I was rather chuffed to see the imminent release - well, in June of this year - of the Pet Shop Boys' movie, It Couldn't Happen Here.
It is one of those movies that really does deft description; I've seen it a couple of times, and whilst I very much enjoyed it I can't really say what it's about. It's almost like it's a bunch of sequences joined together, that don't really all relate to each other.
There's a bit with a postcard seller who's averse to politicians; Chris at what looks like a B&B with his mum, played by Barbara Windsor; stuff about Chris and Neil's relationship with a priest, both as adults, and as children; a second hand car salesman; and someone who looks rather like Biggles.
Oh, and a sequence with dancers on Clacton Beach.
Yet, somehow, despite the incoherence as a complete whole, as an experience - whilst you're watching it - somehow it just works perfectly.
It's all early Pet Shop Boys music - only from the first two albums - and as with all such films you're waiting for the bigger hits. It's a Sin is a particular treat. But then it always is...
I've only ever seen the movie in VHS quality; so seeing it in HD on Blu-Ray will be quite a treat. In fact I'd hope it'll receive some exposure on the big screen. The BFI is releasing it, so hopefully they'll put on a few screenings at the NFT. Hey... maybe they could even get Neil and Chris down for a Q&A after a screening. That would be awesome.
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