A few years back, the British Film Institute took a look at sex and cinema. They made available online more than a dozen examples of British erotica dating from 1896 to the early years of this century. They range from a Victorian lady’s frilly petticoat to a fuzzy, brief shot Continue Reading
British Film Institute (BFI)
The Pleasure Principle at the BFI
Readers of this blog will be delighted to hear that the British Film Institute has digitised a couple of Kamera Cine films by Harrison Marks as part of the Pleasure Principle Collection. The collection offers a guide to illicit celluloid pleasures, from teasing Victorian views of corsets and petticoats to Continue Reading
George Harrison Marks at the BFI
Who links George Harrison Marks, The Beatles, Ken Russell, Peter Cook, Richard Lester, Fairport Convention, The Goons, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, cartoonist Bob Godfrey (Roobarb) and Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller? The answer: Mr Bruce Lacey. And if Bruce Lacey himself has somehow remained ‘off our radar’ in recent Continue Reading