BFI Flipside (Blu-ray)

[John Hodson]

Amazon is showing Dick Lester's The Bed Sitting Room as coming from the BFI on May 25 in both SD and BD. We can but hope.

[smegheadreed]

Amazon is showing Dick Lester's The Bed Sitting Room as coming from the BFI on May 25 in both SD and BD. We can but hope.

Jolly good news!

[Mycroft]

The only problem is that BFI titles tend to be a bit too expensive for my pocket and they never seem to go down in price.

[drashig]

A few dipped to under a tenner last year at HMV, but it was about the time they were deleted, so not much of a window. Got hold of Alice in Wonderland, but Ghostwatch never turned up.

The only problem is that BFI titles tend to be a bit too expensive for my pocket and they never seem to go down in price.

[richard l]

The new BFI Southbank programme mentions this - also they are showing The Bed Sitting Room on 21st May with an introduction by Rita Tushingham.

Even more intriguingly they say the film is

part of The Flipside - a new label dedicated to rescuing weird and wonderful British films from obscurity and presenting them in new high quality editions

so there should be more goodies to come!

[BobbyFischface]

I like the sound of that. I'm hoping 'One Way Pendulum' becomes part of the deal, as its a film I've been desperate to see again for over 20 years...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059542/

[Gareth]

The new BFI Southbank programme mentions this - also they are showing The Bed Sitting Room on 21st May with an introduction by Rita Tushingham.

Even more intriguingly they say the film is

part of The Flipside - a new label dedicated to rescuing weird and wonderful British films from obscurity and presenting them in new high quality editions
so there should be more goodies to come!

so there should be more goodies to come!

Fantastic to hear this. The Flipside strand has been highlighting evenings of unusual stuff at the BFI for a few years now. I caught a delightful Herge/Tintin celebration night from them two or three years ago (which included the rare English dub of Tintin and Mystery of the Golden Fleece). Good to know they're branching out to a hopefully larger audience.

[mariocki]

Released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 25th by the BFI's Flipside label:

London In The Raw (1964)
Primitive London (1965)
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)

RRP's are £17:99 and £22:99 although cheapest online prices seem to be £11:98 and £15:79

Also lined up:

Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush (1967)
That Kind Of Girl (1963)
Privilege (1967)

[John Hodson]

Official announcement from another forum;

Discover The Flipside
A new DVD and Blu-ray strand from the BFI

On 25 May the BFI launches Flipside, a new strand presenting weird and wonderful British films in new high-quality editions on DVD and Blu-ray. The first three releases are Richard Lester’s darkly comic The Bed Sitting Room (1969) and Arnold Louis Miller’s pioneering Mondo-influenced ‘shockumentaries’ London in the Raw (1964) and Primitive London (1965).

Developed from its popular monthly screening slot at BFI Southbank, the BFI’s Flipside series on DVD and Blu-ray is designed to revisit and reappraise British films that have slipped through the cracks of cinema history – films that were overlooked, marginalised, or undervalued at the original time of release, or sit outside the established canon of recognised classics. Subject matter will vary widely (and will encompass everything from nuclear war to Soho striptease, from forbidden love to international intrigue) and is likely to appeal to a diverse range of film fans, many of whom may be unfamiliar with the BFI’s more traditional DVD and Blu-ray output.

All Flipside releases, newly-mastered in HD from original film elements, are presented with a wide array of special features and extensive illustrated booklets containing informative notes and thought-provoking essays. Initial contributors include respected writers Stewart Home and Iain Sinclair. They are priced at £17.99 on DVD and £22.99 on Blu-ray.

Three new Flipside titles will appear approximately every three months. Future releases include long-unavailable British cult titles such as Peter Watkins’ Privilege (1967), Clive Donner's Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1967) and Gerry O’Hara’s That Kind of Girl (1963).

[Andrew Smith]

I'm really looking forward to this. Although I enjoyed the first ten minutes of it some time ago I was unable to keep watching due to the naff Nth generation copy I was watching.

[David S.]

The Bedsitting Room extras sound good, especially the interviews:

* Archival interviews with Richard Lester (1967, 17 mins), Spike Milligan (1967, 40 mins) and Peter Cook (1967, 30 mins)
* Original trailer
* Illustrated booklet with essay by Michael Brooke (BFI Sight and Sound contributor) and original review and promotional material.


I've ordered this and like the sound of this new label.

I'd like them to release some of the late 60s/early 70s weird British psychological thrillers that seem to have slipped through the cracks, too, like Unman, Wittering and Zigo, I Start Counting, Mumsy Nanny Sonny and Girly, and Deep End (the latter a West Germany/UK co-production? Anyway, it's set in Fulham Baths and Soho in seedy post-Swinging London so it should count!)

[duggie walker]

It'd be nice to see a release of INADMISSABLE EVIDENCE.

[man_in_a_suitcase]

I welcome any activity that releases old British films. So look forward to these. Whilst I have heard of some of the films mentioned (and will no doubt enjoy seeing them) I'm also interested in seeing the ones I dont know about!

[grimbleshanks]

It'd be nice to see a release of INADMISSABLE EVIDENCE.

Or The Reckoning, another 60's Nicol Williamson vehicle.

[Matt C]

The Screamtime trilogy - please please please!