BFI Flipside
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BFI Flipside is a series of DVD releases from the British Film Institute
launched in May 2009. The sleeve notes to the DVD Kim Newman
's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema state that the series is "rescuing weird and wonderful British films from obscurity and presenting them in new high-quality editions".
Films in the series include
Kim Newman's Guide DVD, in which he introduces and explains the series, includes John Irvin
's Carousella (1966), Gerry O'Hara
's The Spy's Wife
(1972), and a short travelogue
Tomorrow Night in London (1969).
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
launched in May 2009. The sleeve notes to the DVD Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Kim Newman is an English journalist, film critic, and fiction writer. Recurring interests visible in his work include film history and horror fiction—both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's Dracula at the age of eleven—and alternate fictional versions of history...
's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema state that the series is "rescuing weird and wonderful British films from obscurity and presenting them in new high-quality editions".
Films in the series include
- HerostratusHerostratus (film)Herostratus is a 1967 film made in London by the Australian director Don Levy, about a young man who wants to commit suicide in public by jumping off a tall building. The title comes from the name of the Ancient Greek man Herostratus, who sought to immortalize his name by setting fire to the Temple...
(1967) - Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1967)
- PrivilegePrivilege (film)Privilege is a British film directed by Peter Watkins. It was released in 1967 being produced by John Heyman. Story: Johnny Speight. Script: Norman Bogner...
(1967) - The Pleasure GirlsThe Pleasure GirlsThe Pleasure Girls is a 1965 British drama film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Klaus Kinski.-Plot:When Sally moves to London to pursue a modelling career, she moves in with Angela and Dee and discovers the world of the carefree bachelor girl in Swinging London...
(1965) - The Bed-Sitting RoomThe Bed-Sitting Room (film)The Bed-Sitting Room is a 1969 British comedy film directed by Richard Lester and based on the play of the same name. It was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival.-Plot:...
(1969) - PermissivePermissive (film)Permissive is a British film released in 1970, directed by Lindsay Shonteff. Written by Jeremy Craig Dryden, it depicts a young girl's progress through the rock music groupie subculture of the time.-Synopsis:...
(1970) - That Kind of GirlThat Kind of GirlThat Kind of Girl is a British cult film and the directorial debut of Gerry O'Hara. Produced by Robert Hartford-Davis with a script by Jan Read, it was released in 1963....
(1963) - All the Right NoisesAll the Right NoisesAll the Right Noises is a 1971 British drama film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Tom Bell, Olivia Hussey, Judy Carne and John Standing.-Cast:* Tom Bell - Len Lewin* Olivia Hussey - Val* Judy Carne - Joy Lewin* John Standing - Bernie...
(1971) - Man of ViolenceMan of ViolenceMan of Violence is a 1969 British crime film directed by Pete Walker and starring Michael Latimer, Hammer girls Virginia Wetherell and Luan Peters , and Derek Aylward. It is also known as Moon...
(1969) - The Party's OverThe Party's Over (film)The Party's Over is a British film directed by Guy Hamilton. It was released in 1965 band produced by Anthony Perry with music by John Barry.-Synopsis:...
(1965) - Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs (1974)
- Bronco BullfrogBronco BullfrogBronco Bullfrog is a 1969 British black-and-white film directed by Barney Platts-Mills and stars Del Walker and Anne Gooding. It is set in London's East End and features the suedehead subculture...
(1969) - Deep EndDeep End (film)Deep End is a 1970 British-West German drama film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski and starring Jane Asher, John Moulder Brown and Diana Dors. The film is set in the suburbs of London and is perhaps best known for featuring the song "Mother Sky" by the band Can and "But I Might Die Tonight", the Cat...
(1970)
Kim Newman's Guide DVD, in which he introduces and explains the series, includes John Irvin
John Irvin
John Irvin is an English film director. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, he began his career by directing a number of documentaries and television works, including the BBC adaptation of John le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy...
's Carousella (1966), Gerry O'Hara
Gerry O'Hara
Gerry O'Hara is an English film and television director.O'Hara was an assistant director on Laurence Olivier's film,Richard III; the Carol Reed film, Our Man in Havana and the Academy Award-winning Tom Jones....
's The Spy's Wife
The Spy's Wife
The Spy's Wife is a 1972 British short crime film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Julian Holloway, Dorothy Tutin and Tom Bell....
(1972), and a short travelogue
Travelogue (films)
Travelogue films, a form of virtual tourism or travel documentary, have been providing information and entertainment about distant parts of the world since the late 19th century.-History:...
Tomorrow Night in London (1969).