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Morris: A Life With Bells On (film)
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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,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: 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,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: 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: 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 (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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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,ticket searcher Date: 10 Mar 09 - 05:59 AM How do you get tickets for the Downton showing? |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: Terry McDonald Date: 10 Mar 09 - 07:59 AM It's being shown at the Barrington Theatre, in Ferndown on Tuesday 17 March at 1415. Tickets are £5 and Bourne River Morris are dancing outside before the film. |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: Bloke from Poole Date: 10 Mar 09 - 08:26 AM Re Downton - looks like they are only being sold on the door. I looked for a way to pre-book but couldn't find one. Malcolm |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: Terry McDonald Date: 10 Mar 09 - 08:49 AM You can pre-book for Ferndown: 01202-894858 |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: GUEST,Woody Date: 21 Mar 09 - 07:40 AM I saw the film last night & really enjoyed it. It's not just for Morris folks - there's a lot of fun for everyone. |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: Bloke from Poole Date: 21 Mar 09 - 03:33 PM There is a second showing planned for Ferndown - Thurs 2nd April at 7.30 |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: Jane of 'ull Date: 21 Mar 09 - 07:27 PM I reckon they could have made this film more popular by having the Morris dancers incorporate some stripping into their routine. I can see it now - 'The Full Hanky'! |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: Jane of 'ull Date: 21 Mar 09 - 07:28 PM ...'You Can Keep Your Bell On'! |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: open mike Date: 22 Mar 09 - 03:29 PM is this film going to be available in the u.s.? here is some info i posted to another thread... about morris may day activities http://rgoldman.org/morris/mayday THE MORRIS MAYDAY THING IS GOING ON ALL OVER THE GLOBE Oh, and what are baldrics? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldric |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: Tradsinger Date: 13 Apr 09 - 05:21 AM This thread has gone quiet. Does anyone know what the latest is for getting the film on general release? Important to keep up the pressure. Tradsinger |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: John J Date: 13 Apr 09 - 05:55 AM Is it going to be released on DVD? It would appear that's the only way we're going to be able to see it in NW England. JJ |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: VirginiaTam Date: 13 Apr 09 - 10:55 AM Someone has loaded it into the IMDB. Only 6 ratings on it though. Googling it you find out there are some interest groups and different petitions, but if they are not coordinated it still only looks like a handful of interested people here and there. I dunno what else to do. |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 13 Apr 09 - 05:50 PM Just in case people missed Georgina Lester's mention a few weeks back of her recent review of the film, here is a link to it - "Morris: A Life with Bells On" – The funniest film I've seen in years. Maybe what's needed is for someone to demand that it gets banned... |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: VirginiaTam Date: 14 Apr 09 - 02:21 AM reverse psychology. i like it. but will it work? |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: Bloke from Poole Date: 14 Apr 09 - 07:18 AM It is coming to the end of its Moviola run. Ferndown (capacity 250) arranged a second showing and sold out. I have heard rumours that there are negotiations with a distributor, but nothing more solid than that. |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: GUEST,Jim Martin Date: 14 Apr 09 - 11:36 AM 'Bloke from Poole' - please keep us posted if rumour becomes fact. |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: GUEST,Jim Martin Date: 24 Apr 09 - 04:52 AM "Bloke from Poole" - any more news? |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: Bloke from Poole Date: 25 Apr 09 - 12:47 PM According to the Morris: A Life With Bells On Facebook page, they are presently talking to distributors. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=124629910009 |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: GUEST,E. Spanier, Squire, Mossyback Morris Men Date: 04 May 09 - 11:39 PM With the help of the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)Morris: A Life With Bells On will be making its first (and hopefully not only, but we don't know yet) appearance in the U.S. on Saturday May 23 at 11:00 AM and Sunday May 24th at 7:00 PM. A strong showing here will help it get a U.S. distributor, which it needs in order to be shown in other cities. We are asking those close or wish to travel to consider coming to Seattle for Memorial Day weekend. Bring your kit! Dance at the premiere! We are planning a mass dance-out on Saturday after the screening at 12:30 or so. WE WANT TO GET AS MANY DANCERS IN KIT AS POSSIBLE FOR THE PRESS AND TO HYPE THE FILM. The film will be screened in the same venue as the NW Folklife Festival www.nwfolklife.org which conveniently also happens Memorial Day weekend. We are hoping to make its U.S. opening a media-covered event and your participation will make that possible. BREAKING NEWS: Chaz Oldham will be in attendance to whip up support for the film. He is the producer/writer and star of the film. |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: Desert Dancer Date: 05 May 09 - 12:08 AM Yahoo! We'll get a chance to catch it! ~ Becky in Tucson but heading to Seattle for Folklife with astro |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: GUEST, Squire, MBMM Date: 05 May 09 - 12:49 AM Yep! Spread the word to all. Any and all Morris dancers welcome. E-mail me for logistical support: squire@mossyback.com |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: Bloke from Poole Date: 05 May 09 - 07:05 AM In the UK it was shown at a number of small venues. As time went on, people were increasingly finding that the venues sold out, sometimes weeks in advance. Might be worth checking - or just turn up for a dance :-) But well done to whoever organised it! Malcolm |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: SINSULL Date: 05 May 09 - 07:47 AM We need an east coast showing. Keep us posted. SINS |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: VirginiaTam Date: 05 May 09 - 08:25 AM Hell! We need a total UK showing ... PRETTY PLEASE |
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Subject: RE: Morris: A Life With Bells On (film) From: VirginiaTam Date: 05 May 09 - 12:15 PM may as well push this thread to 200 posts |
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