British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread - Page 150 - Blu-ray Forum

Vidya · 11-28-2015, 09:53 PM

Anybody manage to get a copy of The Birth of a Nation? It's currently out of stock on amazon.

Opdef · 11-28-2015, 10:01 PM

Yeah I got a copy last week. I've got the MoC version too and the BFI upgrade is considerable, if not revolutionary.

Dan8700 · 11-29-2015, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Rich Pure Doom

Damn, already back out of stock.

Sorry.

huntauk · 11-29-2015, 12:24 PM

Ordered the Preminger set last night and shipped this morning, so its in stock. Lets see what condition it arrives in. However the Herzog set came ok from zavvi last year.

Willms · 11-29-2015, 02:50 PM

My Preminger set also shipped this moring. If it is packaged the same way as my Rossellini set (also from Zavvi), it should be fine.

CouncilSpectre · 11-29-2015, 06:34 PM

Bill Morrison collection - £19.99 on Zavvi

http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/the-bil.../11082380.html

rapta · 11-29-2015, 09:24 PM

Yeah, tempted to get the Bill Morrison one but wondering whether it might drop in price again sometime? I doubt it's a huge seller. It definitely looks like it could even be the best box set from the BFI this year (other than Dreyer). Certainly the best packaging of all their box sets to date.

So yeah, might go for it but then again the Preminger and Rossellini sets are a similar price. I'm bad at making decisions like this...and am a little put off by Zavvi's dodgy shipping record. They're a huge headache to return things to. It took me over a month to return something to them earlier in the year (it arrived smashed to pieces).

Vidya · 11-30-2015, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Opdef

Yeah I got a copy last week. I've got the MoC version too and the BFI upgrade is considerable, if not revolutionary.

Wow. I think I'll order it in that case. I too have the Eureka release and have been waiting for comparisons to surface but if it is a considerable upgrade as you say that gives me more confidence to buy now. Thanks for the reponse.

CouncilSpectre · 11-30-2015, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by rapta

Yeah, tempted to get the Bill Morrison one but wondering whether it might drop in price again sometime? I doubt it's a huge seller. It definitely looks like it could even be the best box set from the BFI this year (other than Dreyer). Certainly the best packaging of all their box sets to date.

So yeah, might go for it but then again the Preminger and Rossellini sets are a similar price. I'm bad at making decisions like this...and am a little put off by Zavvi's dodgy shipping record. They're a huge headache to return things to. It took me over a month to return something to them earlier in the year (it arrived smashed to pieces).

Can't argue with that. Ordering from Zavvi is always an exercise in Russian Roulette!

Opdef · 11-30-2015, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vidya

Wow. I think I'll order it in that case. I too have the Eureka release and have been waiting for comparisons to surface but if it is a considerable upgrade as you say that gives me more confidence to buy now. Thanks for the reponse.

No worries. And incidentally, the extensive extras are almost all different from the MoC version (including The Coward, a 69-minute silent from 1911), making the cost more palatable. I doubt you'll be disappointed!

CelestialAgent · 12-06-2015, 09:33 PM

Rossellini War Trilogy down to £19.99 on Zavvi for Monday only (£5 off if you spend more than £50)
http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/the-ros.../11040688.html

nitin · 12-07-2015, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Rossellini War Trilogy down to £19.99 on Zavvi for Monday only (£5 off if you spend more than £50)
http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/the-ros.../11040688.html

it was 17.99 last week so I imagine they have lots of stock to get rid of or something. Either way it's a bargain IMHO.

Erasmus Craven · 12-07-2015, 10:36 AM

The Otto Preminger collection once again down to £24.99 over at Zavvi. The two Rossellini sets are £19.99 each. There's also a £5.00 coupon (MANIC5) for orders over £50, valid only today.

ravenus · 12-09-2015, 04:02 PM

Today I saw Classe Tous Risques, a solid crime film by Claude Sautet, starring 2 terrific stars Lino Ventura and Jean-Paul Belmondo. While in some ways the film shares connections with Jean-Pierre Melville's gangster movies, here lead character Ventura has family and his actions are often dictated by their welfare. Very nicely done, highly recommended to genre fans. The transfer on the BFI blu is terrific, with deep contrast and fine filmic texture. There's a decent documentary on the career of Lino Ventura featuring many of his colleagues and friends.

nitin · 12-10-2015, 03:45 AM

it's also quite different in style to what Melville achieved, parts of it reminded me more of Jacques Becker's Touchez Pas Au Grisbi (blu please).

djvaso · 12-10-2015, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by nitin

it's also quite different in style to what Melville achieved, parts of it reminded me more of Jacques Becker's Touchez Pas Au Grisbi (blu please).

