Tag Archives: BFI

From Disney to Tim Burton – a celebration of Alice through the Ages

Posted on 4 March 2010 by peter

Lewis Carroll’s 1865 literary classic, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and its 1871 companion, Through the Looking-Glass, has spawned some 20 film adaptations over the years, including a Japanese anime, an adult-only musical and even a Danny Dyer crime drama. As … Continue reading →

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Kim Newman’s Guide to the Flipside Of British Cinema

Posted on 25 January 2010 by peter

Here at Movie Talk, we just love the Flipside releases from the BFI – featuring some of the best cult movies ever committed to DVD (check out our review of the Peter Watkins classic, Privilege). As a companion to this … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Four Film Noir Classics on DVD

Posted on 16 November 2009 by peter

What better way to spend the coming winter nights than with a very large brandy, a block of choccie, something warm to cuddle up to. Plus, a delicious film noir in all its black and white gloriousness. This new BFI … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Pete’s Walker’s Man of Violence on DVD

Posted on 22 August 2009 by peter

Having made a packet with his earlier sexploitation features, director Pete Walker (of Frightmare and House of Long Shadows fame) tackles the crime action adventure genre with Man of Violence (although the new BFI Flipside release still has its working … Continue reading →

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The Best view |Comrades: A Lanternist’s Account of the Tolpuddle Martyrs

Posted on 29 July 2009 by Jason Best

Scottish director Bill Douglas was one of the most gifted and original filmmakers British cinema has produced, yet nearly two decades after his tragically premature death at the age of 57 in 1991, his work still does not have the … Continue reading →

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SAW Movie Marathon: Would you like to play a Game?

Posted on 3 October 2008 by Ellen

‘What could be better then watching one SAW film?…Watching all 5 of them in gory succession of course!’ Lionsgate Pictures have announced an All Night Terrorthon at the IMAX in London showing all five SAW films back to back. Amongst … Continue reading →

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