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 Andy Milligan comes to Blu-ray, Double feature from the BFI
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Jon Robertson
Posted: Nov 25 2011, 07:29 AM


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If this doesn't count as some sort of milestone for the format, I don't know what would.

A double bill of Andy Milligan's almost-totally-unseen NIGHTBIRDS and THE BODY BENEATH is being presented as a Dual-Format Blu-ray/DVD release courtesy of the BFI in the UK in February. At least one online retailer is reporting this as "Region 0" (which is in line with most discs released by the BFI not licensed from a major studio).
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While living rough on the streets of London’s East End, a young man, Dink (Milligan regular Berwick Kaler – Coronation Street, Red Riding), encounters the beautiful and mysterious Dee (Julie Shaw – The Big Switch).  Concerned for Dink’s welfare, she invites him to stay with her and get off the streets.

The two soon develop a curious relationship which oscillates, often without warning, between sexual intimacy and raging jealousy.  As tenderness gives way to cruelty, they become consumed by darkness and their relationship spirals out of control.

  • Presented both in High Definition and Standard Definition
  • Newly mastered from the only surviving print element, under the supervision of filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn
  • The Body Beneath (Andy Milligan, 1970, 77 mins): Milligan’s second British-shot feature is a ghoulish horror in which a young woman comes to visit her distant relative, the Reverand Algernon Ford, only to discover that she is descended from a long line of vampires
  • Extensive illustrated booklet with newly-commissioned essays by Milligan biographer Jimmy McDonough, film expert Stephen Thrower and filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn; original stills and promotional artwork


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Bob Lindstrom
Posted: Dec 3 2011, 05:57 PM


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I agree, Jon, this truly signifies Blu-ray's Coming of Age.

However, I hope they don't stop with the British Milligan ouevre. The "Ed Wood of Staten Island" deserves to have his American films preserved in a high-def format that far outstrips their original quality.
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Domenick Fraumeni
Posted: Dec 4 2011, 07:39 PM


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Bless the BFI. Mad, they may be...but bless them.
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bruce holecheck
Posted: Jan 5 2012, 12:14 PM


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Does anyone have the pressbook for THE BODY BENEATH? I've seen them around, but don't own one.

I'm putting together some stuff for this disc, and have BB's one-sheet, the World VHS, and 10 photo negatives. Any other publicity materials (foreign or otherwise) I should know about?


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Jon Robertson
Posted: Apr 19 2012, 04:47 AM


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An update:
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Nicolas Winding Refn & BFI Flipside present
Nightbirds
A film by Andy Milligan

The BFI and Nicolas Winding Refn (celebrated director of Drive) have joined forces to bring Nightbirds (1970) – the ‘lost’ film by New York underground filmmaker Andy Milligan (1929-1991) – to DVD and Blu-ray. Previously seen by no more than a handful of people in a print shorn of five minutes’ worth of footage, the film was shot on location in the Spitalfields area of East London in 1968 and never given a significant release anywhere in the world.

Newly mastered from the original 16mm camera element under Nicolas Winding Refn’s supervision, Nightbirds is finally being released on 28 May in a Dual Format Edition on the BFI’s acclaimed Flipside label. This much anticipated release also contains Milligan’s British-shot horror feature The Body Beneath (1970), original trailers, an audio commentary and an extensive booklet.

While living rough on the streets of London’s East End, a young man, Dink (Milligan regular Berwick Kaler – Coronation Street, Red Riding), encounters the beautiful and mysterious Dee (Julie Shaw – The Big Switch). Concerned for Dink’s welfare, she invites him to stay with her. The two soon develop a curious relationship which oscillates, often without warning, between sexual intimacy and raging jealousy. As tenderness gives way to cruelty, they become consumed by darkness and their relationship spirals out of control.

Milligan aficionados have long considered Nightbirds to be a lost film, and the preparation involved in this release has been subject to a number of problems and adventures involving tracking down rare and unique film materials. Fascinated by Milligan’s work since he was young, Nicolas Winding Refn has spent years buying up any Milligan-related items on eBay. When he found that Milligan biographer Jimmy McDonough was selling his collection of the director’s own film prints he bought the lot and, as a long-time fan of BFI Flipside titles, approached the BFI to suggest that Nightbirds and The Body Beneath be included on the label. With Milligan’s own print materials missing some scenes, the BFI has been on a journey much like an archaeological dig to find other elements from which to assemble the most complete and authentic presentations possible.

Nicolas Winding Refn comments: “…when you watch an Andy Milligan movie you’re in no doubt whose film you’re watching. It’s a special quality to have a unique personal style. He was sort of a Douglas Sirk figure: there’s so much subtext in his movies, what you’re seeing is not all that’s going on. First time perception is one thing, but when you get into them, and read more, you begin to realise that these films were made by someone who was very tormented, and also very intelligent, a sensitive man who used film as an art form to express his views on life.”

Newcastle-born Berwick Kaler who plays Dink is nowadays best known for writing, directing and starring as the Dame in one of Britain’s most admired traditional annual pantomimes, at the York Theatre Royal.

Special features
• All content presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition;
• Newly mastered from original 16mm camera elements and surviving 35mm prints, under the supervision of celebrated filmmaker, and Andy Milligan fan, Nicolas Winding Refn;
• Audio commentary with Berwick Kaler (2011): The stalwart of British stage and screen looks back at Nightbirds, and his other four Andy Milligan roles, with film expert Stephen Thrower;
• The Body Beneath (Andy Milligan, 1970, colour, 82 mins): Milligan’s second British-shot feature is a ghoulish horror in which a young woman comes to visit her distant relative, the Reverend Algernon Ford, only to discover that she is descended from a long line of vampires;
• Optional dialogue-only soundtrack presentations for both Nightbirds and The Body Beneath;
• Original Nightbirds trailer;
• Original The Body Beneath trailer;
• Extensive illustrated booklet with newly-commissioned essays by filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, Milligan biographer Jimmy McDonough and film experts Stephen Thrower and Tim Lucas.

RRP: Ł19.99 / cat. no. BFIB1133 / BFI Flipside no. 023 / Cert 15
UK / 1970 / black and white / 77 mins + 82 mins / original aspect ratio 1.33:1
Disc 1: BD50 / 1080p / 24fps / PCM mono audio (48k/16-bit)
Disc 2: DVD-9 / PAL / Dolby Digital mono audio (320 kbps)
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Jon Robertson
Posted: May 14 2012, 08:42 AM


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A superb article (with more to follow) on the long and twisted path to finding the best elements to create this disc: How Do You Make A Flipside?
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William S. Wilson
Posted: May 19 2012, 02:56 PM


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Here is the first review of the NIGHTBIRDS disc:

http://www.rockshockpop.com/forums/content...2359-Nightbirds


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Wade Sowers
Posted: May 21 2012, 10:57 AM


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Here is one from Mondo Digital . . .

http://www.mondo-digital.com/nightbirds.html
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