In a turbulent era of apartheid in South Africa, race riots in England and civil unrest in the Caribbean, the West Indian cricketers, led by the enigmatic Viv Richards, struck a wonderfully defiant blow at white prejudice and endeared themselves to the hearts of a generation; regardless of skin colour, nationality, culture, or indeed even a previous love of the ‘game’. Their gifts on the grounds, combined with a fearless spirit are a joy to behold in this excellent documentary.
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STYLE WARS (1983)
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Style Wars is the cult documentary of hip hop and by extension graffiti art that was sweeping America by the 1980's. More a revelation on the graffiti than it is the music this film is a fascinating insight into these early pioneers and the rabid opposition from those in authority (it was also something of a revelation that most of the lads look like they've just stepped off the set of Napoleon Dynamite, but hell…every look has it's moment of ‘cool').
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