Northern Soul - Exclusive Teaser First Look and Interview

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just watched the teaser,absolutely loved it,elaine and gang are a great bunch of people,what makes this film better equiped than other efforts ? elaine is a real northern lass who as been on the scene for a fair while and is a genuine northern soulie.i know what hard work as been put into this film,even down to little detail.As for the dancers, ive met some of them a few times,theyre a great bunch of kids and maybe one or two of them might not of heard of northern soul before?but i do beleive they genuinly love it now.I i wish elaine and every body involved with this film the very best. Tommo.

Excellent interview, waiting with anticipation for the film to be released

slight typo on the web link, use this one

https://www.northernsoulthefilm.com/

KTF

good catch - the link in article now sorted

thanks

mike

Looking forward to this.

Love the bit where he sticks the nut on TV presenter :-)

Ohhhhh friggin great!!!! Just can't wait!!!!!

Again, the hairs on the back of my neck went up watching the 'teaser' & the interview is brilliant.....if anyone can do 'this thing of ours' justice in the format of a movie it is Elaine....I cant wait to see the finished movie & I look forward to it immensely........now can I get VIP tickets to the premier !!!

Keep at it Elaine & team

Best Russ

when is this film released ?

was a good teaser.........please,please don,t overdo the love and brotherhood bit and remember nighters in them days were very scary places indeed..........looking forward to it though

Yes .... for once im looking forward to seeing a film which looks like its going to tick all the correct boxes..... instead of the usual crap/piss takes enjoyed the teaser and like the bit where the presenter gets nutted ( which as aready been said

I for one can't wait for this film. It is a film that is being produced by the right people for the right reasons. I know that was just a teaser but it made me smile (not cringe) all the way through it.

Elaine hurry up will you!

Loved the teaser, and the interview was excellent, looking forward to it

Yes .... for once im looking forward to seeing a film which looks like its going to tick all the correct boxes..... instead of the usual crap/piss takes enjoyed the teaser and like the bit where the presenter gets nutted ( which as aready been said

If only reality could have mirrored fiction........alah...........Paul O'Grady, now that would have been good tea time television!!

I got tingles too. Will it really be a year Elaine. I will be counting the days :-)

If only reality could have mirrored fiction........alah...........Paul O'Grady, now that would have been good tea time television!!

Indeed Chris , now that would have been good telly indeed

Looks great, when it's released, hope the media treats it with the respect it deserves, I suspect not but hope so, although Soul Boy wasn't a complete turkey, it was a wasted opportunity, I'm sure Elaine Constantine step in & will produce a good movie to put things right.

Dare I say it (going off the teaser) Trainspotting meets This England!

It looks good.....tats on knuckles, fag smoking,naughty boy stuff and a Tony Wilson type.....got some mid seventies northern scooter scene cine footage if they want it.

looking forward to the release of this sounds very promising

From what I see this will be well worth watching. Sure looks better than grainy footage I have seen of different nights someone recorded in early to mid 70's, which Len kindly shared with me a few months back!

Looks a 1000% more credible than the other efforts so far.

Sincerely hope this is a defining film in terms of the scene.

looks great, I look forward to a well organised premier with credible DJ's.

don't give a F... with it !

Looks great

Looking good, made me smile anyway!

was a good teaser.........please,please don,t overdo the love and brotherhood bit and remember nighters in them days were very scary places indeed..........looking forward to it though

No they weren't at all; unless you'd overdone the gear!

On 10/3/2011 at 22:54, milliontears said:

don't give a F... with it !

Why?

And do you mind posting an intro for other members please, just say hello let us know a bit about you

 

doing REAL film about today's scene with protagonists , current dj's and dancers , clubs , fans , records dealers etc would have been much more interesting than this prefabricated piece of shit .

Next one by Walt Disney.

doing REAL film about today's scene with protagonists , current dj's and dancers , clubs , fans , records dealers etc would have been much more interesting than this prefabricated piece of shit .

Next one by Walt Disney.

Who would want to see a film about a bunch of moaning awld fellahs arguing about OVO vs pressings, oldies verse newies, or big awld gals in circle skirts skipping around and chubby sweaty blokes trying to do back drops with a slipped disc.

Prefrabricated - so if a film is fictional its prefrabricated? Are you advocating a documentry movement like Grierson

Reality sucks - give me fiction please!

John Grierson was regular to Wigan Casino ?

Is this fiction or reality ?

doing REAL film about today's scene with protagonists , current dj's and dancers , clubs , fans , records dealers etc would have been much more interesting than this prefabricated piece of shit .

Next one by Walt Disney.

I'm afraid it would not old chap.

Loved the teaser, expected no less from someone with the passion and grounding on the scene that Elaine has.

Really looking forward to it

John Grierson was regular to Wigan Casino ?

