
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96 - 15 Stories High - 2 Series BBC3 TV show
Running From 2002 - 2004 this is Written by and Starring the fabulous Sean Locke and his own unique brand of twisted straight man comedy casting his cynical eye across the strangest occurrences within his tower block existence.
This is another DVD set that has maintained quite a following considering it's original low budget aspirations. It does however remain wholeheartedly in our estimations as a piece of comedic brilliance but subtle and rowdy in its approach all at the same time creating a blend of hilarious mayhem madness not often seen on TV.
Further Information and Background may be acquired via the following link;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354262/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Copies may be purchased directly via here;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/15-Storeys-High-Complete-BBC/dp/B000LRYT9K/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1430079884&sr=1-1&keywords=15+stories+high
At the time of writing it appears you can get both Series to your door (New) for about £8
This is another DVD set that has maintained quite a following considering it's original low budget aspirations. It does however remain wholeheartedly in our estimations as a piece of comedic brilliance but subtle and rowdy in its approach all at the same time creating a blend of hilarious mayhem madness not often seen on TV.
Further Information and Background may be acquired via the following link;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354262/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Copies may be purchased directly via here;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/15-Storeys-High-Complete-BBC/dp/B000LRYT9K/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1430079884&sr=1-1&keywords=15+stories+high
At the time of writing it appears you can get both Series to your door (New) for about £8
95 - Pulling - 2 Series and a single special BBC3 TV show
One of my all time favourite comedy shows written by and starring the excellent Sharon Hogan. Despite winning awards and getting a huge following the show was axed and refused a Third Series. We did however get the gift of a special which is also worth a look!
Also features the wonderful anti hero character as Karen's long term, on / off boyfriend as brilliantly portrayed by Paul Kaye.
Real belly laughs a minute with some great characters to explore and this mismatch bunch of 30+ somethings all with entirely different life agendas, backgrounds, aspirations and dreams.
Further information and background can be acquired directly from the following link;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0867005/?ref_=nv_sr_2
Copies may be bought via here;
(parts 1,2 & The 1 off Special)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pulling-Complete-Collection-3-DVD-Special/dp/B00EJ49RTS/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1430080429&sr=1-2&keywords=pulling+series+3
Current price guide as of time of writing rests at about £22 to your door.
Also features the wonderful anti hero character as Karen's long term, on / off boyfriend as brilliantly portrayed by Paul Kaye.
Real belly laughs a minute with some great characters to explore and this mismatch bunch of 30+ somethings all with entirely different life agendas, backgrounds, aspirations and dreams.
Further information and background can be acquired directly from the following link;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0867005/?ref_=nv_sr_2
Copies may be bought via here;
(parts 1,2 & The 1 off Special)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pulling-Complete-Collection-3-DVD-Special/dp/B00EJ49RTS/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1430080429&sr=1-2&keywords=pulling+series+3
Current price guide as of time of writing rests at about £22 to your door.
94 - Free Agents -
93 - The Mighty Boosh -
92 - Man About The House -
91 - The Spoils of Babylon -
90 - Beat Girl -
89 - How Not to Live Your Life - Long running BBC3 TV show
88 - Malefique (French) -
