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Star 80, 1983 (****)
a thoroughly absorbing dramatisation of the events leading up to the murder of Playboy centrefold extraordinaire Dorothy Stratten, and is even creepier than it first appears: Bob Fosse's attention to detail is disturbing, for example even the murder scene is shot in exactly the same room the crime took place, and this for a film made only shortly after her death; while Mariel Hemingway is intelligent and thoughtful in the main role, Eric Roberts, as Paul Snider the lowlife who discovered Stratten in Vancouver, hammily camps it up way too hard - in reality, Snider was clearly just another Stratten-obsessed straight loser (as is the thoroughly unpleasant Peter Bogdanovich, represented in the film under another name)

Red State, 2011 (*)
Kevin Smith breaks from his comfort zone to attempt horror, dark comedy, and social commentary all in the same film, and it sucks on each count: the horror is sub-Rob Zombie verging on plagiarism, comedy doesn't work when it's not funny, and the social commentary is embarrassingly dumbed-down (a clumsy merging of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church and events at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco)

Breakin', 1984 (****)
now lovingly restored on DVD and it's a treat; amazing original breakdancing scenes from Los Angeles, riotously colourful wardrobes, an incredibly high quality 80s electro/freestyle soundtrack, and all played out with such beautiful innocence and sincerity

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, 1984 (*****)
this sequel, released a mere six months after the original Breakin', is even better than the first! added to the successful cocktail is a really touching narrative that effortlessly and uniquely manages to subvert all kinds of established stereotypes; the finale is ridiculously uplifting

Beat Street, 1984 (****)
if not for the weak narrative and porn-quality acting, Beat Street is unmissable for the phenomenal real-life B-boy battle scenes at the  Roxy nightclub between the Rock Steady Crew and NYC Breakers

Wild Style, 1983 (****)
as with Beat Street, Wild Style is an extraordinary document of its times, when rap hadn't really been fully co-opted and (to an extent) neutered by the music industry and capitalism in general; the performances here of a very young Rock Steady Crew, Double Trouble, and Grandmaster Flash are electrifying; as if all that wasn't enough, the film features a 19-year-0ld Sandra Fabara (legendary graffiti artist Lady Pink) as Lee Quinones' love interest

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CUT HANDS UPDATE 13

There's a special collection of Cut Hands booty at Ebay, all proceeds to Collapse journal!

New tracks completed (no release plans as yet!):
Nine-Night
Black Mamba
Pains Part Of The Dilemma
Nzambi Ia Ngonde
54 Needles
Palo Mayombe

Forthcoming shows:
14th April : info (Stockholm, Sweden)
27th April : Power Lunches (London, UK) + Maria & The Mirrors
5th May : Cripta 747 (Torino, Italy)
27th May : Sub Club (Glasgow, UK)
25th May : WGT Festival (Leipzig, Germany)
21st July : tbc (Edinburgh, UK)
tbc September : tbc (USA tour)
2nd October : tbc (Berlin, Germany)
13th October : tbc (London, UK)
27th October : NK (Berlin, Germany)  + Marcus Schmickler + Florian Hecker

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CUT HANDS UPDATE 12

30th March : Avatarium Festival (Saint Etienne, France) + Leatherface
14th April : tbc (Stockholm, Sweden)
27th April : Power Lunches (London, UK) + Maria And The Mirrors
5th May : Cripta 747 (Torino, Italy)
20th May : Sub Club (Glasgow, UK)
25th May : WGT Festival (Leipzig, Germany)
21st July : tbc (Edinburgh, UK)
tbc September : tbc (USA tour)
27th October : tbc (Berlin, Germany)

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The Woman, 2011 (*****)
this modern pitch-black misandrist horror masterpiece directed by Lucky McKee is the kind of movie that Michael Haneke will only ever dream about making; whilst the entire cast is fantastic, Pollyanna McIntosh is off the scale - please don't miss this one

