British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by CrockettandTubbs

I wondered about the orange box version from rarewaves...

Was that a pre-release mock up or something?

Zavvi’s OOS listing uses the same image

[kristoffer]

Since a remaster of Tokyo Story is not out can we expect a remaster (CC Master) of Seven Samurai?!

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by Aclea

Whirlpool and Fallen Angel were in line for restoration but seem to have fallen off the restoration schedule as per The Iron Horse. After waiting several years for Fox to restore The Quiller Memorandum - extremely well, as it happened - and with the label coming to the end of its planned ten year run (something agreed long before Nick Redman's passing), they put out Whirlpool with a better encode of the old master but Angel fell off the schedule.

Now that the licences are expiring, Disney will probably get round to okaying the restorations of Whirlpool and Fallen Angel...

Do you think that there is any chance that The Iron Horse could get back on the restoration schedule or is it pretty much a hopeless cause at this point? I remember how happy I was when TT announced they were going to release The Iron Horse, so much so that I was going to order it Day 1 but then that excitement turned to disappointment when they announced that it was cancelled. Yes, I still have the 2-disc DVD released by Fox of it which will have to suffice if it doesn't ever make it to BluRay.

[Yami]

Originally Posted by kristoffer

Since a remaster of Tokyo Story is not out can we expect a remaster (CC Master) of Seven Samurai?!

No; as far as I'm aware, there hasn't been a new restoration released in Japan?

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

Do you think that there is any chance that The Iron Horse could get back on the restoration schedule or is it pretty much a hopeless cause at this point? I remember how happy I was when TT announced they were going to release The Iron Horse, so much so that I was going to order it Day 1 but then that excitement turned to disappointment when they announced that it was cancelled. Yes, I still have the 2-disc DVD released by Fox of it which will have to suffice if it doesn't ever make it to BluRay.

Disney have a good record for restoring titles, so it probably will be eventually, but with them refusing to even renew existing licences for Fox titles I doubt we'll ever see a Blu.

[Yami]

Originally Posted by Aclea

Disney have a good record for restoring titles, so it probably will be eventually, but with them refusing to even renew existing licences for Fox titles I doubt we'll ever see a Blu.

And I'll eat my hat if those 4K Borzage and Ford restorations ever show up on Disney Plus either! But you never know

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by Aclea

Disney have a good record for restoring titles, so it probably will be eventually, but with them refusing to even renew existing licences for Fox titles I doubt we'll ever see a Blu.

That's what I thought, The Iron Horse being cancelled and not likely to ever seen BluRay is probably the biggest disappointment for me or well the second after Roman Holiday not making it to BluRay but that's another discussion for another day.

[justwannaboogie]

Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

That's what I thought, The Iron Horse being cancelled and not likely to ever seen BluRay is probably the biggest disappointment for me or well the second after Roman Holiday not making it to BluRay but that's another discussion for another day.

I recently relented and bought the MoC DVD of the Iron Horse. So expect a Blu-ray any day now!

[Erasmus Craven]

Judgement At Nuremberg is currently at £9.79 at Base.com

https://www.base.com/buy/product/jud...c-bfib1370.htm

Emir Kustica's Underground £7.99

https://www.base.com/buy/product/und...c-bfib1227.htm

[BarnDoor]

And Betrayed down to £7.99.

[baloobas]

Does anyone know why Ryan’s Daughter has never been released on Bluray?
There’s a Spanish bootleg but nothing else.
2020 is the 50th anniversary so would have been a perfect time to release one.

[gap]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

What’s wrong with the booklet?

They now have a different listing of Rossellini/Bergman up for £9.48! Essanay and Mutual Comedies down to the same price

There is very little writing about the films. I was expecting to read more than a page and a half on Fallen Angel (and it was especially annoying that some of that was plot synopsis).

[Mattmck99]

Originally Posted by Erasmus Craven

Judgement At Nuremberg is currently at £9.79 at Base.com

https://www.base.com/buy/product/jud...c-bfib1370.htm

Thanks for the heads up!

[Stoicdelon]

Originally Posted by Arrowheadrevisited

Should it be of interest, the Otto Preminger Collection is currently on eBay (Rarewaves-outlet) for £16.78 delivered. 9 left at time of posting.

Grabbed one! Thanks.

[StarDestroyer52]

Also went ahead and grabbed the BFI version of Odds Against Tomorrow. The extras sold me on it. There are three more BFI titles I am thinking of get not today but down the road which are Gaslight 1940, Beat the Devil, and Separate Tables. I know the BFI version of Gaslight is the one to get, but comments on the other two? I bought the Kino Blu of Separate Tables in their While Supplies Last sale, but if the PQ looks better on the BFI I may double dip or get it for the Burt Lancaster interview.

[BarnDoor]

Just noticed Cyrano de Bergerac is £9.47 at MusicMagpie. Not sure how long this has been the case, but here's a link in any case:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cyrano-De...U/293487176416

[CrockettandTubbs]

Originally Posted by fatboyslim142

Stromboli is CUT & ONLY has one version of said film.

Not too bothered about that - it's for 12 seconds of animal cruelty which I can do without.

Shame about the other version not being there, though.

There's another 10 in stock for £9.48 at rarewaves-outlet on Ebay (just ordered a copy)

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by CrockettandTubbs

Not too bothered about that - it's for 12 seconds of animal cruelty which I can do without.

Shame about the other version not being there, though.

There's another 10 in stock for £9.48 at rarewaves-outlet on Ebay (just ordered a copy)

Can't get over how good a deal £2.37 per film (or £3.16 per disc) is!

The only shared extras seem to be "Living & Departed" 2013 visual essay by Tag Gallagher and "My Dad is 100 Years Old" 2005 short film by Guy Maddin

Plus 2 versions of Journey to Italy on the UK compared to US.

The film selections diverge from the US too - Europe '51 is exclusive to the US; Fear and The Machine That Kills Bad People exclusive to the UK.

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Just noticed Cyrano de Bergerac is £9.47 at MusicMagpie. Not sure how long this has been the case, but here's a link in any case:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cyrano-De...U/293487176416

And £9.15 at Hive for those who want to support them after being such good eggs by honoring the great Indicator misprice weekend:

https://www.hive.co.uk/product/Cyran..._campaign=1063

[nitin]

Btw re the Bergman/Rossellini set, the biggest issue is that Journey to Italy has obviously crushed blacks and I don’t think any amount of tinkering at the user end can uncrush them.

Also has the IMHO inferior Italian language version of Stromboli only.