Julien Temple Film Retrospective

Time to look at the life's output of The Sex Pistols's filmographer. It's been almost 25 years since Julien's first film The Great Rock and Roll Swindle scandalized the world. Temple might be considered part of the first punk filmmaker generation. Or was he just a lucky guy who glommed onto Malcolm McLaren's ride of the century. Or did McLaren recognize a raw talent? In any case, his career hasn't been a stellar one. In interviews he has complained that when he arrived in the early '80s he was considered too young and by the time the 90's rolled around he was considered too old. Relegated to making Wilson-Phillips and Janet Jackson videos to make ends meet, Temple managed to make a few potentially great ones and a few critically panned movies. The time is ripe for a retrospective and a reconsideration!

The Red Envelope, if you please?


Our line-up:

Earth Girls Are Easy (Special Edition DVD)
Bullet
The Filth and the Fury: A Sex Pistols Film
Pandaemonium
UK Subs: Punk Can Take It
Absolute Beginners

Two other punk filmmakers have been invited to be part of this retrospective to examine how much Temple influenced their work.

Clash: The Westway to the World (1977-1986) (Don Letts)
24 Hour Party People (Michael Winterbottom)