Blitzed, dir. Bruce Ashley & Michael Donald, 2020, UK, 89m. 🤘
Saturday, June 18, 2022, 6:45pm Roxie
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In the 1970s, a small group of club-goers wanted a departure from the mainstream music scene. They wanted glam rock, à la David Bowie, and went to extremes to dress to impress, even with no money. A weekly Bowie night at a club turned into The Blitz, a small London nightclub, putting together in one room the likes of Boy George, Spandau Ballet, and Princess Julia, people who went on to have a major impact in the worlds of music, fashion, and art. The doorman only let in the most outrageously dressed, even at one point turning away Mick Jagger.
It’s a fascinating glimpse at a scene that was before my time in London (and which I wouldn’t have been able to get in the door of, even had I been there) and the effects one tiny nightclub had worldwide, even with a run of less than two years. Recommended generally, but highly recommended for fans of David Bowie, Culture Club, Spandau Ballet (whose first performance was at The Blitz), and the like.
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