Released on: February 29th, 2016.
Released by: BFI
Director: Ken Russell
Cast: Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron, Carol Kane, Felicity Kendal, Seymour Cassel
Year: 1977

The Movie: Directed by the late, great Ken Russell and released in 1977, Valentino begins with the news of the famed actor's untimely demise at the all too young age of thirty-one. Newsreel footage shows us how his legions of female fans are inconsolable over the news, swarming th...

Rashí´mon
Released by: BFI
Released on: September 21st, 2015.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshirí´ Mifune, Machiko Kyí´, Masayuki Mori
Year: 1950

The Movie: Akira Kurosawa's 1950 film Rashí´mon is widely, and rightfully, regarded as a masterpiece. A period mystery set in feudal Japan, the central plot revolves around a woodcutter (Takashi Shimura) who finds the body of a murdered samurai (Masayuki Mori). Three days later during a to...

Released by: BFI Released on: September 23, 2013. Director: Saxon Logan Cast: Bill Douglas, Joanna David, Heather Page, Nickolas Grace, Year: 1984 The Movie: In their (thankfully) ongoing quest to breathe new life into some of the most obscure British cult films ever made, the BFI's Flipside label unearths this fifty-five minute oddity from director Saxon Logan (and before anyone dismisses this release based on the short running time, be sure to read up on the extras which mo...

In the late 1960s and early 1970s British-born New Yorker and unsung hero of gay underground filmmaking Peter de Rome produced a number of explicit, painstakingly crafted Super 8 films each of which took the viewer on an immersive sexual journey. In 1973, eight of these films were brought together as The Erotic Films of Peter de Rome producing one of the finest cinematic examples of the intersection of artistry and eroticism, in the tradition of Andy Warhol and Kenneth Anger. Now released on DVD for ...

Three previously unavailable 1970s features out on BFI Flipside Dual Format Editions on 17 January 2011 'Flipside is not just a dynamite DVD label, but a goldmine of great British cinema.' Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson, Valhalla Rising) On 17 January the critically acclaimed BFI Flipside label presents another selection of rare and little-seen features from the hidden history of British cinema - all newly mastered from film materials preserved by the BFI National Archive. Made available in t...