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Alcopop Records launches film distribution arm
By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 18 February 2022
Alcopop Records has announced that it is launching a new film distribution division. The first film on its books will be the latest documentary from ‘Anyone Can Play Guitar’ director Jon Spira, ‘Hollywood Bulldogs: The Rise And Falls Of The Great British Stuntman’.
“For a label that’s always prioritised creativity and aesthetic wonderment over the pursuit of financial gain, it’s important to us that we develop”, says Alcopop boss Jack Clothier. “With the arts feeling so under threat at the moment, I personally have been feeling more and more excited by a richer tapestry of culture beyond music, feeling more connected to artists, film-makers and writers as well; inspired by what they’re doing and creating”.
“When my friend and director Jon Spira came to us with this smashing film, ‘Hollywood Bulldogs’, it felt ridiculous to not get on board”, he goes on. “It’s stuffed with charm; a historic movement of genuinely heartfelt stories from a community that have a hell of a lot of narrative to share. Plus it’s narrated by bloody Ray Winstone. What’s not to like!”
What indeed? I can’t think of anything. Spira is the director of two other feature length documentaries, the aforementioned ‘Anyone Can Play Guitar’ – about the Oxford music scene – and ‘Elstree 1976’ – which caught up with various extras from the original ‘Star Wars’ movie.
Both are excellent. Spira has also directed a new documentary series, ‘Reel Britannia’, about the history of British cinema, for ‘BritBox’.
‘Hollywood Bulldogs’ – which, as its full title explains, is about British stuntmen – is set to hit streaming services in the UK on 4 Apr, with a Blu-ray release to follow later this year. A launch party is set to take place at the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford on 24 Mar.
Here’s the trailer:
