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Post by Vienna on Oct 29, 2015 18:46:06 GMT
Since May 2009, The British Film Institute has been releasing several less well-known British films from the 1960s and '70s, and one or two from the '80s, on Blu-ray and DVD. The films have been remastered and many of them have not been released before on the video format. Some such as 'Nightbirds' (1968) were originally thought lost forever. The series charts "the untold history of British Cinema", and the releases include early performances from celebrated actors such as Oliver Read, John Hurt, Jane Asher, Denholm Elliot and Judy Geeson in films directed by people such as Guy Hamilton, Pete Walker, Gerry O'Hara, Don Levy, Bill Forsyth etc. The extras on the releases often include other short features by the particular director, along with a booklet about the films and some interviews. The films themselves are low-budget and varied: ranging from documentaries like 'London in the Raw' (1964) and 'Primitive London' (1965) to more controversial releases like 'The Black Panther' (1977). Several such as 'Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush' (1967) and 'Joanna' (1968) focus on young peoples' sex lives. I have watched a few of these. Has anybody else?
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Post by Villain on Oct 29, 2015 19:22:55 GMT
I've got a few of these films on my Amazon shopping list at the moment, including one with a very early appearance from Ian McShane (1965/66 I think). So far I haven't actually bought any but I will do soon, once I've finished watching the ITC boxsets I've recently bought. Looking forward to seeing something 'new' from the '60s and '70s.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Oct 29, 2015 20:02:39 GMT
Good thread Vienna. I purchased the BFI release of The Black Panther on Blu-Ray earlier this year. It comes in a 2 disc set with both Blu-Ray and DVD versions, and also includes a load of extras such as the 1979 Bob Bentley short film called "Recluse" and recently discovered 16mm recce footage from recluse when Bentley was location scouting. Also included is a nice little booklet full of information.
Money well spent and a quality release from BFI Flipside.
Gene.
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Post by Vienna on Oct 29, 2015 20:35:35 GMT
Good stuff Boys Villain, I think the Ian McShane film is The Pleasure Girls, which I haven't got. Gene, The Black Panther was the second or third one I bought - interesting film that one. The first one I bought was Pete Walker's Man of Violence aka Moon, a film about a young man forced to work for a major criminal in order to find a hidden stash of gold, made in 1969. I think of Pete Walker more with horror films such as House of Whipcord and Frightmare.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Oct 29, 2015 23:56:33 GMT
I've got 5 Flipside blu rays- The Black Panther Schlacken The Painter Deep End Captured Privilege Used to have 'Man of Violence' ( aka 'Moon', it comes with another Pete Walker film 'The Big Switch' ) but I sold it. I've seen some of the others, 'The Pleasure Girls' was on ITV...about 20 odd years ago Low budget but nice & seedy, unfortunately the main star of the film is Mark Eden ( best known for playing nasty Alan Bradley in Coronation St. ), Klaus Kinski is good as a Peter Rachman type landlord. They're on sale on the bfi's site at the moment- shop.bfi.org.uk/dvd-blu-ray/bfi-flipside-sale.html?p=1
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Post by Vienna on Oct 30, 2015 19:36:54 GMT
Deep End is worth watching mainly because a young Jane Asher stars in it. There is a Collector's Edition 3-Disc Set available of this release, but it is expensive at around £80 - just for an extra disc of interviews. The standard 2-Disc Set is much cheaper at around a tenner or slightly more.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Oct 30, 2015 21:10:08 GMT
Watching the extras on Deep End I was shocked to discover that, with the exception of a few London exteriors & interiors, the film was mostly made in Bavaria & several of the apparently English characters are played by German actors whose voices were dubbed. The main location in the film is a Bavarian public baths which was dressed to look like a decaying & seedy English baths. There is a tour of the location as it is now on the extras.
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Post by Dirty Epic on Feb 11, 2022 21:45:00 GMT
I saw The Black Panther (1977) recently gripping stuff if perhaps not for the screamish. As always take these things with a pinch of salt and can see why it was controversial (pretty much banned) on it's release but it's probably the most realistic depiction of what went on with Neilson back then and being made fairly close too the events it looks and feels right too. Donald Sumpter is truly terrifying as Neilson and well known face Marjorie Yeats is also very good as Neilson's "controlled" wife Irene too. Again there's some degree of making a hero of the likes of Neilson etc. I don't necessarily agree with and maybe events aren't as clean cut as they're shown in the film but it's well worth a watch even for people not necessarily interested in the story too.
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Post by Three Litre on Feb 12, 2022 9:16:22 GMT
I saw The Black Panther (1977) recently gripping stuff if perhaps not for the screamish. As always take these things with a pinch of salt and can see why it was controversial (pretty much banned) on it's release but it's probably the most realistic depiction of what went on with Neilson back then and being made fairly close too the events it looks and feels right too. Donald Sumpter is truly terrifying as Neilson and well known face Marjorie Yeats is also very good as Neilson's "controlled" wife Irene too. Again there's some degree of making a hero of the likes of Neilson etc. I don't necessarily agree with and maybe events aren't as clean cut as they're shown in the film but it's well worth a watch even for people not necessarily interested in the story too. Neilson was a really evil man, killed 4 people and a fifth died later. The b*****d died in prison.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Feb 12, 2022 10:47:24 GMT
I saw The Black Panther (1977) recently gripping stuff if perhaps not for the screamish. As always take these things with a pinch of salt and can see why it was controversial (pretty much banned) on it's release but it's probably the most realistic depiction of what went on with Neilson back then and being made fairly close too the events it looks and feels right too. Donald Sumpter is truly terrifying as Neilson and well known face Marjorie Yeats is also very good as Neilson's "controlled" wife Irene too. Again there's some degree of making a hero of the likes of Neilson etc. I don't necessarily agree with and maybe events aren't as clean cut as they're shown in the film but it's well worth a watch even for people not necessarily interested in the story too. It all happened fairly close to me too, and I was in Highley with my parents very close to the day Leslie was taken. Also, Bolly's Grandad was questioned by Police the day Neilson left the 1100 parked in Dudley. Her Grandad had more than a passing resemblance to Neilson. He was a bus driver and was wearing a donkey jacket and flat cap at the time too, on his way to work at Dudley Bus Depot, which was a few yards away from the abandoned 1100. The film is good. Very dark and gritty and Sumpter is absolutely superb as usual. Gene.
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