I got to watch 'Radio On' the other night. It's one of a rare breed, a truly English road movie (well, with a German in it). Not bad at all, but it's mostly of note for:
A) the Music, a nice selection from David Bowie, Ian Dury and Kraftwerk (near the beginning of the film the lead actor receives a package of 3 Kraftwerk cassettes):
B) It's one of the first appearances of Sting as an 'actor'...and strangely enough he isn't too bad.
C) Lastly it's one of the first films to use a steadi-cam
Obviously influenced by Wim Wenders (and less obviously by Fritz Lang) Radio On is visually very good, but almost ruined by some of the worst print damage I've ever seen on a DVD. Perhaps the BFI were short of money? Therefore I can't really recommend it on DVD, but keep an eye out for it on TV, it's worth a watch.
A) the Music, a nice selection from David Bowie, Ian Dury and Kraftwerk (near the beginning of the film the lead actor receives a package of 3 Kraftwerk cassettes):
B) It's one of the first appearances of Sting as an 'actor'...and strangely enough he isn't too bad.
C) Lastly it's one of the first films to use a steadi-cam
Obviously influenced by Wim Wenders (and less obviously by Fritz Lang) Radio On is visually very good, but almost ruined by some of the worst print damage I've ever seen on a DVD. Perhaps the BFI were short of money? Therefore I can't really recommend it on DVD, but keep an eye out for it on TV, it's worth a watch.
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