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| Driving Miss Kylie |
In the last week I've seen two brilliant films. The feelgood movie Pride, (based on a true story about a lesbian and gay support group raising funds during the 1984 miner's strike), had me sobbing, and longing for those pre-me-me-me-society days. Spoiler alert: the Dominic West dance scene is fantastic but for me one of the funniest moments was Imelda Staunton telling local doubters that she was, 'Off to Swansea a massive les-off.' And there was more reminiscing during 20,000 Days on Earth, the highly stylised Nick Cave documentary. Purporting to be a day in the life of the antipodean rock god, this beautifully shot film includes interviews with a therapist, as well as Ray Winstone, and Kylie Minogue, all offset by a wonderful soundtrack and a deadpan sense of humour. Having been a huge fan since I saw the Birthday Party in Manchester in the early eighties, I might be a bit biased - but whether you're a Nick Cave fan or not, this is a bloody good film.
The title refers to the number of days the artist has spent on earth. Work out how many days you've been alive here.
