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Morris: A Life With Bells On (film)
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: Alan Day Date: 27 Feb 09 - 09:11 AM The best chance of this film getting national screening is for the BBC to feature it.I wonder if it is worth contacting the BBC to see if they will screen it.A low budget film with exclusive showing would suit the BBC perfectly. Al |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: GUEST,Georgina Lester Date: 27 Feb 09 - 09:02 AM I have written a review of "Morris: A Life with Bells On" if any of you are interested! Feel free to register on the site and add your comments if you feel inspired to! :) http://www.arts-wales.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=145&Itemid=651 |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: Bloke from Poole Date: 26 Feb 09 - 07:59 AM It's being shown at Downton on Sat 21st March, kick off 7.30 (prob doors open at 7.00) Malcolm |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: Terry McDonald Date: 25 Feb 09 - 07:33 AM As another bloke from Poole, remind me of the date please. |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: Bloke from Poole Date: 25 Feb 09 - 07:30 AM Anyone going to the showing at Downton in March? |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: VirginiaTam Date: 21 Feb 09 - 06:59 AM I left a comment on the Marketplace item (link left by NOMAD). My comment directs readers, here and the Facebook group and petitions. HERE'S AN IDEA! google - "Morris A Life with bells on". Go to every link it yields and if there is an option to leave comments do so. In your comment, leave links to this thread and other sites where comments can be collected. Such as Facebook and the petitions (there is more than one going). Can you set up a Morris movie interest thingamie on your Myspace? If so, do so and invite comments. This will generate more hits when the film is googled. Currently the title in quotes only gets 3,690 hits. If we build up the google hits to a respectable number, it may make distributors think again about this film. |
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Subject: Morris. A Life with Bells On. Film From: GUEST,bernieandred Date: 20 Feb 09 - 09:14 PM Just heard about a movie of this title which has been screened in a few places, but is having difficulty finding a distributor. Surely not? The movie-going 15 to 25 age group must surely be ready for this. Frantic music, gaudy costumes, cross dressing & the underlying hint of violence from those wooden sticks! Seriously though. has anyone seen it?
-Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: NOMADMan Date: 20 Feb 09 - 07:53 PM There was a segment about the movie on American Public Media's radio program Marketplace this evening, Friday, February 20. Marketplace Morris Movie Segment Regards, John |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: GUEST,Morris Off Date: 20 Feb 09 - 08:46 AM Saw "Morris: A Life With Bells On" last week and afraid I have to report disappointment too. A very thin storyline, very slow and obviously filmed on a very low budget - they couldn't even aford the seventh actor to play the part of a musician. Saw it in a Dorset village hall and by far the biggest laugh (and there aren't enough of these) was for "Dorcester International Airport". |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: GUEST,Malcolm Date: 20 Feb 09 - 07:54 AM Jude, "One minor thing, what's this about morriss being English ? Has Derek Jacobi never heard of Welsh border morriss" From the English side of teh border border with Wales? :-) Although, in context, he was talking about something resembling Cotswold Morris. And, unless they've moved them in the last few weeks, the Cotswolds have been in England for a fair old time now... |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: GUEST,Malcolm Date: 20 Feb 09 - 07:50 AM I have seen it, and enjoyed it. If you are looking for "real" Morris, apart from a few clips at Wimborne Folk Fest, there isn't any. If you are looking for slapstick, car chases, wild sex, fast action, gratuitous violence, well I wouldn't bother if I were you. But, as Folknacious says above, it is a gentle, entertaining, funny, English comedy that takes a poke at humanity via the Morris. It isn't really about Morris, although dancers will get a few more chuckles out of it than perhaps the wider public, and folk from south-west England likewise. The mostly-non Morris audience at Fordingbridge gave the film/producer/lead actor an enormous and unexpected ovation. I guess that meant they liked it. I am thinking of going to watch it again, probably at Downton, 'cos I'm sure I missed stuff on the first viewing and I spent far too much time at the end looking for familiar sides and faces. Malcolm |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: Manitas_at_home Date: 20 Feb 09 - 04:26 AM It was Trigg Morris |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: GUEST, topsie