BFI Flipside

Developed from its popular monthly screening slot at BFI Southbank, the BFI’s Flipside series on DVD and Blu-ray is designed to revisit and reappraise British films that have slipped through the cracks of cinema history – films that were overlooked, marginalised, or undervalued at the original time of release, or sit outside the established canon of recognised classics. Subject matter will vary widely (and will encompass everything from nuclear war to Soho striptease, from forbidden love to international intrigue) and is likely to appeal to a diverse range of film fans, many of whom may be unfamiliar with the BFI’s more traditional DVD and Blu-ray output.

All Flipside releases, newly-mastered in HD from original film elements, are presented with a wide array of special features and extensive illustrated booklets containing informative notes and thought-provoking essays. Initial contributors include respected writers Stewart Home and Iain Sinclair.

Other 'BFI Flipside' content

The Films of BS Johnson - on DVD and Blu-ray for the First Time Ever

The BFI Flipside returns...

The Black Panther

British cinema's 'In Cold Blood'....

Anatomy of a Flipside: Part Four, How Do You Rate a Flipside?

Behind the scenes of the BFI's cult cinema strand.

Anatomy of a Flipside: Part Three, How Do You Package a Flipside?

Behind the scenes of the BFI's cult cinema strand.

Anatomy of a Flipside: Part Two, How Do You Make a Flipside?

Behind the scenes of the BFI's cult cinema strand.

Anatomy of a Flipside: Part One, What is the Flipside?

Behind the scenes of the BFI's cult cinema strand.

Nightbirds (BFI) in May

This ‘lost’ film by New York underground filmmaker Andy Milligan is coming to UK DFE courtesy of BFI Flipside...

The Black Panther (BFI) in May

Next from BFI Flipside is this intelligent British true-crime drama out on May 28...

Her Private Hell

Sexploitation and unexpected sensitivity....

Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs

Another delightful rediscovery courtesy of BFI Flipside. ...

Voice Over

The splendid BFI Flipside label unearths another forgotten jewel....

Deep End

Much more than just Jane Asher swimming in a pool naked but whatever gets your attention......

Requiem for a Village

The BFI Flipside presents... David Gladwell, one of the best British filmmakers you've never heard of....

Prostitute

The BFI release of Tony Garnett's realistic look at the notorious profession is reviewed by clydefro...

Joanna

Joanna sleeps around. ...

Lunch Hour

Spend the hour with Shirley Anne Field and Robert Stephens in the latest Dual Format release from the BFI's Flipside...

Duffer/The Moon Over the Alley

The wildest Flipside yet - a teenager torn between his male S&M pal and a female prostitute, & a multicultural musical...

Private Road

The second feature from Barney Platts-Mills, starring Bruce Robinson and Susan Penhaligon, also joins the BFI Flipside...

Bronco Bullfrog

Flipside fever is here, as clydefro catches up with Barney Platts-Mills' outstanding debut feature...

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

Flipside fun with music and girls, in the late Clive Donner's coming-of-age film, now uncensored in a Dual Format ed....

Privilege

Flip out with the BFI as a young pop star plays puppet for the grubby hands of the government. ...

The Party's Over

Take a walk on the Flipside with this BFI dual format release featuring Oliver Reed, beatniks and implied necrophilia...

The Pleasure Girls

Discover "The Pleasure Girls" in this new BFI Flipside entry, the first available as a DVD/Blu-ray combo. ...

Privilege

Paul Jones plays a pop star who is a puppet of the government in Peter Watkins's 1967 excursion into dystopian SF, Privilege, released by the BFI in their Flipside line. Review by Gary Couzens.

Permissive

Sex and rock and roll and occasional drugs with the 1970 groupie drama Permissive, released as part of the BFI's Flipside strand. The disc also includes a second feature, Bread from 1971. Review by Gary Couzens.

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