
Bruce Mitchell
Actor · b. 1948 · Manchester, England
Manchester music legend and Factory Records alumni Bruce Mitchell is a drummer who plays with The Durutti Column and Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias
Movies5
- MovieDocumentaryFantasy
A Discovery Channel documentary exploring the influence of the work of J.R.R. Tolkien from the counter-culture of the 1960s to the present day.
Bilbo & Beyond
2001
Movie6.8DocumentaryMusicThe hilarious and bizarre story of Frank Sidebottom, the cult British comedian in a papier mâché head, and the secretive life of Chris Sievey, the artist trapped inside.
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
2019 · 21 votes
Movie7.1DramaA young boy's life is changed by a chance encounter with an out-of-luck musician. When a gang of local criminals turns up, the day takes an unexpected turn.
Cowboy Dave
2017 · 6 votes
MovieDocumentaryMusicAn examination into Factory Records. The members of New Order interview founders Tony Wilson and Martin Hannett, who speak on the philosophical and cultural purpose of their label, and their associates, who mostly appear frustrated or confused. Rob Gretton, Factory founder and manager of New Order, interviews himself. Also includes three live performances of New Order at the Haçienda.
Movie7.2DramaDocumentaryCarol Morley returns to Manchester, where in the early 1980s, five years of her life were lost in an alcoholic blur. The Alcohol Years is a poetic retrieval of that time, in which rediscovered friends and acquaintances recount tales of her drunken and promiscuous behavior. In Morley’s search for her lost self, conflicting memories and viewpoints weave in and out, revealing a portrait of the city, its pop culture, and the people who lived it.
The Alcohol Years
2000 · 4 votes