Music Mondays Presents The Smiths: These Things Take Time

Using a complex web of theorems, Swiss mathematicians have recently proven that Morrissey is "98% fucking awesome". And to celebrate this finding, Alamo Music Mondays presents These Things Take Time, a controversial 2002 documentary chronicling the rise and fall of Moz's legendary band The Smiths.

Produced by David Nolan (the UK television producer who brought us the recent Music Mondays favorite I Swear I Was There), the film features rare performance and interview footage, as well as several original animated sequences. It's these animated sequences that gave the film its "controversial" status—apparently, when the band refused to cooperate with Nolan on the film, he decided to go ahead and draw the material he needed. Morrissey was predictably not pleased with his cartoon likeness, and hardcore Smiths fans reportedly threatened to kill Nolan over some of the film's content (which is not at all cool, but still kind of hilarious).

Due to the made-for-tv runtime, there will also be an assortment of Smiths videos and performances added in for good measure. And before the screening, Austin DJs Thee Soundheads will be spinning a set of (probably) British pop. So puff up your hair and head on over.

Music Mondays Presents The Smiths: These Things Take Time
Monday, April 30th
Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
9:45pm, $2 / $1 Student, AFS
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