Libertines Documentary

[Merja Caryk]

Someof you may know Didz Hammond as the former bassist and unofficial spokesman for The Cooper Temple Clause, and many of you may be aware that when he departed the band, he joined Carl from The Libertines' band, Dirty Pretty Things. You may also have noticed he's writing for DiS again. So, we thought, who better to send along to review a new documentary about The Libertines than the man himself...

Seeing Lauren Laverne of Kenickie in The Mixer is also grand, I remember dancing with her and a bottle of gin (she was hugging it) at a Kenix after show at the Underworld, so it was a surprise to see Kenickie making the documentary.

If you want newer icons, we get Dua Lipa taking us to Koko and Little Simz guiding us through the Roundhouse. Oh and best for me, Yungblud in The Hawley Arms, a venue I only discovered during the Winehouse days, it became the third place to visit on the pub circuit and Yungblud is one of my very favourite music artists in the modern age, so this is not just an exercise in nostalgia.

Carlish is a British documentary filmmaker and former lecturer in media studies, born to Jewish parents in the city of Birmingham. Carlish helped produce an Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning television series about the Royal Opera House in London. He is most famous, however, for his attempts to produce a so-called rockumentary about Pete Doherty, lead vocalist and guitarist with the Libertines and Babyshambles. Doherty was charged with assault and blackmail of the filmmaker after Carlish sold photographs of Doherty taking heroin to Sunday newspapers.

Carlish's footage was used in a programme entitled Stalking Pete Doherty broadcast on 17 May 2005, and then again on 11 March 2006 on Channel 4. In fact, the programme focused more on Carlish's apparent obsession with Doherty than it did with Doherty's life.

I've never heard of a journalist slash documentary maker who would so demean himself in order to get his story as Max Carlish, who made himself the clown of the Babyshambles posse as if it was an honourable tactic. Max Carlish deserved a good punch on the nose.

"A friend of mine saw the footage of him taking heroin and thought I could sell them," Carlish commented. "Before I knew it I was in the middle of a bidding war. I was desperate for money and by this point I had convinced myself I would never see Pete again, would never be able to complete my film."[1]

The film was never finished. Stalking Pete Doherty was produced by North One Television, who, in the words of one critic, "recognised that it was Carlish's struggle and failure to make his film that was the real story". Doherty reportedly attempted to halt the broadcast by Channel 4, on the basis that the footage taken by Carlish was in fact owned by his management company.[4]

One of my favourite bands. Going to see the libertines in October which will be my 8th time I think. They have a certain charisma that I can't explain. Watching him and Carl Barat together is magical! Pete is super talented but a lost soul. Surprised he's still alive to be honest having read his autobiography which is harrowing. I have a very vanilla life in comparison!

The Louis Theroux documentary had some definite moments where it was hinted or suggested that he might be taking/going to be taking drugs or if you're being very generous...he was not aghast at the idea of them being used directly around him. He was openly drinking alcohol so he's almost definitely not 100% clean & sober.

I don't think he came out well in the aforementioned documentary. Self-absorbed and self-pitying was my take. His wife didn't seem full of joy, either.

I'd be interested to watch the documentary that the OP has mentioned, though.

The BBC documentary looks into the life of the 44-year-old rocker, who has now shunned the bright lights of London for the more tranquil setting of France. Pete became known on the back of the success of the band and his well documented relationship with supermodel Kate Moss. But, what started off as recreational use of drugs soon turned into a dark addiction to crack and heroin. And, in the documentary, Pete is forced to look back on his "honeymoon period with crack and heroin", which led to him having to leave the band.

He added: "I acted really stupidly and took some videos and stuff." But in the midst of his heavy drug use Pete was not meeting the commitments of the band's schedule as he was spiralling out of control. Speaking about the difficulty of working with Pete, his former bandmate Carl said: "People kept saying to me, 'your friend is going off the rails, he needs help. You can't let him do this, you can't let him do that'. But you've seen the man, he's a law unto himself. But I knew I had to keep the band together and I knew we had these commitments, and Pete was running round with this new crew and I felt like he was getting away from me."

Pete's former bandmate added: "I felt like I was breaking our bond, our pack, everything we had sworn in blood together and although Pete says he got kicked out the band that was never the case, but of course he didn't see it that way. It was quite heartbreaking really both romantics and there's just f*** you can do about it really." At the time, the pair's relationship hit an all time low but, now, they have managed to repair the damage. And it was during their embrace that Pete became emotional.

Pete has been clean of all drugs for three years after successful rehab visits which gave him the tools to beat his 200-a-day addiction to crack and heroin. The interview took place at the singer's home in France, which he shares with his wife Katia de Vidas and their daughter Billie-May. Pete moved there three years ago and has become a great lover of cheese, which he jokes has become his new addiction. He also has an older son and daughter from a previous relationship.

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The Sounds section was first launched at the 18th Zurich Film Festival. The programme showcases feature and documentary films with a musical theme or about music makers, as well as works that feature exceptional soundtracks. "The film PETER DOHERTY: STRANGER IN MY OWN SKIN is a twofold minor sensation. Firstly, the ZFF gets to present it to the public_local as a world premiere," enthuses Christian Jungen, Artistic Director of the ZFF. "Secondly, the protagonist Peter Doherty will present the film in person. The biopic chronicles the English rock star who, after reaching the pinnacle of his career, sinks into the depths of a serious drug addiction. His wife, director and musician Katia deVidas, followed the wild life of "The Libertines" frontman at close quarters for over ten years. We're looking forward to welcoming them both to Zurich." Peter Doherty will exhibit his musical prowess on the evening of the world premiere!

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