Control in cinemas now
Finally, Control, Anton Corbijn's movie about Ian Curtis, is released. A very informative piece about Joy Division's cultural impact is at NewOrderOnline, ripped from the LA Times. It puts into words what i've been thinking about this whole Joy Division revival quite nicely:
"Bands now, you know every biographical detail," said (Grant) Gee (who directed Radiohead-doc Meeting People Is Easy and an upcoming Joy Division documentary). "With Joy Division, there was one audio tape and one major print interview -- there are gaps around everything they did. If you're discovering [the group] now, you have to work to fill in the gaps with your imagination. The image draws you in."
Ian Curtis wasn't world famous when he died, so in the years after his death some kind of silent myth allowed to be formed. But mostly through the music, not through Ian's persona. Joy Division was/is a secret you're let in on, and people love to be part of special clubs. Go see the movie, and you're part of it!
En ik was gewoon nieuwsgierig naar het debuut van Anton Corbijn, en wilde daarnaast ook eens wat meer weten over Joy Division, maar nu blijkt dat ik daarmee ook nog eens lid kan worden van een speciale club. Joy!