Tag: David Bowie

Grim January and Absolute Beginners (1986)

Grim January and Absolute Beginners (1986)

January 15, 2016 | By

January’s grim tally of suddenly deceased, and a review of Julien Temple’s musical version of Colin MacInnes’ classic novel Absolute Beginners (1986), new on Blu from Twilight Time.

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BR: Absolute Beginners (1986)

BR: Absolute Beginners (1986)

January 15, 2016 | By

Based on the 1959 novel by Colin McInnes, Absolute Beginners ostensibly recounts the singular summer of a young adult as he graduates from amateur shutterbug to teen insider, snapping sharp and candid shots of the emerging teen culture …

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