Long before the word “groupie” became a label to define a specific archetype of woman associated with rock gods and promiscuous sex, there was the “vamp,” an alternative archetype of film long past. The vamp was seductive, and she was theatrical. Everything from her movements to her makeup was excessive, and irresistibly dangerous. The vamp did not fit comfortably into the traditional image femininity. She knew she was beautiful, and something to be desired, and this knowledg

Mad Dogs & Englishmen erupts in a manic blaze of colour and sound, with the screen barely able to contain the colours and sounds bursting from every shot. Musicians spill from every corner, and voices intertwine into a harmonious tapestry of song, reminiscent of the Rolling Stones’ Rock ‘N’ Roll Circus.