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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Jul 22, 2014 22:14:14 GMT
This is to let those based in the south east to know that the first showing of "Marvellous", the film about the life of Neil Baldwin, will be at 6.15pm on 8th September, at BFI Southbank, London. Although this is intended primarily for TV and film critics, there will be seats available for sale to the public. I understand that these will go on sale on the BFI website on 12 August. I don't know how many of these seats there are, or what the demand will be, but if you want to go, it might be prudent to book early.
The main red carpet Premier will be later that week in Stoke, but unfortunately because of the numbers of official guests there can be no public sale for that. The date for its broadcast on BBC 2 has not yet been announced by the BBC. My guess is October or November.
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Post by wherty on Jul 22, 2014 22:16:24 GMT
I might ask Neil for a premiere ticket Malcolm, he owes me a few favours bless him.
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Aug 6, 2014 13:21:15 GMT
This is to let those based in the south east to know that the first showing of "Marvellous", the film about the life of Neil Baldwin, will be at 6.15pm on 8th September, at BFI Southbank, London. Although this is intended primarily for TV and film critics, there will be seats available for sale to the public. I understand that these will go on sale on the BFI website on 12 August. I don't know how many of these seats there are, or what the demand will be, but if you want to go, it might be prudent to book early. The main red carpet Premier will be later that week in Stoke, but unfortunately because of the numbers of official guests there can be no public sale for that. The date for its broadcast on BBC 2 has not yet been announced by the BBC. My guess is October or November. Having now seen the film, I think it is it is fantastic (or rather "marvellous") and I am certain it will be a huge hit in Stoke and with Stoke City fans. It now seems there will be some space for fans at the Stoke Premier, for which details will be announced. But if you are in London - I guarantee it will be well worth a trip to BFI on 8th September.
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Post by Gods on Aug 6, 2014 13:43:23 GMT
This is to let those based in the south east to know that the first showing of "Marvellous", the film about the life of Neil Baldwin, will be at 6.15pm on 8th September, at BFI Southbank, London. Although this is intended primarily for TV and film critics, there will be seats available for sale to the public. I understand that these will go on sale on the BFI website on 12 August. I don't know how many of these seats there are, or what the demand will be, but if you want to go, it might be prudent to book early. The main red carpet Premier will be later that week in Stoke, but unfortunately because of the numbers of official guests there can be no public sale for that. The date for its broadcast on BBC 2 has not yet been announced by the BBC. My guess is October or November. Having now seen the film, I think it is it is fantastic (or rather "marvellous") and I am certain it will be a huge hit in Stoke and with Stoke City fans. It now seems there will be some space for fans at the Stoke Premier, for which details will be announced. But if you are in London - I guarantee it will be well worth a trip to BFI on 8th September. Do you think it will appeal more widely than that Malcolm? I mean to those outside of the Stoke City family and more particularly those outside of the football fraternity altogether? Surely that is what it will need to do to be a national hit. A bit like really you didn't need to like football at all to appreciate the "Damned United" which was really a film about Brian Clough and the relationships he had with those around him, Peter Taylor, his wife, his players, the chairman, the fans etc.
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Aug 6, 2014 15:22:23 GMT
Having now seen the film, I think it is it is fantastic (or rather "marvellous") and I am certain it will be a huge hit in Stoke and with Stoke City fans. It now seems there will be some space for fans at the Stoke Premier, for which details will be announced. But if you are in London - I guarantee it will be well worth a trip to BFI on 8th September. Do you think it will appeal more widely than that Malcolm? I mean to those outside of the Stoke City family and more particularly those outside of the football fraternity altogether? Surely that is what it will need to do to be a national hit. A bit like really you didn't need to like football at all to appreciate the "Damned United" which was really a film about Brian Clough and the relationships he had with those around him, Peter Taylor, his wife, his players, the chairman, the fans etc. Absolutely I do, Godfrey. It's not just about football and Stoke City. It's about Keele University. It's about the circus world. It's about the church - well two branches of the church actually. It's about Neil's relationships with those various 'worlds' and the people in them, including Lou Macari, Stoke City players, a vicar, students and myself, and above all, a mother's relationship with her son, being a mixture of both pride and worry about what will happen when she's gone. Be prepared to cry - both tears of laughter and of sadness. I did, as did others. I genuinely don't think I can exaggerate how good it is.
