A film that divides, but you might rethink your opinion after the Absolute Beginners BFI screening and Julian Temple Q&A.
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Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968)
Originally a Hunter Davies book about mid-60s Carlisle, Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush made it to the big screen in 1968.
Review: The Party’s Over (1963)
Once something of a lost classic, Guy Hamilton’s The Party’s Over is currently available to buy at a discounted price.
Review: The White Bus (1967)
I’ve watched The White Bus in full twice this week and you know what? I still haven’t a clue what it’s actually about.
1960s Mods and Rockers ballet online at the BFI
Now, this is an odd one. Credit to Mark (aka MonkeyPicks) for spotting this 1960s Mods and Rockers ballet online at the BFI.
Woodfall: British New Wave Cinema Box Set (BFI)
Now this looks like something special. Although details are still coming together for the Woodfall box set.
Film review: The Pleasure Girls (1965)
A ‘60s teen flick featuring Lovejoy, an infamous character from Coronation Street and Klaus Kinski? It has to be The Pleasure Girls.
Coffee bar classics: BFI Flipside reissues Beat Girl and Expresso Bongo
Perhaps a little cheesy now, but coffee bar rebellion in the late 1950s was captured for the big screen with both Beat Girl and Expresso Bongo. Both are getting a serious reissue from the BFI very soon.
