Joe Strummer is to be honoured with a mini cinematic season in London this week, beginning tomorrow (8th) and running until Sunday (11th).
The late Clash frontman's acting and composing career will be celebrated with the 'Charlie Don't Surf' festival of films at the Curzon Cinema in Soho, London.
After the split of The Clash, Strummer went on to work with independent film makers such as Alex Cox, Robert Frank, Aki Kaurismaki and Jim Jarmusch and was sought after by John Cusack to soundtrack the movie 'Grosse Point Blank'.
The 'Charlie Don't Surf' season features all of his films as an actor, plus two of the most mainstream films he scored. The event will be launched by the UK premiere of the 'Let's Rock Again' documentary.
This documentary has been made by Strummer's cinematic collaborator and friend, Dick Rude, and captures Joe and his band The Mescaleros on the road on the band's last tour before Joe's death in 2002.
The schedule is as follows:
'Let's Rock Again' (December 8)
'Straight To Hell', 'Walker' (9)
'I Hired A Contract Killer', 'Docteur Chance', 'Mystery Chance' (10)
'Permanent Record', 'Grosse Pointe Blank', 'Let's Rock Again' (11)