Jools and Paul Donnelly have recently been in touch to let us know of a campaign they have running to mark a piece of Newcastle film history by attempting to get a heritage plaque installed for the film Get Carter. … Read More
As Get Carter turned 50 years old last week it was inevitable that there would be a number of retrospective articles around the web looking back on the film and it’s anniversary. Whilst the site didn’t get much more activity … Read More
A huge milestone for the film as this week marks 50 years since Get Carter was released to the British public all that time ago in 1971. The film initially held a Newcastle premiere on the 7th March 1971 where … Read More
The Newcastle Chronicle has reported that a rare Get Carter poster has sold for a staggering £1,800 at a North East auctioneers. One of the North East’s best-loved films – Get Carter – marks the 50th anniversary of its release … Read More
As part of the ongoing Criterion Reflections series, the series has come to 1971 and this week they have covered Get Carter. Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection … Read More
The Ted Lewis group continue their excellent appreciation of the author and his finest work by announcing their events for 2020. As we are approaching the 50th year of the anniversary of the film’s release and the 80th birthday of … Read More
The ever useful Modculture website has alerted me to the fact that a brand new 3CD reissue of the Get Carter soundtrack is being released this month. It looks like it contains new tracks that haven’t ever been released before, … Read More
The Newcastle Chronicle has just published an article that includes a video of the last few hours of the infamous Gateshead Trinity car park and what it looked like internally just before it was torn down. It really does show … Read More
As we all know, without the original Jack’s Return Home book we would never have had the film that we all know and love. The book was only made possible as it was written by a mercurial author called Ted … Read More
Some excellent pre-Christmas news for all those Get Carter fans who are looking for a good book over the winter. It looks like we have, at last, a strong, definitive look at the life of Ted Lewis – the author … Read More