Is this fiction or reality ?

He would be a bit old to be giving it some Philly Dog given he was born in around 1910

No they weren't at all; unless you'd overdone the gear!

err ....l beg to differ.........saw a gun brandished at VA VA....theres many a fella relieved of his bomber jacket,leather coat,gear and money....and many a fistycuffs fair or otherwise knives were rather a common feature as well for use or to threaten...a lot of the love and togetherness hugs and kisses we get nowadays were not there back in the day......but hey take ya point sure this nice lady will keep it real and properly balanced can,t wait tezza

So far so good

Looking forward to seeing the finished product

This film looks great looks way better than that soul boy crap.

err ....l beg to differ.........saw a gun brandished at VA VA....theres many a fella relieved of his bomber jacket,leather coat,gear and money....and many a fistycuffs fair or otherwise knives were rather a common feature as well for use or to threaten...a lot of the love and togetherness hugs and kisses we get nowadays were not there back in the day......but hey take ya point sure this nice lady will keep it real and properly balanced can,t wait tezza

I'm not disputing those events Terry but I went all over the place and there were loads of very bad boys but I can't remember once seeing a fight let alone knives and guns. I never once felt the least bit intimidated from my first nighter at Kelmarsh, me with shoulder length hair and 100 skinheads I'd never seen before several from Corby which was as tough a town as you could wish for! There was a lot of togetherness, it was a tiny movement and if you were in it and dug it you were accepted and welcomed. At Kelmarsh this skin girl said "It's nice to see some weirdos here"; and that was a complement; I think!

I'm not disputing those events Terry but I went all over the place and there were loads of very bad boys but I can't remember once seeing a fight let alone knives and guns. I never once felt the least bit intimidated from my first nighter at Kelmarsh, me with shoulder length hair and 100 skinheads I'd never seen before several from Corby which was as tough a town as you could wish for! There was a lot of togetherness, it was a tiny movement and if you were in it and dug it you were accepted and welcomed. At Kelmarsh this skin girl said "It's nice to see some weirdos here"; and that was a complement; I think!

like the last bit about nice to see some weirdos here..........thats what l still like to see lol atb t

doing REAL film about today's scene with protagonists , current dj's and dancers , clubs , fans , records dealers etc would have been much more interesting than this prefabricated piece of shit .

Next one by Walt Disney.

Try & keep your remarks constructive buddy, Elaine is my friend & whilst I have reservations about films like Soulboy, Elaine has/is on a labour of love, so whilst your entitled to voice your opinions 'prefabricated Piece of sh*t ' is a very poor choice of words.

Best Russ

like the last bit about nice to see some weirdos here..........thats what l still like to see lol atb t

Looks good.Defy anyone not to get the hairs on the back of the neck feeling when Lou Pride kicks in !!

No mention of nicking a moped to get home Tezza? What was up with the guy in the cravat,looked a bit excitable.

On 04/10/2011 at 16:52, milliontears said:

doing REAL film about today's scene with protagonists , current dj's and dancers , clubs , fans , records dealers etc would have been much more interesting than this prefabricated piece of shit .

Next one by Walt Disney.

On 05/10/2011 at 10:07, Russ Vickers said:

Try & keep your remarks constructive buddy, Elaine is my friend & whilst I have reservations about films like Soulboy, Elaine has/is on a labour of love, so whilst your entitled to voice your opinions 'prefabricated Piece of sh*t ' is a very poor choice of words.

Best Russ

I agree I'm all for open debate and opinions and views from both sides, both for and against but the language used by million tears is somewhat OTT for a two minute trailer.

As before can you please post an intro about yourself at the following link......

Members Shouts and Intros

Leaving aside Milliontears choice of language I have to agree with him. It looks forced and unnatural.

Im guessing the TV studio bit is loosely based on Grundy v. Sex Pistols. I suppose you have to sex it up because basically unless you're involved it's just not that interesting to a wider audience.

And what was that guff about spirit and soul in the voice-over at the end. Makes us seem like a load of new-agers searching for something to belong to when it was a night out where you could listen to music you liked. Exactly the same as any other lot going down the local disco.

ROD

Leaving aside Milliontears choice of language I have to agree with him. It looks forced and unnatural.

Im guessing the TV studio bit is loosely based on Grundy v. Sex Pistols. I suppose you have to sex it up because basically unless you're involved it's just not that interesting to a wider audience.

And what was that guff about spirit and soul in the voice-over at the end. Makes us seem like a load of new-agers searching for something to belong to when it was a night out where you could listen to music you liked. Exactly the same as any other lot going down the local disco.

