Last Night In Soho [DVD] [2021]

Eloise "Ellie" Turner (Thomasin McKenzie) who lives in Cornwall with her grandmother,and has ambitions to be a fashion designer...She decides to go to London to further her wishes and signs up at theLondon College of Fashion,The 60's music-loving Ellie struggles to fit in with the more street-wise peers she initially moves in with and studies with, so moves to live in a bedsit owned by Ms Collins (Diana Rigg)At college she only gets on with John (Michael Ajao ) the only student that gives her encouragement.In the bedsit at night, she begins to have vivid dreams of characters operating in the seedy side of town Sandie (Anya Taylor-Joy) and teddy-boy Jack (Matt Smith) who initially to Sandie is her boyfriend, but as dreams continue night after night is a pimp.The dreams become more vivid feeling real as Ellie seemingly gets drawn into the 60's era in which Sandie and Jack belong.With encounters with a silver haired mystery-man Lindsey(Terrance Stamp) and only John on her side she begins to fear she'll be drawn-in to the life of her nightmares....decisions have to be made....but, will Ellie realize her Fashion-designer dreams ?Must admit, a strange offering which for me was enhanced by the 60's songs of fond memories.

Edgar Wright's LAST NIGHT IN SOHO works on a number of levels: ghost story, horror pastiche, affecting love story, twisty homage to 1960s London.The 4K disc bests the accompanying 'standard' bluray; here, the more powerful image tech properly delineates the 'past' from the present in a visual way that the bluray can't manage: the 1960s sequences have a palpable diffentiation visually [ and therefore tonally] from the present-day sequences - the extra resolution of the 4K disc reveals the subtle difference between what is imagined [ remembered?] and what is 'real': the bluray can't depict this due to the limited bandwidth of the format.Performances are excellent - EVEN Terence Stamp [ who I usually can't abide] gives a powerful performance here, but the standouts are the two girls, the leads, who are bewitching, charming and, well. . .Did I mention the wonderful Bond homage [ to 'THUNDERBALL' ] ? My favourite sequence in the entire movie!An unsettling use of period music, outstanding cinematography, first-rate art direction and animation - and an eerie, spine-tingling atmospheric end credits sequence shot during lockdown 2020 on the deserted night streets of Soho makes this my favourite movie of 2021.Creepy, perverse and disturbing - bravo, Edgar!

Just got the DVD after having seen the film twice in the cinema. I am sad that this film did not get the wide showing in U.K.cinemas it deserved .I am certain this film will be seen as a classic in the future when it gets a wider audience.Special shoutouts to Thomasin McKenzie who is in almost every scene and was just 18 years old when it was filmed and what a new talent she is ! Great to see Anya Taylor-Joy too who is a rising American star (loved her in the Queen’s Gambit” ). I was impressed by her excellent vocal and very different take on Petula Clark’s classic Downtown ,as well as hearing snatches of Petula’s original and drumbeat version .With much of the film based in the 1960’s it was a joy to hear a lot of 60’s classics played to create the unique atmosphere of that special time .This was made extra special by wonderful performances too from the legendary Diana Rigg sadly in her last role, Rita Tushingham, and Terence Stamp. Also good support from Matt Smith and Michael Ajao. Excellent story and direction by Edgar Wright who was new to me so I will be definitely be catching up on his work! Thanks to all who were involved.in this very entertaining film

is a 2021 British psychological horror film directed by Edgar Wright and co-written by Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns. It stars Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Rita Tushingham, Michael Ajao, Terence Stamp and Diana Rigg. It marks the final film appearances of Rigg and Margaret Nolan, who both died in 2020. The film is dedicated to the memories of Rigg and Nolan.It premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2021, had its UK premiere on 9 October 2021 at the BFI London Film Festival, and was theatrically released in the UK and the US on 29 October 2021 by Universal Pictures and Focus Features, respectively. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its production design, cinematography, costume design, direction and performances, while its writing received some criticism. Despite this, the film performed poorly at the box office, grossing $23 million worldwide on a budget of $43 million. The film was nominated for two BAFTA Film Awards, including Outstanding British Film and Best Sound.with a good cast and excellent all-around production, this twist-filled story will have you swinging in the 60s and hiding behind the sofa.

Joy plays Eloise a budding fashion design student who moves to London. She doesn't get on with the other students in the halls of residence so moves into an old sixties house with an elderly landlady. However, when she goes to sleep in her room she starts to hallucinate or imagine a previous tenant's life called Sandy who came to London in the sixties to fulfil her musical dreams which ended up going horribly wrong. Great supporting cast and nice plot twists at the end. Recommended.