Movie of the Week: All Dressed Up & Going Nowhere (1971)

Buddle Road back lane, Newcastle, UK ©Newcastle City Council Planning Archive, source

A documentary filmed in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1971, All Dressed Up & Going Nowhere looks at the skinheads, and their rivals, known as "the hairies". Thanks to Anorak Thing for pointing to it.

Movie of the Week: The Trip (1967)

Produced & directed by Roger Corman. Written by Jack Nicholson. Starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Susan Strasberg and Bruce Dern. And music by The Electric Flag. Who could ask more? Well, I could, but I won't harsh your mellow...Groovy, man...

Scott McKenzie RIP

Scott McKenzie - RIP

Over at Dangerous Minds, Marc Campbell has an excellent piece on the part McKenzie's big hit song played in his life back in the Summer of Love. "Ultimately, it didn’t matter to me whether “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)” had the Better Heads and Gardens seal of approval. Anything that promised a groovy vibe somewhere other than where I was at became a destination point on my karmic map." Continued here.

Movie of the Week - Revolution (1968)