ROD

have to agree with this.....even the clip had a whiff of the old cheddar........as l said hope not keep it real.....maybe get some research about the seamier side.......without it, it may come across a bit like soulboy without trying tezza

Jesus all that hu ha again because bits n bobs ain't right!!!! Sorry, I am not a spring chicken anymore but if some of your old moaning armchair warriors don't like it maybe some kids may even like it like like it like even more!!! Ah result!!! Anyway if you could have Pulb Fiction with a Northern Twist I bet some people will moan about that you guys play mainly snooker in England and therefore the banging scene was wrong ;)

Nevertheless I believe it's gonna be great maybe with a few dodgy bits but hey, enjoy the ride or watch a documentary!!!!

Im not denying there was as you put it a "seamier side", although I'd be more inclined to say it was more a rough edge but I think by the time Wigan opened a lot of that had gone because the older guys had moved on and out.

Torch and Va Va and a few Wigans were probably the end of the line for most of those who'd gone to the Wheel. The guys around Manchester when I was getting into it around '69 had mostly disappeared by 1974. I guess to younger people they may have appeared intimidating and some would take advantage of that but considering the make-up of that pre-Wigan scene it was still trouble free compared to a night out at the local disco with the boozed up morons.

ROD

Im not denying there was as you put it a "seamier side", although I'd be more inclined to say it was more a rough edge but I think by the time Wigan opened a lot of that had gone because the older guys had moved on and out.

Torch and Va Va and a few Wigans were probably the end of the line for most of those who'd gone to the Wheel. The guys around Manchester when I was getting into it around '69 had mostly disappeared by 1974. I guess to younger people they may have appeared intimidating and some would take advantage of that but considering the make-up of that pre-Wigan scene it was still trouble free compared to a night out at the local disco with the boozed up morons.

ROD

I'm not sure why the seamier side is so important to some people, I don't think it would be the first recollection for the majority of people who attended nighters in the 7Ts, so not really that relevant for me. I'd just like to see the film given a chance and not see people pre-empt what might and might not be part of the film, we just seem to be getting grumpier by the minute..........

Hope the story lines a bit more real rather then the scene looking crap with loads of sad people -sell it to get people interested like it was

at least it looks like the dancers can dance to northern ?

Im not denying there was as you put it a "seamier side", although I'd be more inclined to say it was more a rough edge but I think by the time Wigan opened a lot of that had gone because the older guys had moved on and out.

Torch and Va Va and a few Wigans were probably the end of the line for most of those who'd gone to the Wheel. The guys around Manchester when I was getting into it around '69 had mostly disappeared by 1974. I guess to younger people they may have appeared intimidating and some would take advantage of that but considering the make-up of that pre-Wigan scene it was still trouble free compared to a night out at the local disco with the boozed up morons.

ROD

my point is....the scene must be portrayed as it was....thats all!!.......there could be a tendancy to portray it back then as it is now in some quarters nice and flowery "we're all one big loved up soul family ". Dispite what a lot think the music was NOT the be all back then as it is nowadays it was the nighters themselves that had more significance they attracted as many bad as good fellas....I am sure the lady will weave this into her film and she'll get it spot on

Can't see much difference between this and the early sneak previews we got of Soul Boy to be honest, apart from the incredible bias shown by members of the forum.

Soul Boy was crap before it was even made, this one was brilliant before it was even made. And now it's even more brilliant because you've seen a minutes worth of footage.

Soul Boy wasn't very good, I hope this one will be much better.

I personally welcome anything like this film.

GREAT CLIP!...it certainly wets the appetite, going to be a bit of a wait before we get the finished article but it has to be a 1000 times better than the previous lacklustre offering...the headbutt is a distinct nudge towards commercial establishment interference, and, is even moreso correct right now.....GET THE KNIVES OUT NOW AND STAB THOSE BARSTEWARDS BEFORE THEY DO IT TO US! ...so to speak. i think we're all getting excited at the prospect of for once seeing our "landscape" painted in a true perspective....it has to be about why the scene is here, why it survives and why in those tortueous early days it had to deal with its own growing pains, amidst the media furore and band wagon jumping. set against a 70's backdrop that, almost in its entireity, is a forgettable decade , northern soul has been escapism from run-of-the-mill, mundane life...thats what it was for us of a certain agegroup who had to endure it. so if the film, as we've seen in this trailer is setting out to make the media look as banal as they always have been, then so much the better and....if it brings an accepability of this genuine original music to a wider audience in a way that is both serious, funny and thought provoking, then we will all have reached our goal....a film that does what it says on the tin.

Can't see much difference between this and the early sneak previews we got of Soul Boy to be honest, apart from the incredible bias shown by members of the forum.

Soul Boy was crap before it was even made, this one was brilliant before it was even made. And now it's even more brilliant because you've seen a minutes worth of footage.

Soul Boy wasn't very good, I hope this one will be much better.

I personally welcome anything like this film.

i love you man,.....you're so reserved

I cant wait to see this ...really cant.....xxx