Flipside
Not just one film this week, an entire label. Since 2009, the BFI's Flipside offshoot has been digging up some of the lesser known titles of British cinema, some even too obscure to have even the cultiest of cult followings.
Now they are reissuing their first nine releases in dual format editions, containing both DVD and Blu-ray, so now there really is no excuse not to check out this rather wonderful imprint. There's Richard Lester's The Bed Sitting Room, a Spike Milligan-scripted post-apocalyptic comedy that sees Britain populated by a dozen or so oddballs after a nuclear incident. And there's Peter Watkins's stunning Privilege, which, for 1967, was ludicrously ahead of its time in predicting how packaged and cynical pop music was to become. These films were often made outside, or more accurately below, the major studios or even the established indies; director Lindsay Shonteff regularly remortgaged his...
Not just one film this week, an entire label. Since 2009, the BFI's Flipside offshoot has been digging up some of the lesser known titles of British cinema, some even too obscure to have even the cultiest of cult followings.
Now they are reissuing their first nine releases in dual format editions, containing both DVD and Blu-ray, so now there really is no excuse not to check out this rather wonderful imprint. There's Richard Lester's The Bed Sitting Room, a Spike Milligan-scripted post-apocalyptic comedy that sees Britain populated by a dozen or so oddballs after a nuclear incident. And there's Peter Watkins's stunning Privilege, which, for 1967, was ludicrously ahead of its time in predicting how packaged and cynical pop music was to become. These films were often made outside, or more accurately below, the major studios or even the established indies; director Lindsay Shonteff regularly remortgaged his...
- 10/21/2011
- by Phelim O'Neill
- The Guardian - Film News
Cinema Retro has received the following press release from the British Film Institute regarding their popular series of "Flipside" DVD titles:
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'Every time BFI Flipside releases a newly discovered film I always go and get it. It's like finding lost treasure.' Nicolas Winding Refn (Award-winning director of Drive)
'The Flipside is Britain's most far-out DVD label - bold film choices, gorgeous transfers, imaginative extras. Every release a revelation.' Kim Newman
'Flipside provides a window onto a time in British cinema when real film artists stalked our land.' Ben Wheatley (Award-winning director of Kill List)
Launched in May 2009, the BFI’s Flipside label has dedicated itself to unveiling the hidden history of British cinema, drawing upon materials preserved by the BFI National Archive. To date, the series has published over 60 films (features and shorts), and has met with universal acclaim,...
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'Every time BFI Flipside releases a newly discovered film I always go and get it. It's like finding lost treasure.' Nicolas Winding Refn (Award-winning director of Drive)
'The Flipside is Britain's most far-out DVD label - bold film choices, gorgeous transfers, imaginative extras. Every release a revelation.' Kim Newman
'Flipside provides a window onto a time in British cinema when real film artists stalked our land.' Ben Wheatley (Award-winning director of Kill List)
Launched in May 2009, the BFI’s Flipside label has dedicated itself to unveiling the hidden history of British cinema, drawing upon materials preserved by the BFI National Archive. To date, the series has published over 60 films (features and shorts), and has met with universal acclaim,...
- 10/6/2011
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Just a few days ago I presented the facts on BFI Flipside spine #20, and today's mail brought me news of #21, Voice Over. I know nothing about this title, but I know that Flipside is one of the most reliable imprints in the world right now, so anything they release is worth checking out, here are the details:bfi Flipside presents Voice OverA film by Christopher MongerStarring Ian McNeiceUnseen for decades, Christopher Monger's controversial feature Voice Over is released by BFI Flipside in a new HD transfer, mastered from the only surviving print elements. Released in a Dual Format Edition (DVD & Blu-ray discs together), it also contains Monger's rare experimental feature-length thriller, Repeater.'Fats' Bannerman is enjoying success as the writer and presenter of Thus...
- 9/14/2011
- Screen Anarchy
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