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Touch...Blu-ray/73663/

Gerby · 12-10-2015, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by djvaso

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Touch...Blu-ray/73663/

Doesn't look to be any English subs on that release. I'd love an English friendly release along with Becker's 'Le Trou'.

easydreamer · 12-10-2015, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Gerby

Doesn't look to be any English subs on that release. I'd love an English friendly release along with Becker's 'Le Trou'.

Both of these were released in Japan, licensed from StudioCanal. Since the HD masters are available for them, they should be released English-friendly one day, just like A Woman Is a Woman & Alphaville.

Gerby · 12-10-2015, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by easydreamer

Both of these were released in Japan, licensed from StudioCanal. Since the HD masters are available for them, they should be released English-friendly one day, just like A Woman Is a Woman & Alphaville.

Studio Canal did a region B release of Becker's 'Casque D'or' as well which is a very good release.

Vakulinchuk · 12-31-2015, 09:27 AM

Well, would you believe my luck... bought the Soviet Influence vol.1 from Amazon this December and it's not a V2.

I sent an email to Ben Stoddart at BFI, hope the replacement program is still on.

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11-28-2015, 09:53 PM	#2981
Vidya Senior Member Member since:Nov 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	Anybody manage to get a copy of The Birth of a Nation? It's currently out of stock on amazon.

11-28-2015, 10:01 PM	#2982
Opdef Senior Member Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Shropshire, England Blu-ray collection:659	Yeah I got a copy last week. I've got the MoC version too and the BFI upgrade is considerable, if not revolutionary.

11-29-2015, 12:24 PM	#2984
huntauk Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2010 4K collection:356 Blu-ray collection:752	Ordered the Preminger set last night and shipped this morning, so its in stock. Lets see what condition it arrives in. However the Herzog set came ok from zavvi last year.

11-29-2015, 02:50 PM	#2985
Willms Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Oslo, Norway 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1677	My Preminger set also shipped this moring. If it is packaged the same way as my Rossellini set (also from Zavvi), it should be fine.

11-29-2015, 06:34 PM	#2986
CouncilSpectre Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2013 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:900 Blu-ray collection:7092 DVD collection:881 iTunes collection:13 Prime collection:107 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:24	Bill Morrison collection - £19.99 on Zavvi http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/the-bil.../11082380.html

11-29-2015, 09:24 PM	#2987
rapta Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Hants, UK 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:5438 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:7	Yeah, tempted to get the Bill Morrison one but wondering whether it might drop in price again sometime? I doubt it's a huge seller. It definitely looks like it could even be the best box set from the BFI this year (other than Dreyer). Certainly the best packaging of all their box sets to date. So yeah, might go for it but then again the Preminger and Rossellini sets are a similar price. I'm bad at making decisions like this...and am a little put off by Zavvi's dodgy shipping record. They're a huge headache to return things to. It took me over a month to return something to them earlier in the year (it arrived smashed to pieces).

12-06-2015, 09:33 PM	#2991
CelestialAgent Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Aug 2015 Location:Norwich 4K collection:133 Blu-ray collection:2172 DVD collection:659 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:1	Rossellini War Trilogy down to £19.99 on Zavvi for Monday only (£5 off if you spend more than £50) http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/the-ros.../11040688.html

12-07-2015, 10:36 AM	#2993
Erasmus Craven Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Switzerland Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:1	The Otto Preminger collection once again down to £24.99 over at Zavvi. The two Rossellini sets are £19.99 each. There's also a £5.00 coupon (MANIC5) for orders over £50, valid only today.

12-09-2015, 04:02 PM	#2994
ravenus Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:India Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:1200 DVD collection:144 Blu-ray reviews: 184 Trading Score:8	Today I saw Classe Tous Risques, a solid crime film by Claude Sautet, starring 2 terrific stars Lino Ventura and Jean-Paul Belmondo. While in some ways the film shares connections with Jean-Pierre Melville's gangster movies, here lead character Ventura has family and his actions are often dictated by their welfare. Very nicely done, highly recommended to genre fans. The transfer on the BFI blu is terrific, with deep contrast and fine filmic texture. There's a decent documentary on the career of Lino Ventura featuring many of his colleagues and friends.

12-10-2015, 03:45 AM	#2995
nitin Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Trading Score:9	it's also quite different in style to what Melville achieved, parts of it reminded me more of Jacques Becker's Touchez Pas Au Grisbi (blu please).

12-31-2015, 09:27 AM	#3000
Vakulinchuk Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Italy Blu-ray collection:1161 DVD collection:41	Well, would you believe my luck... bought the Soviet Influence vol.1 from Amazon this December and it's not a V2. I sent an email to Ben Stoddart at BFI, hope the replacement program is still on.

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