The musician-to-actor pipeline is nothing new, but few films are as notorious as Performance, the Mick Jagger vehicle that was so appalling to Warner Bros. that they shelved it for 18 months. Sex, ...

Distributor Warner Bros. was taken aback by the film’s bloodshed and nudity, and shelved it for 18 months before unceremoniously dumping it in cinemas. “Even the bath water was dirty.” According to ...

A new book, Performance: The 50th Anniversary, written and compiled by Jay Glennie, tells the story of its chaotic production, gives a glimpse behind-the-scenes with over 500 images including many ...

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