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Post by Gods on Aug 6, 2014 15:28:53 GMT
Do you think it will appeal more widely than that Malcolm? I mean to those outside of the Stoke City family and more particularly those outside of the football fraternity altogether? Surely that is what it will need to do to be a national hit. A bit like really you didn't need to like football at all to appreciate the "Damned United" which was really a film about Brian Clough and the relationships he had with those around him, Peter Taylor, his wife, his players, the chairman, the fans etc. Absolutely I do, Godfrey. It's not just about football and Stoke City. It's about Keele University. It's about the circus world. It's about the church - well two branches of the church actually. It's about Neil's relationships with those various 'worlds' and the people in them, including Lou Macari, Stoke City players, a vicar, students and myself, and above all, a mother's relationship with her son, being a mixture of both pride and worry about what will happen when she's gone. Be prepared to cry - both tears of laughter and of sadness. I did, as did others. I genuinely don't think I can exaggerate how good it is. Excellent, I am crying already
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Post by ttownstokie on Aug 6, 2014 15:55:24 GMT
I just found this old article on him from the guardian, good read. Nello
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Post by hexatron on Aug 6, 2014 20:58:17 GMT
I had the very great honour of turning out for Nello's football team at Keele in the early mid 90's I was never a student but used to use the gym there. Every week for months he'd take a break from his stencilling and designing of team sheets and badges whilst sitting in the reception area of the sports centre and to ask me if "I played football and if I fancied a game" as I walked past him to go upstairs to the gym, eventually I gave in and agreed to play. One particular game was delayed for a time because his shorts which were too baggy had fallen down round his ankles on a penetrating run from the midfield! The guy is a legend
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Post by craig67 on Aug 6, 2014 21:45:20 GMT
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Aug 6, 2014 23:05:02 GMT
Wow, Craig, you did well to find that website. Difficult to believe that article is nearly 20 years ago.
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Aug 6, 2014 23:13:05 GMT
I just found this old article on him from the guardian, good read. NelloThis was the article which, eventually, led to the film. It was read by Pete Bowker who decided that he would like to write a TV play about Neil. Four years later, here we are.
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Aug 6, 2014 23:15:12 GMT
I had the very great honour of turning out for Nello's football team at Keele in the early mid 90's I was never a student but used to use the gym there. Every week for months he'd take a break from his stencilling and designing of team sheets and badges whilst sitting in the reception area of the sports centre and to ask me if "I played football and if I fancied a game" as I walked past him to go upstairs to the gym, eventually I gave in and agreed to play. One particular game was delayed for a time because his shorts which were too baggy had fallen down round his ankles on a penetrating run from the midfield! The guy is a legend You will be able to see the Neil Baldwin Football Team in the film. To say any more will spoil it !
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Post by craig67 on Aug 7, 2014 0:13:29 GMT
Wow, Craig, you did well to find that website. Difficult to believe that article is nearly 20 years ago. I simply put Neil Baldwin Keele into Google-it was the 2nd or 3rd article that came up Malcolm.
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Aug 12, 2014 10:59:54 GMT
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Post by hereclesdrumming on Aug 12, 2014 15:54:17 GMT
I don't post much anymore after once being called a retard and ridiculed because I had only occasionally posted an opinion. However I am making an exception in this case: With my friends, I used to collect autographs outside the Vic in the 60s. One morning, having a kick around and waiting for the players to emerge from training a chap (who I now realise was Neil) came up to us and asked if we would like to play for his side at Keele. We would have to make our own way up but there would be food laid on. Our parents, well those with cars at the time, drove us up and we played a team from I don't know where. All I remember was that we played in Stoke cast off shirts, won and we were presented with medals from George Eastham. I'll never forget how he made us feel so special. He is a legend.
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Post by Gods on Aug 12, 2014 17:22:27 GMT
Don't know if I am being thick but I can't seem to select the seats. I can see the pale blue seats (all the middle section except for the back row) and the centre of the left and right sections are already allocated but if I click on any of the dark blue seats it shows me the seat number and the cost but I can't work out how to drop a group of them in to some sort of basket to purchase. Has anyone had any joy?
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Aug 12, 2014 20:02:59 GMT
Are you sorted, Godfrey ? I've just tried without going right through to the end but it seems to work. Once you have selected the seat you have to click on one of the two tickets types ( donation or no donation) which then puts it into the basket
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Sept 3, 2014 7:04:27 GMT
Ballot for 10 pairs of tickets for the main premier in Stoke is now on club website. Closing midnight tonight.
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Post by that's our Ric on Sept 3, 2014 8:36:45 GMT
Ballot for 10 pairs of tickets for the main premier in Stoke is now on club website. Closing midnight tonight. Just bought a ticket for the London showing Thanks for the heads up Malcolm !
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Sept 3, 2014 16:10:05 GMT
Ballot for 10 pairs of tickets for the main premier in Stoke is now on club website. Closing midnight tonight. Just bought a ticket for the London showing Thanks for the heads up Malcolm !
