Toe-curling levels of self-importance add a wincingly funny edge to this documentary about the reunion of an 80s boyband
For various reasons, my screaming was pretty much continuous throughout this bizarre and perhaps unintentionally gripping promo-doc about the stressful reunion of 80s boyband Bros: Matt and Luke Goss, back together in 2017 for one night only at London’s O2 Arena for their 30th anniversary.
Now they are in their 50s, with a slight resemblance to Benedict Cumberbatch, who might want to play them in the feature-film version. (The title is taken from the sly question once put to them in their pomp by Terry Wogan: what would they do when the screaming stopped?) If you can imagine a Traveling Wilburys-type combo of Alan Partridge on drums, Nigel Tufnel on guitar and David Brent on vocals (and maybe Les McQueen as manager), you’ll have some idea of the tragicomic...
For various reasons, my screaming was pretty much continuous throughout this bizarre and perhaps unintentionally gripping promo-doc about the stressful reunion of 80s boyband Bros: Matt and Luke Goss, back together in 2017 for one night only at London’s O2 Arena for their 30th anniversary.
Now they are in their 50s, with a slight resemblance to Benedict Cumberbatch, who might want to play them in the feature-film version. (The title is taken from the sly question once put to them in their pomp by Terry Wogan: what would they do when the screaming stopped?) If you can imagine a Traveling Wilburys-type combo of Alan Partridge on drums, Nigel Tufnel on guitar and David Brent on vocals (and maybe Les McQueen as manager), you’ll have some idea of the tragicomic...
- 11/9/2018
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Former Bros pop star to direct and act in action thriller Your Move, which begins production in March
Former pop star Luke Goss is to make his Hollywood directorial debut in the action thriller Your Move, reports Variety.
Goss, 45, has forged a career as an actor in fantasy fare such as 2002's Blade 2 and 2008's Hellboy: The Golden Army (both directed by Guillermo Del Toro) in recent years. He will also take the lead role in Your Move as a successful New York businessman who witnesses the brutal kidnapping of his family, who are in Mexico, during a video phone call. The character then sets out to track down his wife and child while taking revenge against the men who assaulted them.
Production on Your Move is set to begin in New Mexico next month. Goss was the drummer in Bros, a band formed with his brother Matt and Craig Logan,...
Former pop star Luke Goss is to make his Hollywood directorial debut in the action thriller Your Move, reports Variety.
Goss, 45, has forged a career as an actor in fantasy fare such as 2002's Blade 2 and 2008's Hellboy: The Golden Army (both directed by Guillermo Del Toro) in recent years. He will also take the lead role in Your Move as a successful New York businessman who witnesses the brutal kidnapping of his family, who are in Mexico, during a video phone call. The character then sets out to track down his wife and child while taking revenge against the men who assaulted them.
Production on Your Move is set to begin in New Mexico next month. Goss was the drummer in Bros, a band formed with his brother Matt and Craig Logan,...
- 2/20/2014
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Luke Goss will make his directorial debut on Your Move.
The Bros drummer-turned-actor will also write and star in the action thriller from Triumphant Pictures and Artprod, reports Variety.
The film will centre around a successful New York businessman who, while speaking to his wife and child on Skype during their holiday in Mexico, witnesses their brutal kidnapping.
With the authorities unable to help, he embarks on a mission of rescue and revenge.
Goss previously featured in Hellboy 2: The Golden Arm, Death Race and Red Widow.
Matt Goss said last year that he, Luke Goss and Craig Logan are "genuinely up for" a Bros reunion.
The Bros drummer-turned-actor will also write and star in the action thriller from Triumphant Pictures and Artprod, reports Variety.
The film will centre around a successful New York businessman who, while speaking to his wife and child on Skype during their holiday in Mexico, witnesses their brutal kidnapping.
With the authorities unable to help, he embarks on a mission of rescue and revenge.
Goss previously featured in Hellboy 2: The Golden Arm, Death Race and Red Widow.
Matt Goss said last year that he, Luke Goss and Craig Logan are "genuinely up for" a Bros reunion.
- 2/20/2014
- Digital Spy
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