May, 2002 (*****)
Lucky McKee's first  movie (not counting the budget romp All Cheerleaders Die) is a delightfully twisted lesbian-centric psycho-horror which will crawl into your vandalised psyche to spray paint obscene graffiti for its disturbed memory to linger on long after its final credits have rolled past

Thank God It's Friday, 1978 (****)
Donna Summer's sensational, electrifying live performance is undoubtedly the highlight in an otherwise still highly enjoyable vintage disco outing

Roller Boogie, 1979 (***)
sexy Linda Blair stars in this obscure late 70s West Coast disco film with a very special soundtrack for the genre's connoisseurs amongst us

The Woman In Black, 2011 (*)
Harry Potter pretends to be an adult in an inevitably dreadful British supernatural 'horror'; a 'Hammer' movie, my ass

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CUT HANDS UPDATE 11

Plus a couple of new songs, some remix projects, and other big news on the way.

21st March : Instants Chavirés (Paris, France)
24th March : Exotic Pylon Festival, Vortex Jazz Club (London, UK) + Andy Stott + Dalglish + Ship Canal
30th March : Avatarium Festival (Saint Etienne, France) + Leatherface
14th April : tbc (Stockholm, Sweden)
27th April : Power Lunches (London, UK) + Maria And The Mirrors
5th May : tbc (Torino, Italy)
25th May : WGT Festival (Leipzig, Germany)
21st July : tbc (Edinburgh, UK)
tbc September : tbc (USA tour)
27th October : tbc (Berlin, Germany)

update 19/3...
Cut Hands vinyl LPs both volumes (Afro Noise I Volumes 1/2) now out of print (750 of each pressed), last remaining copies are any ones happened to be left in stores, also still a handful at www.susanlawly.com

more info coming...

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reading
McMafia - Misha Glenny
Poker Protection - Steve Forte
La Barcelona De La Dinamita, El Plomo Y El Petróleo - Marc Viaplana + Raj Kuter
Divine Horsemen, The Living Gods Of Haiti - Maya Deren
Sex, Art, And American Culture - Camille Paglia

listening
Violet Ray Gas And The Playback Singers - Violet (CD)
Imperia - Kirstein/Kirkegaard (CD)
Wormhole Shubz - EVOL (CD)
Songs For Teresa - The Fire Inside (2LP)
Savage Streets OST - Various (LP)

viewing
1,2,3, Whiteout - James June Schneider
City/Ruins - Aaron Vilk
GasLand - Josh Fox
Oslo, Burning The Bridge To Nowhere - Doug Stanhope

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UNCLE WILLIAM 16

Cosmo special.

HE HATES ME  
(Cosmopolitan, 5/2011)
I'm 22 and I know this guy who hates me. He acts like he's better than me and calls me names like bitch, cow and tart, even though I've only ever had one boyfriend. What can I do to stop him? I know he doesn't fancy me as I've checked the situation out.

Uncle William says:
Grow up. Who cares whether you've had one, none, or 300 boyfriends?! Why would you give some random asshole that amount of power over how you feel about yourself?
Oh I see, because you're kind of interested in him yourself.
So what are you really afraid you might not let him stop doing?

I WANT TO BE CHASED 
(Cosmopolitan, 6/2011)
For once i'd like a girl to come up to me in a bar. Women say they want equality but then just sit looking pretty, waiting for us to do all the hard work. Come on, ladies, make the effort. Chase me!

Uncle William says:
Oh please. Uncle William doesn't sympathise for wimpy guys.

AM I READY FOR SEX? 
(Cosmopolitan, 2/2011)
My boyfriend and I are both 19. I’ve only been with him for three months but we’ve been discussing having sex. I’m pretty keen and so is he, although he does seem nervous. Should I go for it? Or is three months too short a time to tell if he’s right for me and if I can trust him?

Uncle William says:
It's far too long. You've been together for three months and you don't know if he's right or you can trust him: what exactly have you been doing all this time to call him your boyfriend?
Lose him.
Look, you're young, go have some fun, meet some guys, mess around, find out what you like. And leave that dating stuff for the someone you're already intimate with and still really like.

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