Gary Mundy
garymundy99.bsky.social
Gary Mundy
@garymundy99.bsky.social
Musician in bands Ramleh and Breathless and solo as Kleistwahr
Great final night of our tour with Clock DVA last night at Yellow Arch Studios in Sheffield. Thanks to the fantastically helpful and friendly staff. That's how you run a venue. Thanks to everyone who came last night, or to Manchester or London and to Clock DVA for putting up with us.
December 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Tonight in London. Ramleh onstage at 8:15.
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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The Hired Hand (1971). Directed by Peter Fonda

Stunning western that stars Fonda and the always great Warren Oates. Beautiful to look at. Great Bruce Langhorne music. Plus it's 1971 so you have no idea how it will end. Dreamlike disolves and slow motion. Just great. On YouTube.
November 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Himizu (2011). Directed by Sion Sono

I love Sion Sono. This is another great one. Two teenage schoolchildren whose parents either neglect or abuse them are brought together in the wake of the Fukushima disaster. Unlike anything else except maybe another Sono film. Truly superb.
November 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This is getting closer. Ramleh will be on first, so get there early. Please note that there are 2 London venues called Signature Brew. We are playing at the one in Walthamstow, not the smaller one in Haggerston. I may have misled a few of you.
November 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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War of the Worlds: Next Century (1981). Directed by Piotr Szulkin

Szulkin's sort of sequel to War of the Worlds. Dedicated to H.G.Wells and Orson Welles. The next century is fast approaching and the Martians are back. It's a satire about TV, manipulation and invasions. Terrific.
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Shadow of Fire (2023). Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto

Tsukamoto is known for Tetsuo and A Snake of June. This is a recent one set in Japan in 1946. A young boy lives with a prostitute and then goes off with a man bent on revenge, who uses him to help, as the boy has found a gun.
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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The Face of Darkness (1976). Directed by Ian F. H. Lloyd

This is a supernatural horror short - 57 minutes. Lennard Pearce from Only Fools and Horses is a pompous MP who wants to bring back the death penalty and finds a way to make an undead man help him, but he bodges the ritual.
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Steve (2025). Directed by Tim Mielants

Excellent film starring Cillian Murphy. It's about a school for boys deemed uncontrollable. Murphy is Steve the head teacher. Brilliant with the boys but with his own secret issues. Some brilliant young actors. On Netflix. Unmissable stuff.
November 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Great night in Barcelona last night. Thanks to everyone at LAUT and everyone who came along. Photo by Gem Redmond-Mundy.
November 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Golem (1980). Directed by Piotr Szulkin

Absurdist Polish film starring Marek Walczewski as Pernat. A confused man being interrogated about a murder he knows nothing about. Reminiscent of Brazil at times. Kafka-esque. It's confusing but endlessly fascinating. On MUBI in the UK.
November 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Interrogation (1982/1989). Directed by Ryszard Bugajski

Polish nightmare of a film from 1982. Banned until 1989. Set in early '50s Poland, a woman (an astonishing Krystyna Janda) is abducted by the secret police who try to force confessions out of her, but she is a force of nature
November 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The brand new Kleistwahr CD The Battlefield Is Everywhere has landed at Fourth Dimension. I will have copies soon. This is the tenth in the annual Kleistwahr albums project. 8 new tracks. Obviously, I think it's the best one yet, but then I would. Beautiful artwork by Michael Boul.
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This is happening at Laut, Barcelona on Thursday. 2-piece noise set. Should be a great night. Hopefully see some of you there.
November 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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The Panic in Needle Park (1971). Directed by Jerry Schatzberg

The film that got Al Pacino the part in The Godfather. It's not hard to see why. He's junkie Bobby. Kitty Winn is homeless, soon to be junkie Helen. They fall in love with drugs and each other. It has a 70s ending.
November 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Detachment (2011). Directed by Tony Kaye

A drama, on the surface, about the failure of the American school system, directed by the controversial Tony Kaye, who directs in a very unusual but effective way here. Mostly depressing but with glimmers of hope. On Prime in the UK.
October 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Marketa Lazarova (1967). Directed by František Vláčil

Epic black and white Czech film set in the 13th Century. The Christians are coming. A man's daughter is kidnapped and violence preceeds and follows. The soundtrack is fantastic. It's an astonishing piece of filmmaking.
October 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Great night last night at Café Oto. Thanks to everyone there last night for putting up with me and my noise. Hugely enjoyable punk classics set from Alternative TV. Thanks to Richo Johnson for inviting me. Photo courtesy of Matt Davies from Tangled Parrot, who I finally got to meet last night.
October 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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A Candle for the Devil (1973). Directed by Eugenio Martin

Spanish horror with Judy Geeson. She plays Laura, who arrives at a hotel to meet her sister. However, her sister is dead. Killed by one of the women owners who can't stand women she finds depraved. More death follows.
October 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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The End of August at the Hotel Ozone (1967). Directed by Jan Schmidt

Black and white Czech post-apocalyptic film. It avoids the usual post-apocalyptic film tropes in favour of something more likely, more bleak and more hopeless. Beautifully filmed and acted. Free on YouTube.
October 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Song for a Raggy Boy (2003). Directed by Aisling Walsh

Catholic abuse of boys at a reform school in 1939 Ireland. Aidan Quinn stars in the real story of a teacher who faught for his pupils against the violence of Iain Glen's Brother John. Glen is truly terrifying. Brutal.
October 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Big Boys Don't Cry (2020). Directed by Steve Crowhurst

This is a grim tale starring Michael Socha, surely one of the UK's best actors. He plays Paul Connolly, on whose book the film is based. We flash back to his time at a children's home where he and others were abused. Grim.
October 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Got myself a copy and I'm starting it today. Surprisingly, under 300 pages, but I'm a slow reader. Not a Slow Learner though hopefully.
October 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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The Big Racket (1976). Directed by Enzo G. Castellari

Superb Italian crime/revenge film. Fabio Testi stars as a policeman trying to bring down a vicious gang. It's pretty brutal. There are a few light moments, but it's mostly gritty and bleak as hell. Highly recommended.
October 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Anguish (1987). Directed by Bigas Luna

Black comedy horror starring Zelda Rubinstein as a mother who gets her son to kill and bring her eyes. It’s a gory, unpleasant, quite clever low-budget film. Kind of played for laughs and manages to be hugely entertaining. Great ending too.
October 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM