All about Mod, Mods and the Mod scene from the 1960s, through the revival and into the present day
The name Flipside is certain to be familiar with cult film lovers out there – the BFI has been putting on events under that name for many months, unearthing overlooked gems and cult classics for the big screen, as well as bringing in the people behind those movies for Q&A […]
If you haven't heard the name Pete Walker before, you've missed out. Britain's foremost cult/exploitation director, he's responsible for such 60s and 70s gems as ‘Strip Poker’, ‘Man of Violence’, 'Cool It Carol' and ‘The Flesh & Blood Show’, as well his more famed horror output like 'Comeback', 'House of […]
Not particularly 'mod' (although there were some '79-era mods in the book), Kevin Sampson's superb late-70s set novel, Awaydays has become a movie, hitting cinemas on 22nd May. And we have the trailer and some images right here. Set during the dawn of the 'football casual' era, Awaydays is in […]
We've just got a list of DVD releases and reissues for the next months – and the London boxset has certainly caught out eye. Apparently coinciding with the GLA festival celebrating The Story of London, the box will feature movies that offer 'diverse post-War London locations from the 50s and […]
A heads up for this one: in the second half of the year a fascinating documentary movie on The Doors will hit our screens. The first trailer for When You're Strange, a new documentary charting the journey of The Doors, can now be viewed below. The feature-length film, directed by Tom […]
Having first previewed this a year ago it gives us some serious pleasure to say that the film about Chess, Cadillac Records, is out this month. The movie, directed by Darnell Martin, charts the rise of Chess Records and its roster of 1950s and 60s superstars – a stable that […]
Odeon's first releases for 2009 have been announced – and that list includes A Place To Go from 1963. It's a slice of gritty realism from the early 60s – and a first-time DVD release. The movie is based around Bethnal Green in East London and focuses on Ricky Flint […]
We’re very excited to see the launch of the BFI Printstore, especially with the prospect of being able to buy over 75,000 classic, cult and rare film images for very little money.
