Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush Dual Format Edition

[maninasuitcase]

For those undecided about purchasing the blu-ray here is a great 5 star "review" by Lee from Doncaster posted on the Amazon site:



"as the only other review says i aswell have been after this for a long time not only for me but for my mam.Brilliant film watched it just last night on you tube.I know this year what to get me mam for christmas."

[smudge]

What are the other Flipsides coming out with this ?



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[Joe Fraguela]

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What are the other Flipsides coming out with this ?



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I believe it's coming out with Bronco Bullfrog (1969). I've just pre-ordered Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush and I'm looking forward to it's release next month. Some other titles I wouldn't mind them releasing as part of the BFI Flipside would be:-



Poor Cow (1967) - I know this has already been released but I think it's a worthy enough for a Flipside release.

Four In The Morning (1965) - The same as above I know that Odeon Entertainment released this some years back

Mini Weekend (1967)

The Jokers (1966)

Deep End (1970)

Up The Junction (1968) my all-time favourite film. I know Paramount released this but just imagine all the extras they could include on a Flipside release.



I'm sure there's loads more titles they can release but for me the above would be great

[Grant]

I'm happy with the release of 'Up the Junction'. Extras would have been nice, but I wouldn't want to buy it again.



Hope that 'Deep End' eventually gets a release.



I wouldn't mind...



The Jokers

I'll never forget whatsisname

30 is a dangerous age Cynthia

[smudge]

Thanks Joe!



Just one of my choices would be I START COUNTING - with a Jenny Agutter commentary.



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[Joe Fraguela]

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I'm happy with the release of 'Up the Junction'. Extras would have been nice, but I wouldn't want to buy it again.



Hope that 'Deep End' eventually gets a release.



I wouldn't mind...



The Jokers

I'll never forget whatsisname

30 is a dangerous age Cynthia

I can never get enough of Up the Junction. Paramount could have done so much and included at least the trailer. Where possible it would be great if an audio commentary could be included especially where the actors/actresses are still alive. That's why I feel that Up the Junction would have benefited so much if they'd included an audio commentary. Dennis Waterman would have been great as well as Suzy Kendall.



I can't remember the last time Deep End was last screened on TV. Great film.



I bought the region 1 DVD release of I'll Never Forget Whats is name some years ago. It includes a very good audio commentary by Michael Winner. The soundtrack to this film is another favourite of mine.

[Joe Fraguela]

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Thanks Joe!



Just one of my choices would be I START COUNTING - with a Jenny Agutter commentary.



Smudge

A very good film. I really like the film title track and jenny Agutter puts a reallyy good performance. Wasn't this a David Greene film? I'm sure he also did Strange Affair from 1968 that would also be good release on the BFI Flipside

[Liger]

name='Joe Fraguela' timestamp='1282856050' post='468311']

I can't remember the last time Deep End was last screened on TV. Great film.

The BFI has already announced a Flipside release of Deep End, though the release date is yet TBC. They've also announced Barney Platts-Mills' (director of Bronco Bullfrog) Private Road and a double-bill of Joseph Despins' very strange Duffer and Moon Over the Alley for January 2011, and they have James Hill's Lunch Hour coming later in 2011 (which will apparently have new transfers of 3 of James Hill's award-winning 'trade test' films: Skyhook, 1958; Giuseppina, 1960; The Home-Made Car, 1963).



PS - cracking reviews of Mulberry Bush are already up at Mondo-Digital and Mod Culture.

[crunchie]

I'd love for some of these films to finally come out on DVD:-



Bindle (1966) Alfie Bass, Patrick Newell, Ivor Dean: http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/60221

Chain Of Events (1958) Susan Shaw, Dermot Walsh, Joan Hickson, Freddie Mills.

Cuckoo Patrol (1966) Freddie & The Dreamers, Kenneth Connor, Arthur Mullard, John Le Mesurier.

Design For Loving (1962) June Thorburn, Pete Murray, Michael Balfour, June Cunningham, James Maxwell.

Don't Panic Chaps! (1959) George Cole, Dennis Price, Harry Fowler, Thorley Walters, Terence Alexander.

Fabian Of The Yard (1954) Bruce Seton. Cinema film combining 3 never-broadcast episodes from the TV series ("Death On The Portsmouth Road", "The Actress & The Kidnap", "Bombs In Piccadilly").

Handcuffs, London (1955) Bruce Seton. The second cinema compendium film of 3 never-broadcast episodes from the TV series 'Fabian Of Scotland Yard' ("The King's Hat", "Nell Gwynn's Tear", "Handcuffs, London").

Farewell Performance (1963) David Kernan, Delphi Lawrence, Alfred Burke, The Tornados, Heinz.

Friends And Neighbours (1959) Arthur Askey, Megs Jenkins, Danny Ross, June Whitfield.

Just For You (aka Disco-Tek Holiday) (1964) Freddie & The Dreamers, Peter & Gordon, The Applejacks, The Merseybeats, Millie Small, Louise Cordet, etc.

