Iceman film (with Stewart Lee, Jo Brand, Simon Munnery, et al)

[Mobbd]

Some WIP screenings with Q&A are happening in Birmingham and Edinburgh in Aug.

Trailer:

[lauraxsynthesis]

Is there a name for this genre of doco yet? And why is Stewart Lee in most of them?

[Twilkes]

Is there a name for this genre of doco yet? And why is Stewart Lee in most of them?

Because he's let himself go so much and cackles so loudly it's more difficult to keep him out of shot and mic range than just include him in the docs.

[Mobbd]

Brass Eye's Michael Cumming is exec producer!
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt30523739/

More info: https://linktr.ee/TheIcemanFilm

instagram.com/melt_it_documentary/

I'll be at the Brum one.

[Mobbd]

Is there a name for this genre of doco yet? And why is Stewart Lee in most of them?

Deep cut? I enjoyed Scala!!! quite a lot, as did some other CaBbers. And I liked Stewart Lee being in it.

[Endicott]

It's not that much of a surprise, after all Michael Cumming directed King Rocker.

[dissolute ocelot]

For those who still have no idea about any of this.

[lauraxsynthesis]

Is it worth listening to the Iceman ep if RHLSTP?

[Mobbd]

Is it worth listening to the Iceman ep if RHLSTP?

It's been a while but I remember liking it.

It looks like a short one. Rich put the whole thing on YouTube because the Iceman kept doing sight gags.

[Twilkes]

Imagine if that guy had been Iceman in Top Gun instead of Val Kilmer.

[Small Man Big Horse]

It's been a while but I remember liking it.

It looks like a short one. Rich put the whole thing on YouTube because the Iceman kept doing sight gags.

Just watched it now and found it a bit drab, your ice man fella seems nice enough, mildly eccentric but little more than that, and the stories he told weren't that interesting. Though Herring did go on and fucking on about his own art project / shitty podcast about stone clearing, so maybe with better questions he might have been more insightful.

[McDead]

Bobby Drake has let himself go

[Sebastian Cobb]

Is there a name for this genre of doco yet? And why is Stewart Lee in most of them?

Dunno but this post has reminded me I saw a clip of Munnery as a talking head in an upcoming Malcolm Hardee docco that was 'coming soon' a few years ago and forgot all about it. Sorry to derail but can anyone remember what it was?


The thing I liked about King Rocker is the dynamic between Stew and Lloyd was so good you really don't need to like or be interested in the subject to enjoy it.

[Norton Canes]

It's what people call a 'deep dive' these days, isn't it? 

[Ballad of Ballard Berkley]

Please stop saying 'docco'. Thanks.

[lankyguy95]

Yeah it's clearly 'doco'.

[Mobbd]

Dunno but this post has reminded me I saw a clip of Munnery as a talking head in an upcoming Malcolm Hardee docco that was 'coming soon' a few years ago and forgot all about it. Sorry to derail but can anyone remember what it was?

It was the Tunnel Club film, yeah. It did come out. Short though, about 30 minutes. Pretty good!

[privatefriend]

It was the Tunnel Club film, yeah. It did come out. Short though, about 30 minutes. Pretty good!

Is it available anywhere?

[Sebastian Cobb]

Doing some digging The Tunnel was a short but the same people wanted to extend it into a full length thing called All the Way from Over There, although I'm not sure it was ever released, or completed.

https://thejohnfleming.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/malcolm-hardee-tunnel-documentary-goes-to-cannes-film-festival-sort-of/

http://film-directory.britishcouncil.org/all-the-way-from-over-there

[lauraxsynthesis]

Haven't found a name for these types of films and haven't thought of a catchy name. So far I've got:
Excavation Documentary?
Rediscovery Documentary?
Obscure Artist Exposure Documentary?

I'd include in this genre stuff like: Anvil: The Story of Anvil and
Searching for Sugar Man as well as the ones Stewart Lee has been in.

[Brundle-Fly]

Haven't found a name for these types of films and haven't thought of a catchy name. So far I've got:
Excavation Documentary?
Rediscovery Documentary?
Obscure Artist Exposure Documentary?

I'd include in this genre stuff like: Anvil: The Story of Anvil and
Searching for Sugar Man as well as the ones Stewart Lee has been in.

Music documentary?

[jobotic]

"Here's a thing that's really good but obscure and cool and I know about and in fact was involved with so I can be the focus of the documentary" films?


Only joking, I really enjoyed the Nightingales one.

[Mobbd]

Is it available anywhere?

I think I can hook you up. I was looking for it some months ago and the hard-to-find-films thread helped me out. Check your PMs in a minute.

the same people wanted to extend it into a full length thing called All the Way from Over There, although I'm not sure it was ever released, or completed.

Now that I did not know. I do not believe it ever happened.

[Sebastian Cobb]

Could you send me a copy of the short as well please?

[Mobbd]

Could you send me a copy of the short as well please?

Comin' atcha like Cleopatra.

[prit]

Could you send me a copy of the short as well please?

I think I've only ever seen an extended trailer,  with Munnery walking around the site as it is now (or was at the time of filming). I'd love a link to please if not too much trouble!

[Mobbd]

https://www.instagram.com/melt_it_documentary/p/C-JDQbLtacR/

Aug 14th in Edinburgh, Aug 24th in Birmingham.

Seems to be free in Edinburgh, tenner in Brum.

[Mobbd]

The documentary will be released by Cardiff-based indie label Go Faster Stripe – which also published the book. The new footage being recorded on September 22 as part of a day of tapings of stand-up specials for future release.

https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2024/09/03/56548/the_iceman_cometh_back

[Red82]

Presumably the GFS release will be before the end of the year then.

Is anyone here old enough to have seen the iceman live?

[McDead]

Firestar getting overlooked AGAIN