British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread - Page 175 - Blu-ray Forum

rapta · 10-03-2016, 10:47 PM

Due out next week (pic from Twitter):

PS: and back down to only £10.99 from HMV...

Sifox211 · 10-04-2016, 11:50 AM

Sweet - ordered

robertzombie · 10-04-2016, 03:36 PM

Fopp in Covent Garden has a good chunk of one wall dedicated to BFI at the moment. I picked up Symptoms for £8 today

IanSchultz23 · 10-04-2016, 04:08 PM

Will be filling some gaps there when i'm down for the film festival

rapta · 10-04-2016, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by robertzombie

Fopp in Covent Garden has a good chunk of one wall dedicated to BFI at the moment. I picked up Symptoms for £8 today

Might pop in and pick that one up actually. Did they still have some £6 ones? There are a couple of Cassavetes' I still need.

stepeanut · 10-04-2016, 07:28 PM

I picked up Abel Ferrara's Pasolini for £6, plus Symptoms and The Bed Sitting Room for £8 apiece.

rapta · 10-04-2016, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by stepeanut

I picked up Abel Ferrara's Pasolini for £6, plus Symptoms and The Bed Sitting Room for £8 apiece.

Sounds like it's £8 for DF releases and £6 for Blu-ray only then. Some of them might be cheaper in HMV's 5 for £30/3 for £20 then!

stepeanut · 10-04-2016, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rapta

Sounds like it's £8 for DF releases and £6 for Blu-ray only then. Some of them might be cheaper in HMV's 5 for £30/3 for £20 then!

Not necessarily. There weren't many for £6. Most were £8. A couple on the display stand were just the regular price, e.g. Akenfield at £11. The box sets are all attractively priced, but I have most of them already.

Lots of Ozu titles at £8 apiece. Was tempted, but I just spent a lot in the Arrow sale, so I reigned myself in.

rapta · 10-04-2016, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by stepeanut

Not necessarily. There weren't many for £6. Most were £8. A couple on the display stand were just the regular price, e.g. Akenfield at £11. The box sets are all attractively priced, but I have most of them already.

Lots of Ozu titles at £8 apiece. Was tempted, but I just spent a lot in the Arrow sale, so I reigned myself in.

Took me a little while but I managed to collect all of those. I thought they'd be OOP by now!

Cheers for the heads-up. Think I'll go in anyway just to have a peek and maybe try and get Symptoms (been wanting to see it since it was announced).

WilsonBros · 10-04-2016, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by rapta

Think I'll go in anyway just to have a peek and maybe try and get Symptoms (been wanting to see it since it was announced).

It's definitely worth picking up. A fine, quiet film complemented by almost miraculous work by the BFI.

http://www.dvdactive.com/reviews/dvd/symptoms.html

robertzombie · 10-05-2016, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by WilsonBros

It's definitely worth picking up. A fine, quiet film complemented by almost miraculous work by the BFI.

http://www.dvdactive.com/reviews/dvd/symptoms.html

I'm really looking forward to watching it. I'm putting together a sort of "English Gothic" series for the wife and I to watch over winter:

Death Line
The Wicker Man
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Symptoms
Vampyres
Frightmare
The Shout

Can't wait!

WilsonBros · 10-05-2016, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by robertzombie

I'm really looking forward to watching it. I'm putting together a sort of "English Gothic" series for the wife and I to watch over winter:

Death Line
The Wicker Man
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Symptoms
Vampyres
Frightmare
The Shout

Can't wait!

That is a superb line up!!

You wouldn't be selling tickets, would you..?

TheProf89 · 10-05-2016, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by robertzombie

Fopp in Covent Garden has a good chunk of one wall dedicated to BFI at the moment. I picked up Symptoms for £8 today

Yeah i picked up a few from there and grabbed the festival guide to plan what I want to check out.

senseabove · 10-05-2016, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TheProf89

Yeah i picked up a few from there and grabbed the festival guide to plan what I want to check out.

Just saw a post from BFI on Facebook about the festival, with a still from Nicolette Krebitz's Wild (which has nothing to do with Cheryle Strayed or Reese Witherspoon) as the thumbnail. And this has immediately gotten my hopes up that BFI will release it on Blu... I saw it at the San Francisco Intl. FF and have been disappointed it didn't get picked up for wider distribution there. I suspect there's no direct correlation between a showing at the BFI Film Festival and a release by BFI, but I can dream!

