Pirate Radio (2009)
Would you believe way back in the 60's jolly old England gave about 30 minutes of pop music a day due to the fact that the government saw rock and roll as immoral, and lewd. The answer to this was pirate radio . These were actual ships that transmitted rock and roll tunes to the English while they were in international waters. It was legal, and the these stations had about 25 million listeners. That's the premise of " Pirate Radio ", and I have to say it's a rocking good time. Written and directed by Richard Curtis Pirate Radio is one of those films that transports you to a time where music hadn't been monopolized by corporations yet. It was the time of the Beatles, The Stones, Iggy Pop, and the Kinks. The British invasion was on, and what came out of that was some great music. Pirate Radio is an ensemble piece, and it has a multitude of characters. There's Philip Seymour Hoffman , as the Count. Nick Frost as Doctor ...