BFI Flipside Man of Violence sleevenotes
Cathi has written an essay for the BFI's reissue of Peter Walker's 1971 underworld thriller Man of Violence, now available on the Flipside series. In a world of gangs and villains, one man - Moon - will stop at nothing to get the girl and take the spoils. Pete Walker's affectionate low-budget homage to the gangster thriller is packed with sights and sounds from a Britain about to swing out of the sixties and into a somewhat less optimistic decade.
The release includes the following special features:
Both films transferred to High Definition from the original negatives
The Big Switch (aka Strip Poker) (1968, 68 mins)
The Big Switch: Alternative export cut of (77 mins) (Blu-ray exclusive extra)
Original trailers for Man of Violence and The Big Switch
Alternative Moon title-card
Illustrated booklet with newly commissioned contributions from Cathi Unsworth, screenwriter and critic David McGillivray, and film historian Julian Petley.
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The release includes the following special features:
Both films transferred to High Definition from the original negatives
The Big Switch (aka Strip Poker) (1968, 68 mins)
The Big Switch: Alternative export cut of (77 mins) (Blu-ray exclusive extra)
Original trailers for Man of Violence and The Big Switch
Alternative Moon title-card
Illustrated booklet with newly commissioned contributions from Cathi Unsworth, screenwriter and critic David McGillivray, and film historian Julian Petley.
BUY IT HERE
BFI Flipside That Kind of Girl sleevenotes
Cathi has written the sleevenotes for the BFI Flipside new release of GERRY O'HARA's 1963 'Shock film of the year!' THAT KIND OF GIRL.
In the same, early 1960s milieau as BAD PENNY BLUES and touching on many similar subjects to the book, Margaret-Rose Keil plays a beautiful au pair wrestling with the affections of three different men. Fun and freedom is turned into shame and despair when she realises that she has put the health of her lovers and their partners – including Janet (Linda Marlowe) – at risk.
Shot against a backdrop of smoky jazz clubs and the CND Aldermaston marches, this finely-tuned cautionary tale is the directorial debut of GERRY O'HARA, who would go on to probe the sexual mores and societal attitudes of the Sixties and Seventies in The Pleasure Girls (1965), All The Right Noises (1969) and The Brute (1976). It is released on JANUARY 25 and presented in a new High Definition transfer.
Extras include:
The People at No 19 (JB Holmes, 1948, 18 mins): an intense melodrama that explores the themes of THAT KIND OF GIRL in a previous era.
No Place to Hide (Derrick Knight, 1959, 9 mins): a snapshot of the CND march from Aldermaston to London.
A Sunday in September (James Hill, 1961, 28 mins): a compelling documentary about a nuclear disarmament demo in London, with Vanessa Redgrave, Doris Lessing and John Osbourne.
Robert Hartford-Davis interview (1968, 13 mins): THAT KIND OF GIRL's producer discusses the film and his career.
Extensive illustrated booklet with essays by Cathi and Gerry O'Hara.
Dolby Digital mono audio
You can by the movie and find out more about BFI Flipside HERE
In the same, early 1960s milieau as BAD PENNY BLUES and touching on many similar subjects to the book, Margaret-Rose Keil plays a beautiful au pair wrestling with the affections of three different men. Fun and freedom is turned into shame and despair when she realises that she has put the health of her lovers and their partners – including Janet (Linda Marlowe) – at risk.
Shot against a backdrop of smoky jazz clubs and the CND Aldermaston marches, this finely-tuned cautionary tale is the directorial debut of GERRY O'HARA, who would go on to probe the sexual mores and societal attitudes of the Sixties and Seventies in The Pleasure Girls (1965), All The Right Noises (1969) and The Brute (1976). It is released on JANUARY 25 and presented in a new High Definition transfer.
Extras include:
The People at No 19 (JB Holmes, 1948, 18 mins): an intense melodrama that explores the themes of THAT KIND OF GIRL in a previous era.
No Place to Hide (Derrick Knight, 1959, 9 mins): a snapshot of the CND march from Aldermaston to London.
A Sunday in September (James Hill, 1961, 28 mins): a compelling documentary about a nuclear disarmament demo in London, with Vanessa Redgrave, Doris Lessing and John Osbourne.
Robert Hartford-Davis interview (1968, 13 mins): THAT KIND OF GIRL's producer discusses the film and his career.
Extensive illustrated booklet with essays by Cathi and Gerry O'Hara.
Dolby Digital mono audio
You can by the movie and find out more about BFI Flipside HERE