Dickieduvet · 10-06-2016, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robertzombie

I'm really looking forward to watching it. I'm putting together a sort of "English Gothic" series for the wife and I to watch over winter:

Death Line
The Wicker Man
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Symptoms
Vampyres
Frightmare
The Shout

Can't wait!

Fantastic list, could also recommend

The Nightcomers
The Legend Of Hell House
Tower Of Evil
The Asphyx

Fnord Prefect · 10-06-2016, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by robertzombie

I'm really looking forward to watching it. I'm putting together a sort of "English Gothic" series for the wife and I to watch over winter:

Death Line
The Wicker Man
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Symptoms
Vampyres
Frightmare
The Shout

Can't wait!

Dickieduvet's suggestions are great, as is your list.

I'd also recommend Psychomania (a supremely silly movie, but also oddly sinister) and The Blood On Satan's Claw (sort of a more overtly pagan take on Witchfinder General)

oddbox83 · 10-06-2016, 01:22 PM

The Blood on Satan's Claw is the pinnacle of it's sort IMO. As is The Wicker Man.

Ronnie67 · 10-07-2016, 09:00 AM

Just had a dispatch order for Quay Brothers Collection, a blind buy on my behalf.

Garry1958 · 10-08-2016, 02:00 PM

Received the Quay Brothers Blu-ray this morning from Amazon.So anyone who has already had a despatch notice will probably get it before Monday.
This is an incredible set.They are certainly not a poor man's Svankmajer.The Quay Brothers films exist in their own unique universe.There's a macabre,gothic sensibility that Svankmajer never achieved (although I like his films).And at the price this has been going for on pre-order...it's a must-purchase.

Fnord Prefect · 10-08-2016, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by lemoncurry?

I'm not sure I want to receive my dispatch order for this title. I've never seen a Quay Brothers film before so this was a blind buy, but someone somewhere commented that they're a poor man's version of Švankmajer (which I love). Nervous...

The person who called them a poor man's version of Švankmajer is talking out their arse and probably read it on an IMDB message board. Sure they work in very broadly the same field and Švankmajer is a Quay Brothers acknowledged influence on their work but accusing them of plagiarism is just daft.

And as stated above the Quay's do indeed have a more gothic feel than Švankmajer ever managed (ever aimed for?)

10-03-2016, 10:47 PM	#3481
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	Due out next week (pic from Twitter): PS: and back down to only £10.99 from HMV... Last edited by rapta; 10-04-2016 at 11:31 AM.

10-06-2016, 01:22 PM	#3497
oddbox83 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2013 Location:UK	British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread The Blood on Satan's Claw is the pinnacle of it's sort IMO. As is The Wicker Man.

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10-04-2016, 11:50 AM	#3482
Sifox211 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2014 Location:Aberdeen 4K collection:193 Blu-ray collection:1902 DVD collection:503 Trading Score:8	Sweet - ordered

10-04-2016, 03:36 PM	#3483
robertzombie Active Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2016 Location:London, UK 4K collection:32 Blu-ray collection:842 Blu-ray reviews:6	Fopp in Covent Garden has a good chunk of one wall dedicated to BFI at the moment. I picked up Symptoms for £8 today

10-04-2016, 04:08 PM	#3484
IanSchultz23 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2014 4K collection:831 Blu-ray collection:5529 DVD collection:1140 Digital collection:275 iTunes collection:22 Trading Score:1	Will be filling some gaps there when i'm down for the film festival

10-04-2016, 07:28 PM	#3486
stepeanut Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2015 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:1676 Trading Score:6	I picked up Abel Ferrara's Pasolini for £6, plus Symptoms and The Bed Sitting Room for £8 apiece.

10-07-2016, 09:00 AM	#3498
Ronnie67 Active Member Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Paisley, Scotland, UK 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:1755 DVD collection:242 Digital collection:24 Blu-ray reviews:11 Trading Score:1	Just had a dispatch order for Quay Brothers Collection, a blind buy on my behalf.

10-08-2016, 02:00 PM	#3499
Garry1958 Member Member since:Oct 2013	Received the Quay Brothers Blu-ray this morning from Amazon.So anyone who has already had a despatch notice will probably get it before Monday. This is an incredible set.They are certainly not a poor man's Svankmajer.The Quay Brothers films exist in their own unique universe.There's a macabre,gothic sensibility that Svankmajer never achieved (although I like his films).And at the price this has been going for on pre-order...it's a must-purchase.

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