87 - Snuff Box -
86 - Bad Education -
85 - Fresh Meat -
84 - The Inbetweeners -
83 - Charles Endell Esquire -
82 - The Criminals -
81 - The Fear -
80 - The Armstrongs -
79 - Kookyville -
78 - People Just Do Nothing -
77 - Green Wing -
76 - Love Honour and Obey -
75 - LAVA -
74 - Baseline -
73 - Wilderness -
72 - Operation Good Guys -
71 - The Worst Week of my Life -
70 - Alan Partridge -
69 - Phoenix Nights -
68 - Twin Towns -
67 - Land of The Lost -
66 - Anchorman -
65 - 30 Seconds or Less -
64 - Eastbound and Down -
63 - Forrest Mcneill's Review Show -
62 - On Any Sunday -
61 - Black Sunday -
60 - SW9 -
59 - Angelo's Cafe -
58 - Dead Man Shoes -
57 - Bronson -
56 - Stuart a Life Backwards -
55 - Made in England -
54 - Mcvicar -
53 - Villain -
52 - Starred Up -
51 - Peaky Blinders -
50 - Mesrine Pts 1 & 2 -
49 - Wind That Shakes the Barley -
48 - Birthday Girl -
47 - Crimson Rivers 2 -
46 - 36 -
45 - 11.6 -
44 - Gomorrah -
43 - The Next 3 Days -
42 - Gringo -
41 - Man on Fire -
40 - Taking Lives -
39 - The Bone Collector -
38 - The Baby Sitter -
37 - The Foot Fist Way -
36 - East is East -
35 - Big Fat Gypsy Gangster -
34 - Strangers on a Train -
33 - 12 Angry Men -
32 - Papillion -
31 - The Marathon Man -
30 - The Boys From Brazil -
29 - Sex Lives of The Potato Men -
28 - Exorcist 3 - Legion -
27 - Manhunter -
26 - Copycat -
25 - Near Dark -
24 - Angel Heart -
23 - Spaced -
22 - The Usual Suspects -
21 - Babylon -
20 - Stonehearst Asylum -
19 - The Secrets in Their Eyes -
18 - The Counterfeiters -
17 - That'll Be the Day & Stardust -
16 - The Illusionist -
15 - Withnail and I -
14 - Gundun - Rise of the Mongol -
13 - The Last Samurai -
12 - An American Hippy in Israel -
11 - Don't Look Now -
10 - Mr Jolly Lives Next Door -
09 - The Liver Birds -
08 - Prayer for the Dying -
07 - In Sickness and in Health - Til Death us do Part -
06 - Rumblefish -
05 - Death Note -
04 - Steptoe and Son -
03 - Spiral (engrenages) -
02 - The Cell -
01 - Only Fools and Horses -
93 - The Mighty Boosh -
92 - Man About The House -
91 - The Spoils of Babylon -
90 - Beat Girl -
89 - How Not to Live Your Life - Long running BBC3 TV show
88 - Malefique (French) -
87 - Snuff Box -
86 - Bad Education -
85 - Fresh Meat -
84 - The Inbetweeners -
83 - Charles Endell Esquire -
82 - The Criminals -
81 - The Fear -
80 - The Armstrongs -
79 - Kookyville -
78 - People Just Do Nothing -
77 - Green Wing -
76 - Love Honour and Obey -
75 - LAVA -
74 - Baseline -
73 - Wilderness -
72 - Operation Good Guys -
71 - The Worst Week of my Life -
70 - Alan Partridge -
69 - Phoenix Nights -
68 - Twin Towns -
67 - Land of The Lost -
66 - Anchorman -
65 - 30 Seconds or Less -
64 - Eastbound and Down -
63 - Forrest Mcneill's Review Show -
62 - On Any Sunday -
61 - Black Sunday -
60 - SW9 -
59 - Angelo's Cafe -
58 - Dead Man Shoes -
57 - Bronson -
56 - Stuart a Life Backwards -
55 - Made in England -
54 - Mcvicar -
53 - Villain -
52 - Starred Up -
51 - Peaky Blinders -
50 - Mesrine Pts 1 & 2 -
49 - Wind That Shakes the Barley -
48 - Birthday Girl -
47 - Crimson Rivers 2 -
46 - 36 -
45 - 11.6 -
44 - Gomorrah -
43 - The Next 3 Days -
42 - Gringo -
41 - Man on Fire -
40 - Taking Lives -
39 - The Bone Collector -
38 - The Baby Sitter -
37 - The Foot Fist Way -
36 - East is East -
35 - Big Fat Gypsy Gangster -
34 - Strangers on a Train -
33 - 12 Angry Men -
32 - Papillion -
31 - The Marathon Man -
30 - The Boys From Brazil -
29 - Sex Lives of The Potato Men -
28 - Exorcist 3 - Legion -
27 - Manhunter -
26 - Copycat -
25 - Near Dark -
24 - Angel Heart -
23 - Spaced -
22 - The Usual Suspects -
21 - Babylon -
20 - Stonehearst Asylum -
19 - The Secrets in Their Eyes -
18 - The Counterfeiters -
17 - That'll Be the Day & Stardust -
16 - The Illusionist -
15 - Withnail and I -
14 - Gundun - Rise of the Mongol -
13 - The Last Samurai -
12 - An American Hippy in Israel -
11 - Don't Look Now -
10 - Mr Jolly Lives Next Door -
09 - The Liver Birds -
08 - Prayer for the Dying -
07 - In Sickness and in Health - Til Death us do Part -
06 - Rumblefish -
05 - Death Note -
04 - Steptoe and Son -
03 - Spiral (engrenages) -
02 - The Cell -
01 - Only Fools and Horses -