Control

The trailer for Anton Corbijn's movie about Ian Curtis and Joy Division, Control, is at the movie's official site. Some people close to Joy Division, like members of New Order, are said to not appreciate the movie's liberties with the truth, but I'll probably see it anyway.


Joy Division and New Order are the music of my childhood. Joy Division for those days when I was oscillating between self-loathing and defiance, and New Order for happier times. It's hard for me to not feel a bit nostalgic when I hear "Atmosphere," the last song that plays in the trailer. And I own one of these "Love Tears Me Apart" t-shirts, whose design actually echoes the waves on the Control website interface.