The Cure

"Into the chaos of British punk rock, a handful of school friends led by Robert Smith announced their musical arrival in... (more)

"Into the chaos of British punk rock, a handful of school friends led by Robert Smith announced their musical arrival in 1978 with a brash, infectious single pulled from the pages of Albert Camus. The Cure soon graduated into a series of increasingly dark and brooding albums, drawing the world's attention to goth rock. But they resisted categorization and recorded a trio of chartbusting hits that quickly cemented their status as pop icons. Subsequent albums--suffused with raw, intense emotion and featuring the breakout hits 'In between days' and 'Just like heaven'--attracted new legions of fans worldwide. Then, with the grand and somber Disintegration, the Cure achieved global domination, and, through fluctuating line-ups and shifting sounds, they have flourished. Veteran music journalist Ian Gittins has interviewed and written about the retrospective of the group. It features new and original interviews with band members past and present and 250 photographs and reproductions of rare memorabilia, some never before published. This essential keepsake tells the story of the Cure--from the angular riffs of 'Boys don't cry' and 'A forest,' through the perfect simplicity of 'Lovesong' and 'Friday I'm in love,' to headlining some of the world's biggest music festivals--in beautiful, eye-catching color"-- back cover. (less)

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The Cure, the tenth film in the series, is perhaps the funniest of the Mutuals. It was partly inspired in its setting by... (more)

The Cure, the tenth film in the series, is perhaps the funniest of the Mutuals. It was partly inspired in its setting by the Fred Karno sketch, The Hydro, which was set in a hydrotherapy clinic. (less)