A few weeks ago, the wonderful Kino Lorber launched yet another sublabel after the fantastic Redemption line. The new line, Jezebel, handles some of the sexier titles that have little to do with horror, but plenty to do with exploitation. One of their initial releases is the London Mondo double feature from director Arnold Miller of London in the Raw and Primitive London. Made in 1965 and 1967 respectively, these two docs follow closely on the heels of the international mania created by Mondo Cane and attempts to fill that market locally in old Blighty. I have to admit, even though it seems like the films might be narrowing their focus a bit to much, it is clear that Miller knew which rocks to look...
- 5/10/2012
- Screen Anarchy
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,...
BFI 12.00 Normal 0 false false false En-us X-none X-none MicrosoftInternetExplorer4
'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
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