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Old 27-07-2008, 06:04 AM
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Am wondering if anyone has any any info on this new film?
It has been in 'post production' for some time now but it seems no info can be gleaned from anywhere!
Telstar centres on the life of legendary pop producer Joe Meek in the early sixties.
A troubled Man indeed, though a genius and very innovative, he spiralled into descent amidst drug abuse, homosexuality, delusional paranoia and crashing financial straits.
His demise in 1967 was tragic enough and he never really did get his reward in life.
Can't wait for this to come out, the stage production in the West End was good, though very maudlin sometimes.

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Am wondering if anyone has any any info on this new film?
It has been in 'post production' for some time now but it seems no info can be gleaned from anywhere!
IMDb Pro notes that they started filming in July 2007 and moved to post-production in August 2007

That was the last time anyone added any production notes about it

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Old 27-07-2008, 06:33 AM
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IMDb Pro notes that they started filming in July 2007 and moved to post-production in August 2007

That was the last time anyone added any production notes about it
How dispiriting-perhaps it has been shelved!?
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How dispiriting-perhaps it has been shelved!?
Perhaps. But some films do spend more than a year in post

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How dispiriting-perhaps it has been shelved!?
Hope not!........I've been looking forward to the release of this Movie being a fan of Joe Meek's productions since it was first mooted, I recall reading of Location filming in the Holloway Road, they only had to make a few cosmetic changes for the buildings used to appear '60's'.

I mean, Kevin Spacey is in it, he's major Star!.........ain't he?
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Hope not!........I've been looking forward to the release of this Movie being a fan of Joe Meek's productions since it was first mooted, I recall reading of Location filming in the Holloway Road, they only had to make a few cosmetic changes for the buildings used to appear '60's'.

I mean, Kevin Spacey is in it, he's major Star!.........ain't he?
Hi looking forward also to this, but it does seem to be something of an enigma! I mean irritatingly so-there's NO info anywhere!?... Best. B.
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I gather that on the recordings made there you can hear trolleybuses that were running in the Holloway Road outside! I think Heinz came from Southampton? There was a smal bio on him some years back with him interviewed in and around Town Quay.
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Hi looking forward also to this, but it does seem to be something of an enigma! I mean irritatingly so-there's NO info anywhere!?... Best. B.
So it appears!........these days Movies usually have an accompanying website, just googled and nothing, I perked up when I saw the singer Duffy has recorded the theme, but the you-tube video is no longer available........somethings up!



DUFFY - PLEASE STAY (Theme from Joe Meek movie "TELSTAR") > Elbows Music Blog Aggregator
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I gather that on the recordings made there you can hear trolleybuses that were running in the Holloway Road outside! I think Heinz came from Southampton? There was a smal bio on him some years back with him interviewed in and around Town Quay.
LOL!, at least the Movie-makers are trying to be authentic, can't quite recall Trolleybuses myself but in the Movie 'Hell-driver's a Trolleybus drops of Stanley Baker in Brentford High Street and you can hear the whiring electric motor as the bus departs

Heinz originates from the town of Eastleigh, next to Southampton, a road on an Industrial Estate has been named after him (as has a road after Benny Hill, also from Eastleigh)

Poor Heinz, he ended his days suffering with Motor Neurone disease, after his premature death Fans organised a tribute concert to raise funds for his Mother.......

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2000/....nigelfountain
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Isn't a year about standard for post-production? I've seen loads of newspaper articles referencing it so I don't think there's anything suspicious about its non-appearance - maybe it's going to be released at the Toronto or London Film Festivals?
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Isn't a year about standard for post-production? I've seen loads of newspaper articles referencing it so I don't think there's anything suspicious about its non-appearance - maybe it's going to be released at the Toronto or London Film Festivals?
A year certainly isn't all that unusual. Especially with films that involve any sort of CGI or other computer based fakery, that always takes time.

Gangs of New York was filmed from September 2000 - April 2001 but wasn't released until December 2002. And that didn't have much CGI

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Does anyone remeber a documentary, or TV show profile of Heinz working as a milkman ? I could be wrong but for some reason i have an image of him delivering milk, as he could no longer make enough as a musician.
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Does anyone remeber a documentary, or TV show profile of Heinz working as a milkman ? I could be wrong but for some reason i have an image of him delivering milk, as he could no longer make enough as a musician.
Never heard of him working as a milkman?
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This Joe Meek track brought back some wonderful memories:
The Outlaws - Law and Disorder - Joe Meek (turn up the volume and enjoy!)
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