Date: 19 Feb 09 - 03:45 PM On Oz and James, I definitely had the feeling that wasn't the first time James had played for a morris side. |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: GUEST Date: 19 Feb 09 - 03:42 PM just seen the trailer & signed the petition . One minor thing, what's this about morriss being English ? Has Derek Jacobi never heard of Welsh border morriss Jude |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: Herga Kitty Date: 19 Feb 09 - 02:55 PM The latest episode of oz and james drink to Britain may or may not have helped! James seems to have had a great time playing with the musicians, but Oz ran away from the stick dance.... What Cornish side was that BTW? Kitty |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: GUEST,sinky Date: 19 Feb 09 - 11:32 AM old farty men prancing around like graham norton on speed,not my cup a tea mateys |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: Manitas_at_home Date: 19 Feb 09 - 02:36 AM There's plenty of reviews on the MDDL. Have you checked the petition site or the MySpace site (I think they have one)? |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: TheSnail Date: 18 Feb 09 - 04:34 PM I was beginning to wonder. It's been shown seven times on the Moviola circuit but reviews have been a bit thin on the ground. Anybody else seen it? Know anybody that's seen it? Read a review in a local paper? It might be a complete turkey for all we know. |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: Folknacious Date: 18 Feb 09 - 03:58 PM I have a non-morris, normal member of public friend who saw it in Somerset last week. She absolutely loved it, and actually mentioned that the pace it unfolded suited the subject (slow in S.W. England, fast in California). Well, she knows more about film than morris. She described it as a very gentle, affectionate, odd little comedy, very English, obviously done with real love for the subject. Her words were "when it comes out on DVD I shall buy it for all my friends." I don't imagine she would have known the difference between "real" morris dancing and what might be in the film, and she didn't mention being surprised that they were dancing with no music though that does seem odd, I'll ask her about that as I'd read somewhere that people like Saul Rose and John Dipper did music for the film. Anyway there you are - that's what a member of the public made of it with no axes to grind. Good news by the sound of it. |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: Surreysinger Date: 18 Feb 09 - 03:32 PM Well, I've heard back from my friend who has now seen the film, and reports disappointment ... they said that the film was rather slow moving, found it strange that the morris side in the film had no musicians, there was no "real" morris dancing in the film, and that the trailer basically contained all the good bits. Discussing it today I was told that the Californian morris dancers were the best thing about the whole film. I wait with interest to see it, and make my own mind up. |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: GUEST,Edthefolkie Date: 18 Feb 09 - 03:23 PM Nothing less than baseball bats will suffice for people like that. Their idea of a really good film is probably "Sex Lives of the Potato Men" (yes folks, it got a national showing). I've just about given up on Odeous and Vue now. What with popcorn all over the floor, mobiles constantly going off, out of focus prints, etc etc...may they go bankrupt. Harrumph harrumph, to quote Mel Brooks. |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: VirginiaTam Date: 18 Feb 09 - 01:38 PM Better resonse than, "piss off you wierdo" from manager at bexleyheath odeon multiplex RM - that is outrageous. Any chance of getting a group of kitted out dancers (bells and sticks at the ready) to descend on that Odeon en force? |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: romany man Date: 18 Feb 09 - 01:11 PM Better resonse than, "piss off you wierdo" from manager at bexleyheath odeon multiplex |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: Bainbo Date: 17 Feb 09 - 08:30 PM Received from the Tyneside Cinema (eventually, after a reminder): Thanks for your enquiry about Morris: A Life With Bells On. At the moment we have no plans to screen this film, but keep checking the Tyneside Cinema Website and future Events Guides as we may put it in on in the future. Thanks Chris Scott Publicity and Press Officer |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: Surreysinger Date: 15 Feb 09 - 02:43 PM Kev ...