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Sept 3, 2014 16:12:16 GMT
Ballot for 10 pairs of tickets for the main premier in Stoke is now on club website. Closing midnight tonight. Just bought a ticket for the London showing Thanks for the heads up Malcolm ! I guarantee you'll think its a great investment, Ric.
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Post by that's our Ric on Sept 8, 2014 20:02:38 GMT
Just bought a ticket for the London showing Thanks for the heads up Malcolm ! I guarantee you'll think its a great investment, Ric. Absolutely right Malcolm! A fantastic film and made me feel so proud to be a fellow Stokie Great to see and hear the great man after and to have Lou Macari in the audience too spoke volumes Really would recommend this film to everyone
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Post by that's our Ric on Sept 8, 2014 20:04:14 GMT
Just bought a ticket for the London showing Thanks for the heads up Malcolm ! I guarantee you'll think its a great investment, Ric. Absolutely right Malcolm! A fantastic film and made me feel so proud to be a fellow Stokie Great to see and hear the great man after and to have Lou Macari in the audience too spoke volumes Really would recommend this film to everyone
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Post by JoeinOz on Sept 8, 2014 22:53:29 GMT
Ballot for 10 pairs of tickets for the main premier in Stoke is now on club website. Closing midnight tonight. I entered the comp
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Post by surreystokie on Sept 9, 2014 8:52:05 GMT
As mentioned on here, a few days ago, Nello was to appear at the Soutbank film theatre last night, and duly did so. And not only as the star of the show, but in person, (dickie bow and all!) with a post-film panel consisting of the producer, writer, author etc for a question and answer session, for which the vast majority of the 600 audience remained. Needles to say, Nello confirmed his star status , with his refusal to be cowed, nervous or, most importantly, negative.
The film is excellent and I can confirm that those of you who have booked for tomorrow's SOT showing, will be riveted, amused and not least proud that he is a Stokie, though I would recommend it to others who have no interest whatsoever in football.
Got to speak, briefly, to Lou who was game enough to go along with Nello, in the first place, and to other non-Stokies, all of whom had thought the evening a great success and, er, different.
Neil (doesn't sound right) will doubtless be sitting on the wall, opposite the shop, on Saturday, so why not give him a lift, by having a word? Not that he needs one, as it's the rest of us who do the worrying!
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Post by JoeinOz on Sept 9, 2014 8:55:55 GMT
I saw some pics on Twitter. Nello, what a guy!
Are there tickets left for tomorrow? Anyone know?
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Post by Gods on Sept 9, 2014 9:11:32 GMT
I too was there. The auditorium was pretty much rammed, mostly with folks desperate for it to succeed, a smattering of Stoke City scarves and Lou himself sat a couple a few rows behind us. A thunderous round of applause at the end told you pretty much all you needed to know. Toby Jones inhabits the lead role (not in a Rory Bremner impersonation kind of a way) but in a way that he takes hold of it and makes it his own and doesn't let go. It is visually stunning, has some laugh out loud moments and it tears at your heart strings. From the Q&A led by Samira Ahmed of BBC fame it was evident the production team had thrown themselves in to this thing heart and soul and S-O-T has left an indelible mark on them all. Pretty damn marvellous you could say
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Post by that's our Ric on Sept 9, 2014 9:22:21 GMT
Yeah got to echo all the positive reviews of this film Definitely make a date to watch it when it's shown on BBC2 in the next month or so - sure the SCFC website will announce it. I've recommended to my partner, to see I'm not alone with my Stoke City obsession and it is a genuinely funny and uplifting film too Proud to be a STOKIE !!!!
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Post by surreystokie on Sept 9, 2014 14:51:18 GMT
Firstly apologies for not realising that a thread had (last night when I was travelling back) preceded mine. Having now read all of both and previous threads, I appear to be in the minority where tear-jerking is concerned, though I'm not usually that way at all. Indeed quite the opposite. The reason I didn't need the tissue box is that I saw him as I know him, a fellow who is ever the optimist. Plus, as I last night discovered, has his (religious)faith to overcome all of the odds. He never seemed or seems to see any obstacles in life. His retorts, both in the film, when his Mum is worrying about him, and afterwards at the Q & A session, are of pure innocence and along the lines of 'why shouldn't I be able to do that? Travel anywhere?, Look after myself? Carry on enjoying life with 'my friends'some of whom he had known for only a day. The only flag Nello would ever wave is definitely red and white and never the a cowardly plain white one. Go ooooooooooon, Nello. Keep showing us what you're made of.
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Post by friendlyfox on Sept 9, 2014 20:16:34 GMT
I'd love to see this. Used to see Baldwin around all the time at Keele Gym - occasionally watched the football with him on the TV. What a legend.
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