Mini Weekend (aka Tomcat) (1967) Anthony Trent, Veronica Lang, Anna Palk, Liz Rogers, Connie Frazer, Vicki Hodge.

Over The Odds (1961) Glenn Melvyn, Esma Cannon, Thora Hird, Leslie Crowther.

She Knows Y'Know (1961) Hylda Baker, Cyril Smith, Joan Sanderson.

The Big Day (1960) Donald Pleasence, Harry H Corbett, Susan Shaw, William Franklyn, Betty Marsden.

The Great Game (1953) Diana Dors, Thora Hird.

The Mini-Affair (aka The Mini-Mob) (1967) Georgie Fame, Roy Kinnear, Madeline Smith, Clive Dunn.

The Ugly Duckling (1959) Bernard Bresslaw, Jon Pertwee, Richard Wattis, Reginald Beckwith, Jess Conrad, Joe Loss.

There Was A Crooked Man (1960) Norman Wisdom, Alfred Marks, Sam Kydd.

Web Of Suspicion (1959) Philip Friend, Rolf Harris, Carol White, Ian Fleming, Susan Beaumont.

[SwingingLondon]

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I bought the region 1 DVD release of I'll Never Forget Whats is name some years ago. It includes a very good audio commentary by Michael Winner. The soundtrack to this film is another favourite of mine.

I agree, Michael Winner gave a really interesting commentary. I also like the soundtrack, by Francis Lai, I think, who did the music to a 'Man & A Woman'.

Here's a bit:-



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTmI8I0PPHo

[wadsy]

name='SwingingLondon' timestamp='1282990398' post='468656']

I agree, Michael Winner gave a really interesting commentary. I also like the soundtrack, by Francis Lai, I think, who did the music to a 'Man & A Woman'.

Here's a bit:-



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTmI8I0PPHo

Very nice, a shame it's so short a clip!

[SwingingLondon]

'The Mini-Affair (aka The Mini-Mob) (1967) Georgie Fame, Roy Kinnear, Madeline Smith, Clive Dunn.'



Apparently the above was shown at a film festival in Los Angeles. I think prints of it are very rare and sadly doubt there will ever

be a DVD, but you never know.



Shame the BFI doesn't do a rare 'mod 60s' film festival.



Scrowl down to almost the end:- http://www.modsandrockers.com/2002/schedule.html



I'd also like to see 'Dollybirds' (1966)



Anyway, at least we know these films still exist.

[crunchie]

Yes - Dollybirds looks like it's just my cuppa tea: http://tinyurl.com/Dollybirds

[SwingingLondon]

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Yes - Dollybirds looks like it's just my cuppa tea: http://tinyurl.com/Dollybirds

Thanks for that link Crunchie. Now I want to see it even more.



You might like this clip:-





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXJq2UoLxa0

[Joe Fraguela]

name='SwingingLondon' timestamp='1282990398' post='468656']

I agree, Michael Winner gave a really interesting commentary. I also like the soundtrack, by Francis Lai, I think, who did the music to a 'Man & A Woman'.

Here's a bit:-



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTmI8I0PPHo

Michael Winner had a very good memory of this film so the commentary was exceptionally good. Luckily, I have the original soundtrack LP in my collection. It's a very good score. I love the vocal tracks Show Out & Keep It Cool. These tracks were written by Mike Pratt. It must be the actor Mike Pratt of Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) fame as I believe he started out as a singer/songwriter in the 1950's.

[crunchie]

My DVD twin-pack arrived today (DVD and Blu-ray) and it was well worth the wait! Fabulous picture quality, and smashing extras too. My one gripe is why they didn't use stereo versions of the songs in the film (like they did with Help!). Other than that this release is highyl recommended.

[dubster75]

couldn't find this on you tube so i uploaded it for those people who may have not seen it.



taken from the unofficial dvdr release.



here we go round the mulberry bush now and then :



part 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiQu_gEGp5w



part 2 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1xK3u9ys4s

[MarmaladeSkies]

Really looking forward to this release, I've been counting down the days since I found out. Seriously thinking of going back to Stevenage for location shots in the near future, if I do, I'll publish pics on here. Just for interest, there's a magazine out there called Shindig! thats bi-monthly, the latest has a few pages on the film with some nice photos, you can get it on Amazon (although the new issue isn't up yet) or If you're close to a bigger WH Smiths they stock it in there in the music section, please note its not available in the smaller stores. Link: http://www.shindig-magazine.com/ :-)

[narabdela]

I remember enjoying the book when it came out in the sixties and the film on its first release. But I saw it again on TCM a few weeks ago and was rather disappointed, it really hasn't worn very well. Barry Evans is a very personable and appealing in the leading role but apart from Michael Bates as his father, everyone seems to be trying too hard to be 'swinging' sixties people. Even the usually dependable Denholm Elliott is way over the top.

I watched the Blu-Ray of this last night and agree with everything above. I saw it on its cinema release and remember enjoying it, but it's horribly dated now.

Possibly of interest as a record of the times, but I found the architecture of Stevenage more interesting than the characters. Not a good sign.