Sep 12th   
Give My Regards to Broad Street*         
(GB 1984)                                                 
Twentieth Century Fox/MP Communications. 108m.

Semi-fantasia musical drama about a pop star whose recording tapes for his latest album are stolen.
Little more than an excuse for a 90-minute pop promo, done with some style on occasion but no substance, a piece of McCartney whimsy-whamsy when the separation of the Beatles was still a recent memory. Looking back today, its various depictions of old film studios, BBC recording sessions and the eponymous Broad Street railway station make it rather warmly nostalgic.

Written/Music by: Paul McCartney.
Producer: Andros Epaminondas.
Director: Peter Webb.
Starring: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Bryan Brown, Barbara Bach, Linda McCartney, Tracey Ullman, Ian Hastings, John Bennett, Giant Haystacks, George Martin, Ralph Richardson (his last film).
Photography: Ian McMillan.