British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread

[nitin]

I am not ordering Farewell My Concubine until I see shots. All previous home video releases have not been very good.

[Foggy]

Bande á Part has dropped in price to £10.99 on Amazon, pretty tempted to but it online now.

[Judex]

Originally Posted by Foggy

Bande á Part has dropped in price to £10.99 on Amazon, pretty tempted to but it online now.

It's the same price on HMV's site. Which means it'll be £10.99 in store as well.

I already have the Criterion but I may double dip on this one.

[rapta]

Final specs for Culloden + The War Game:

Special features:

• Michael Bradsell Interview (2015, 21 mins): the film editor talks about working with Peter Watkins at the BBC
• John Cook audio commentary on Culloden (2002)
• Culloden on Location (Donald Fairservice, 1964, 8 mins): colour footage of the cast and crew during the filming of Culloden, with a 2002 commentary by John Cook
• Patrick Murphy audio commentary on The War Game (2002)
• The War Game: The Controversy (2002, 19 mins): Patrick Murphy charts the production history, banning and eventual distribution of The War Game
• The War Game book: on-screen gallery of the complete 1967 book, published to accompany the film
• Illustrated booklet with new essays by John Cook, David Archibald and William Fowler, and full film credits

[fdm]

Originally Posted by ravenus

For a short time yesterday, BFI's release of Night & The City was going for 13.38, I was lucky to grab it. Looks like the price has gone back up to MSRP.

I woke up to this having dropped again, and just managed to get it before it jumped back up, decided it probably merited a double dip. Also went for Valentino and Bande á Part while I was at it (and decided to just stick with MoC's Nosferatu).

[rapta]

Why is Night and the City so pricy? I paid just over £11 on release (I had pre-ordered it). Strange that it should have such a high markup everywhere - not just Amazon!

I guess it is limited edition, but £19.99...really? That's about £4-5 more than your average StudioCanal release.

[CrockettandTubbs]

There's a review of Ken Russell's Valentino:



on dvdcompare.net:

http://www.dvdcompare.net/review.php?rid=4146

[rapta]

Just found a little clip of the upcoming release of Bande à Part:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=61H_xl9dzgI

Looks great! Looking forward to this one...

[easydreamer]

Great review of Bande à part at DVD Compare.

Never expected to see the easter egg of the Anna Karina interview for Vivre sa vie. It's nice for BFI to include it here, as they could not have done so when the Blu-ray of it was released last year (the interview was not even conducted back then).

The great extras, including the aforementioned easter egg, make this truly a must buy, especially at the current price at Amazon.

[Nielsb90]

What is the packaging like for "Good Morning"? Slim blue case, or transparent fat-case?

[Patient-X]

Originally Posted by Nielsb90

What is the packaging like for "Good Morning"? Slim blue case, or transparent fat-case?

Transparent and fat

[manicsounds]

With "Bande a part" "Shooting Stars" and "Valentino" being excellent discs, BFI are on a roll.

[rapta]

Originally Posted by manicsounds

With "Bande a part" "Shooting Stars" and "Valentino" being excellent discs, BFI are on a roll.

Slipped a little with Farewell My Concubine - apparently good-but-not-great transfer, minimal extras and NO booklet (very rare for a BFI title). I will get it soon, but I may cancel my pre-order for that and wait for it to drop in price by a few quid (and if not, it's only £10.99).

Definitely keeping my Bande à Part pre-order though, and I may also keep Culloden/The War Game as well but we'll see (I'd prefer to see a review first). Not much beyond that I'm hugely interested in personally, except Symptoms and maybe one of the standalone Clarke titles (can't afford the set).

I sincerely hope The Wages of Fear is still in the works! Fingers crossed Criterion haven't scuppered their plans - I don't imagine so, but you never know.

PS: Shooting Stars sounds great, and I'd buy it sooner if I didn't already have a bunch of silents to get through. Cracked open MoC's Caligari disc the other day and very much enjoyed it!

[manicsounds]

Yes, As the DVDCompare review says, the "Farewell My Concubine" Blu transfer is not so good, but due to the source elements it seems. The review for "Shooting Stars" on the other hand is excellent.

And the Ken Russell sets, expecting those will be great.

[rapta]

Yeah, the DVDBeaver review too. I will still definitely get it - I've never seen the film, and would love to - but will wait a little white first. A shame they couldn't make it more tempting in the extras department.

As for Shooting Stars, I'm glad they released it (I thought they might after it played at LFF). I wonder if they'll ever be able to upgrade A Cottage in Dartmoor? I was interested in the DVD of that but I'd be even happier with a Blu-ray...

[beadelf]

Any word on 'A Taste of Honey' (1961) ever coming to Blu ray? Id assume BFI would be the ones to release it if so?

[BarnDoor]

I notice the Ken Russell sets are down to £17.99 on HMV as well.

[CouncilSpectre]

Shooting Stars is £10.99 at AMZ - insane price

[rapta]

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Next week!

[Foggy]

Can't wait for Goddard.