British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread

[Fnord Prefect]

Also got the four most recent Flipside releases for £8.29 postpaid:
https://www.base.com/fsearch.htm?q=bfi&filter=a%3a2%3a2

And The Crying Game for £9.49 postpaid:
https://www.base.com/buy/product/the...c-bfib1255.htm

Here's the full selection including The Glass Shield, Odds Against Tomorrow and Valentino for £8.29 plus new releases for £13.79:
https://www.base.com/fsearch.htm?search=bfi

[drb124]

Originally Posted by Fnord Prefect

Also got the four most recent Flipside releases for £8.29 postpaid:
https://www.base.com/fsearch.htm?q=bfi&filter=a%3a2%3a2

And The Crying Game for £9.49 postpaid:
https://www.base.com/buy/product/the...c-bfib1255.htm

Here's the full selection including The Glass Shield, Odds Against Tomorrow and Valentino for £8.29 plus new releases for £13.79:
https://www.base.com/fsearch.htm?search=bfi

I was lucky to get in before Amazon raised the prices again. Just a little less expensive than base.com's prices once you factor in shipping to the US.

[sjt]

Most of these titles are available in Fopp for £6

[drb124]

I am looking at picking up the BFI release of Cry of the City to supplement my Kino US release as it appears to be a superior encode with bfi not trying to cram everything on a BD25. Would anyone know the page length of the included booklet?

[sjt]

I don't have it immediately to hand, but as I recall it's not extensive, perhaps around a dozen pages or so. Hope this helps.

[drb124]

Originally Posted by sjt

I don't have it immediately to hand, but as I recall it's not extensive, perhaps around a dozen pages or so. Hope this helps.

Thanks. I was just curious, as it also has an additional commentary and a video essay if I recall. So I would likely pick it up either way. I would clean up on that Fopp sale if I was in the UK.

[Sifox211]

Base also have El Sur for £7.69.

[CouncilSpectre]

Originally Posted by sjt

Most of these titles are available in Fopp for £6

Great if you're near a Fopp....

[KrugerIndustrial]

Originally Posted by drb124

I am looking at picking up the BFI release of Cry of the City to supplement my Kino US release as it appears to be a superior encode with bfi not trying to cram everything on a BD25. Would anyone know the page length of the included booklet?

You could read the site review.

Booklet - 12-page illustrated booklet featuring Frank Krutnik's essay "Revisiting Cry of the City" and technical credits

[drb124]

Originally Posted by KrugerIndustrial

You could read the site review.

I looked at the review. Somehow I completely missed that. Thanks.

[ParisTexan]

Originally Posted by sjt

Most of these titles are available in Fopp for £6

I work at Fopp and no they aren't. The £6 titles are the same as the ones in HMV's 5 for £30. The other Flipsides are £8, not £6, and everything else is more than that.

[sjt]

The four Flipsides I bought there last week, some of which had been mentioned, were all £6

[drb124]

I placed an order for El Sur and Cry of the City from Base.com. I believe they were £7.69 each. Thanks for the heads up about these being on sale.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

Has anyone ordered the Chaplin Essanay set from Amazon recently? Is it still coming with the slip?

Ordered it last week and it came with the slipcover. Same art as the case though, so I flung it in the recycle bin.

[Fnord Prefect]

Orchard End Murder pre-order added to HMV's 2 blu-rays for £25 offer:

http://store.hmv.com/film-tv/blu-ray...ard-end-murder

[Si Parallel Universe]

I love these little British oddities.

[Foggy]

Yeah I caught a clip of it on their Facebook page and seemed like something up my street. Sleepy and rough around the edges but definably British.

[Si Parallel Universe]

I find it infinitely interesting that whole cultural under current that passed just close enough to the radar to not go completely un-noticed and now is fondly remembered was a successful way of portraying the ordinary population in a very non mundane way.

It's what the flipside range has managed to do very successfully , films like Deep End and Bronco Bullfrog much less stilted than previous portrayals and hold the interest so enchantingly.

[rapta]

Looks like BFI are reissuing Rossellini's The War Trilogy, for those that missed out before: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B073LK1N12

Slightly surprising, since they advertised it as Limited Edition and even numbered it, but there you go!

[Si Parallel Universe]

Originally Posted by rapta

Looks like BFI are reissuing Rossellini's The War Trilogy, for those that missed out before: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B073LK1N12

Slightly surprising, since they advertised it as Limited Edition and even numbered it, but there you go!

They did this with some DVD box sets notably 'Shadows Of Progress' which was fetching silly money on auction sites and amazon but I think the re-issues lost something from them might have been a booklet.