Telstar: the premier

The premier for Telstar was held last night in London as part of the BFI film festival. I found a short review of it here.

Telstar *** 1/2
The story of music pioneer Joe Meek is told in period style, as a madcap 1960s comedy-drama tracing his outrageous rollercoaster career as the guy who produced the first British record to go No 1 in America. The film, directed by actor Nick Moran, had so much energy that it's almost exhausting, but it also keeps us thoroughly entertained with the antics of Joe and his merry band of musicians. And when it all goes horribly wrong, Joe's descent into paranoia is truly terrifying.

Several forum members saw the film at the festival, and all agreed it was brilliant. Joseph's cameo was short but delightful.