Monday, November 23, 2015

Tuesday Classics: Rebel Without A Clause - 24th November 5:30 PM

Our third and last classic for this season is this Tuesday night at 5.30 – Rebel Without a Cause - starring James Dean’s whose career was cut so sadly short by a car crash just before this film was released.

We probably don't need to tell you the plot – James Dean plays Jim Stark whose teenage antics cause chaos in the town he has just moved to – or even remind you it also stars Natalie Wood. Directed by the great Nicholas Ray, 'Rebel' became the anthem for the new Teenager world and still gets great reviews even today: "Dean's finest film, hardly surprisingly in that Ray was one of the great '50s directors" – Geoff Andrew, Time Out – or "A mighty, ageless jolt of teen petulance. Dean is supreme" – David Parkinson, Empire.

Dean has become almost deified, which is remarkable when we look back and realise he only made 3 movies. Was he really that good? Well now is your chance to find out!