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Something 4 the Weekend – Canada Revisited…..
Upside Down kicked off in Canada with a series of screenings in Winnipeg, Manitoba. For details of the events at the Cinematheque on Arthur Street click here..The screenings were added to by a set by local band Haunter and supported by CKUW 95.9FM. A big thank you to all concerned……….
Click here for a preview from the Winnipeg Metro newspaper.
High Flyers…
Upside Down featured as part of a week long event centred around Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds at the Cinema De Lux in Tokyo – Jan 13th. Noel debuted his new album whilst acclaimed photographer, Lawrence Watson hosted an exhibition of his photos of the former Oasis legend. For more click here.
One Year On….
First off, a belated Happy New Year to one and all. Here’s to the year ahead. A good time then for us to say thank you for all your support over the past twelve months and here’s hoping you stay with us for the year ahead. It’s been quite a ‘ride’, (ahem), and with a global release this year, it looks like that rollercoaster will continue.
We’ve released in the UK and Ireland and are about to surface in Japan, Oz, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Scandanavia, Benelux and germany in the first part of 2012.
We’ve had great reviews in music and film publications, not to mention picking up the Mojo Vision Award 2011 and bagging NME’s film of the year.
We featured at almost 50 festivals across 26 countries. Click here for a full rundown.
Finally, we hope you had a great 2011. Here’s to 2012 x
Cheers, The Documentalists.
Danny, Karen, Stephen, Tanya, Matt, Jonathan, Mark and Paul.
NME #1 – Upside Down named NME’s top music film of 2011
Upside Down was named the number one music film of 2011 in NME’s end of year review beating off stiff opposition from George Harrison, the Foo Fighters , the Kings of Leon and Biffy Clyro, among others. To view the Top 10 as printed in the magazine click here. This accolade is the critics’ choice. The public get their say ahead of the NME awards in February. Voting is now open and ‘Upside Down’ is in the running in the newly created ‘Best Music Film’ category.If you want to vote for us we would be humbled. Anyway to vote click here.
Rings Around the World – Brisbane hosts OZ premiere….
We made our debut down under at the Brisbane International Film Festival on Monday November 7th, followed by a second screening on Sunday 13th. Details.
Accelerator – Upside Down hits Soundtrack, Cologne………….
Danny O’Connor and Mark Gardener were in Cologne on Thursday, November 3rd for our screening as part of the 2011 Soundtrack Festival. Details.
Come Together – Upside Down opens in New Zealand….
‘Upside Down’ is now showing in cinemas across New Zealand, with a DVD release coming on December 14th. you can pre-order your copy here. Check out a 4star review and screening details at Flicks.co.nz, or you can visit Rialto, our distributors down south, here.
Stop The Clocks – Canada is calling…..
We returned to Canada in late September for screenings at POP, Montreal on the 21st and the Edmonton International Film Festival on the 29th.
Give Out But Don’t Give Up – The Athens International Film Festival……
We screened in Greece for the first time, as part of the Athens International Film Festival on Tuesday, September 20th. Details.
Giant Steps – Upside Down wins Mojo Award…..
Upside Down was honoured to share a stage with a Beatle, a Beach Boy and a Sex Pistol at this year’s Mojo awards. The film won the Mojo Vision award at the knees up which also saw accolades go to Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson, John Lydon and many more including the Arctic Monkeys and Primal Scream… The award was collected by director, Danny O’ Connor and the film’s music supervisor, former Ride frontman, Mark Gardener…See the video here
God Show Me Magic – NME Special Edition….
The story of….’The most Rock ‘n’ Roll label ever’……….So says the front cover of this week’s (May 18th) ten page special edition NME magazine. Check out the content in PDF here.
‘Let There Be Rock’….. We charted just behind AC/DC in this weeks top 10, coming in at No.2. If you haven’t got a copy yet, then head to your local HMV for an exclusive edition, or order it online here.
Northern Lites – Espoo Ciné, Finland….
We screened twice on our Finnish debut as part of Espoo Ciné 2011. Firstly on Saturday Aug. 20th at 9.30pm and then again on Tuesday Aug 23rd at 9pm. Thank you to everyone who came out to see us. Details here.
The Painted Word – Upside Down at the 100 Club…….
We are proud to announce the first of a monthly residency at London’s legendary 100 Club . The series, entitled ‘Upside Down Presents’ , kicks off on Tues Sept 13th and features a screening of the film followed by a live show by the Television Personalities, the band who Alan cites as his inspiration in starting a label. Also appearing is one of Creation’s great early success stories, the Jazz Butcher. There will be a DJ set by Mark Gardener to round off what will be a very special night, all the more so since the venue was where much of ‘Upside Down’ was filmed. Link to tickets for the event here. Look forward to seeing you there!
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- “The background to all this is a tale of near-bankruptcy, hard partying, bitter feuds, sell-out accusations, heavy drugs and nervous breakdowns. McGee, with the help of key players at Creation, puts his side of the story in Danny O'Connor's brilliant, passionate and significant documentary....”
- “From his meeting with school friend Bobby Gillespie to being whisked off an aeroplane by paramedics at the height of Oasis’s success Danny O’Conner’s film is a compelling portrait of Alan McGee's time running Creation Records, one of the music industry’s most influential independent labels.”
- "A gripping tale, well paced and held together by some great tracks"
- “Producer-director Danny O’Connor has done them a service not only by securing access to all the principals, but also by exhaustively including many of Creation’s lesser acts.”
- “One of the most rock’n’roll films ever made, Upside Down, the documentary about Creation Records, is a wild trip remembered. Alan McGee, Bobby Gillespie, Noel Gallagher and Kevin Shields, among many others, capture the madness of what was the key label in Britain of its time. It’s a very human story told with an abrasive honesty, with great interviews by its director, Danny O’Connor.”
- "O'Connor has assembled a formidable star chamber to look over McGee's career. Starkly shot black-and-white interview footage shows figures including Gillespie, Jim Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain, Noel Gallagher of Oasis and the novelist Irvine Welsh pondering McGee's story. McGee is also on hand too to look back at his younger self.At times, the film has an elegiac air."
- “The full extent of the debauchery, precarious nature and genius of the independent label is to be laid bare in the most revealing rock'n'roll film since 24 Hour Party People...”
- “Thank goodness then for Upside Down, a trend bucking rock doc charting the rise and fall of Creation Records.”
- “Upside Down cost director Danny O’Connor the best part of five years of his life, most of his independent production company’s money, his sanity and his health. But could the definitive rockumentary about Creation Records have been made any other way? It took one “loony” Celt to convince another that he was the right man to capture it all and he did.”
- “Apart from being a hugely compelling insight into the lifestyle of Creation, Upside Down also acts as a piece of visual art itself, with its unique mix of archive material, vintage camera footage and film noir palette, making it look unlike any other music documentaries.”
- "Believe the hype! The simple tale of a legendary label. ****”
- “Directed by Danny O'Connor with fast-cutting zeal, Upside Down can't fail to entertain.”
- “Upside Down charts it all; the deals, drugs and disenchantment of Creations unprecedented 15 year history”
- “The footage of the Mary Chain riots at north london poly in 1985 is worth the admission fee alone”
- "Its witnesses are key players, rather than context dispensing media commentators.”
- “I'm forever indebted to Danny O' Connor. He has totally nailed the spirit of Creation Records. Normally I find it really hard if I'm involved in things to be complimentary but it's shockingly good.”