(saluting with power fist to the fore) ... Right on!!! Just waiting to hear from a friend who drove to Dorset to see the film this weekend (lucky blighter!!) Sylvia ... no apology necessary [grin]. I got a degree in the subject, and I still don't know where anywhere is!! |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: SteveMansfield Date: 15 Feb 09 - 06:57 AM There's a good article about the film in today's UK Observer newspaper: http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/feb/15/morris-dancing-life-with-bells |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: Kev The Clogs Date: 15 Feb 09 - 05:49 AM As Wolfie Smith would have said "Power to the people!" :-) |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: SylviaN Date: 15 Feb 09 - 05:25 AM Irene, sorry, South West it is - I never did get that 'O' level in Geography. Kev - I'm just about to send an e-mail to ITV about the Alan Titchmarsh interview. Cheers Sylvia |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: Surreysinger Date: 14 Feb 09 - 02:12 PM I've heard from elsewhere that the producers of the film have had hundreds of requests for the right to show it throughout the country, but are refusing them and actually holding out now for showing by a major chain. Looks as though the campaign may be working ... fingers crossed! |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: GUEST Date: 14 Feb 09 - 01:22 PM Jane - thanks for the link! Kitty (not sure if I've got a cookie at the moment, so this will help me to check!) |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: billybob Date: 14 Feb 09 - 07:42 AM I have e mailed my son, manager of the Fisher theatre in Bungay, if he can show the film I will post here so any catters in East Anglia can go see it! Wendy |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: Jane Bird Date: 14 Feb 09 - 06:59 AM Just something to amuse you: an article in the Oxford Mail about Cat Moore's petition |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: Surreysinger Date: 12 Feb 09 - 08:03 PM Sylvia .. I only wish that we in the South East had had the chance to see the film, but so far its restricted to the South West only. Boo hiss! However, I've now taken the opportunity to send a a copy of Kev's email with a supporting comment on to the viewerservices section of ITV .. who knows maybe we can bump it up from that direction as well ?? Every little roll of the snowball will help, I reckon... good to see that the Facebook group now has over 2000 members !! |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: Kev The Clogs Date: 12 Feb 09 - 02:48 PM Typical - the programme is NOT on the list of programmes from today that are available on the ITV Player, SO!!!..... .....I've just sent emails to the department that is responsible for the web site and to the department that is responsible for programmes. If enough of us do this, then this too could be made available so that we can all see it. The content of the email is listed here - feel free to use or ammend as is necessary if you wish. COME ON FOLKS!!!!! Kev ******************************************************* PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE - why isn't the alan Titchmarsh Show for Thursday 12th February, Re the Film Morris: A life With Bells On, available on the ITV Player. You might be aware that there are serious moves to get this film NATIONALLY distributed. Whilst it was FANTASTIC that you covered the film in the programme, it would be even more helpful to our cause, if we could access at any time over the next month, so that we can publicise it to Morris Dancers who missed it, and more importantly, to our friends and colleagues. PLEASE redirect to correct Dept if necessary :-) ********************* |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 12 Feb 09 - 11:17 AM There is a kind of i-Player for ITV, not as good, and whether it will have this programme is another matter - but it's maybe worth trying - ITV Player |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 12 Feb 09 - 11:14 AM There is a sort-of I-player equivalent for IRC - |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: GUEST,Ralphie Date: 12 Feb 09 - 10:55 AM Sadly don't think there is an I-Player facility for ITV. But it was a pretty good plug. As Sylvia says. now is the time to point your mates in the direction of Cat Moores petition. Slum Morris Millionaire anyone? (After all they couldn't get a distributor either and got 7 Baftas last weekend!) |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: SylviaN Date: 12 Feb 09 - 10:33 AM Thanks for the heads up on Lucy appearing on the Alan Titchmarsh show today, Ralphie. Just watched it. The show opened with Morris dancing. Lucy was joined by and Charles Thomas Oldham (Dereq Twist in the film) on the show, and what a plug for the film. Alan said that his jaws ached after watching the film and that it doesn't make fun of Morris dancing, but praises it (not his exact words, but that's the gist). They have had about 110,000 hits on the website per week, which is apparently what a big hollywood movie would expect to get. Hopefully, those of us in the rest of the UK and the world will now get to see the film, not just you lucky ones in the South East. Now's the time to sign the petition, if you haven't already done so. I don't know if we'll be able to view the show on a play it again facility - anyone know? This is really getting exciting, isn't