Mentioned in the forums a few times since the initial high quality trailers on youtube were put up.

The 2008 film based on the life of the influential Chicago based record company executive Leonard Chess, and the singers who recorded for Chess Records, finally gets a uk release

UK Film out in a few weeks has an interesting approach to the soundtrack

Film opens 14th November 2008 in US

News on forthcoming northern soul related film shooting starts next week

no shame celebrity gossip post

Drenched in The Blues - Mabel John article in the jazz/blues section of guardian.co.uk

"... decides to lay off his long-time blues singer Bertha Mae, and announces that he's hired a famous guitar player, Guitar Sam... "

News that one of the two planned Marvin Gaye films is starting filming very shortly

Mentioned a few times on here over the last 18 months, now out on release in the USA and does seem to have been recieved well

Here's news and a trailer of a new film due out June 2007

Wednesday 9 August 2006
Various locations, ask at Information Desk

Got this via site the other day fronm Debbie hopefully more info and background later on

Just news that work is due to start on production of a cinema version of Dreamgirls which is due for release in December  2006. Appears its quite a major project as the line up includes  Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Danny Glover and Eddie Murphy shows.

Various Artists, Standing In The Shadows Of Motown: Deluxe Edition

Back in the 60s the session musician was king.

Wattstax DVD - new release "Wattstax," is the 1973 documentary directed by Mel Stuart.

 FUNCTION AT THE JUNCTION Justin McArdle, UK, 2003 A fast-paced black comedy set at a Northern Soul dance competition at the Junction night club. 

Has this been shown yet?

“Standing in the Shadows of Motown” is one of those documentaries that make you appreciate someone you may never even knew existed.

Stumbled across this in a monday haze, dont know if old hat or well known but seems interesting, a completed short 15 min film and a full length one planned

Thanks to Dave M, a chance to read a great review of "Standing In The Shadows Of Motown" that was posted on Soul Talk
Take it away Dave.........

I waited nearly a year to see this

LIVONIA -- In the pine-paneled rumpus room of a nondescript brick house in a
sleepy suburb, the worlds greatest basement band is kicking some serious butt.

first on soul source in 90s
The northern scene mentioned in this review is now up in the video section