Summary:
This digital-video biopic uses the life of journalist, record mogul and club owner Tony Wilson to frame the story of the Manchester, England, music scene from the heyday of punk through the late-'80s "Madchester" era. As the founder of staunchly independent Factory Records, Wilson (Steve Coogan) shepherded the careers of doomed post-punk combo Joy Division, synth-pop superstars New Or... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Steve Coogan - (Tony Wilson)
Shirley Henderson - (Lindsey)
Danny Cunningham - (Shaun Ryder)
Sean Harris - (Ian Curtis)
John Simm - (Bernard Sumner)
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Review:
Restless and kaleidoscopic despite its sometimes drab digital-video palette, this supremely self-aware docu-comedy canonizes two decades worth of Manchester bands even as it deconstructs the very process of rock 'n roll mythmaking. Steve Coogan is fantastic as Tony Wilson, who was at once pompous and populist, visionary and short-sighted. Throug... Continue >>

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