it! Cheers and keep dancing Sylvia |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: romany man Date: 12 Feb 09 - 05:46 AM ahh am at work cant watch and no record facillity damn, still an email to said company may work |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: GUEST,Ralphie Date: 12 Feb 09 - 05:13 AM Just to let people know that Lucy Akhurst (Director of said film) will be appearing on the Alan Titchmarsh show this afternoon. (ITV1 1500-1600 UK time). Probably worth a watch... Ralph |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: GUEST,Jim Martin Date: 12 Feb 09 - 04:33 AM Does the BFI know? |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: romany man Date: 12 Feb 09 - 04:27 AM What has to be done to get this thing out there, its been on telly in clips, its been in the papers, its been mentioned on radio, we all know about it, is it all just a huge government conspiracy to keep morris under wraps so that only we the educated know about it, what about a mass we want the film shout out all over the country with morris sides taking over high streets, a nightmare to co-ordinate but im sure it could be done, what about dancing at downing street, |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: Tradsinger Date: 10 Feb 09 - 05:43 PM The Gloucestershire Morris Men have just been interviewed by BBC Radio Gloucestershire concerning a beginners workshop we are holding in Cheltenham on 28th February. We told the interviewer beforehand about the film, he saw the trailer and loved it, so we managed to work a plug for the film into the interview. The interview will be broadcast on the Radio Gloucestershire Sunday morning magazine programme 'Country Matters' on 22nd February, sometime between 0900 and 1200. You can always hear it on 'Listen Again'. Tradsinger |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: JohnB Date: 10 Feb 09 - 03:06 PM I gave the link information to the lady who organizes a local thing called "Monday Night at the Movies" last night. Her ears pricked up when I mentioned the CBC interview on "As IT Happens" last Friday. They show smaller types of movies which don't make major distribution(in the local LARGE Galaxy chain cinema). They do however still need some sort of Canadian distributor she said. They pick up a lot of movies from the "Toronto Film Festival" so if you can get it in there, I have already offered our side to dance before each showing. There are other sides who would do the same in Toronto too, also London, Cambridge and Hamilton all Ont. Canada. Good Luck JohnB. |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: Kev The Clogs Date: 09 Feb 09 - 03:02 PM Yet another mention of the film was on the South East local news here in Kent tonight - it was part of an item regarding the untimely death and then, subsequent Morris Funeral, of Andy from Dead Horse Morris. A sad link there, but hopefully it will again show that we are out here, doing what we love and that there is great respect - it would be nice to think that Andy could play a little part in getting this out to a wider audience. Keep that petition going!!!! Kev |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: BB Date: 09 Feb 09 - 02:26 PM There might be hope yet. We were negotiating with Moviola, who are the people who are putting it out in the West Country, to put the film on, but they only had the rights up to Easter, and we wanted a date after that. Just heard from them, and they say that the film company has an embargo on any future shows until they hear about a main national distributor. Which personally is a bit of a pain, but it sounds to me as though they think they might be able to get it out there big time. Barbara |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: SylviaN Date: 08 Feb 09 - 03:56 PM Great, Andrea - even more great stuff. Here is the blue clicky thing: Article in Independent on Sunday - 08/02/09 Cheers Sylvia |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: mouldy Date: 08 Feb 09 - 12:58 PM There's a piece in today's Independent on Sunday encouraging people to have a go at Morris, and talking about the groundswell of support for the film. It's written by a journalist, Cole Moreton, who had a go (for the sake of research) with Hunter's Moon. He also reckons that word of mouth is making the film a sleeper hit. Andrea |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: SylviaN Date: 08 Feb 09 - 12:32 PM This article in the Saturday Guardian was written by Mary Neal's great-great niece (I think I've got the right number of greats). Article in the Guardian - 7/2/09 It's certainly more ammunition to our cause, and a positive article from a young person who, not previously knowing much about her ancestor, once she did find out is now full of enthusiasm, and has very good things to say about Morris dancing. Cheers Sylvia |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On From: Willa Date: 08 Feb 09 - 07:08 AM |
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