British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread - Page 277 - Blu-ray Forum

Fnord Prefect · 09-04-2019, 02:08 PM

That artwork certainly is very Graham Humphreys. While it hardly screams BFI Flipside on first impressions I like it.

As for the on disc extra films the two I'm unfamiliar with, Out of Step and The Judgement of Albion, both sound more interesting than the two main features. As for Getting it Straight in Notting Hill Gate and The Witch's Fiddle it'll be nice to have good, no doubt HD, transfers of both rather than the versions currently in the BFIPlayer free collection. Hopefully they'll also have found some appropriate royalty free music for the Witch's Fiddle which'll improve the viewing experience tremendously.

Si Parallel Universe · 09-04-2019, 04:08 PM

That is a very interesting set of extras.

Fnord Prefect · 09-04-2019, 09:52 PM

Just occurred to me the Legend of the Witches / Secret Rites disc appears to have lost the Maxine Sanders interview and Legend commentary track. Despite not being a fan of her ex-husband this is a shame as no doubt she'd have had some interesting and unique information and anecdotes to add.

Fnord Prefect · 09-06-2019, 01:53 PM

Had a feeling this was on it's way to home video sooner rather than later but nice to have confirmation. Though with my memory there's every chance someone confirmed this release several months back on this very thread and I've just forgotten...

Bait (Mark Jenkins) due 20th January 2020:

https://shop.bfi.org.uk/pre-order-ba...t-edition.html

I'll second Mark Kermode's recommendation that this'll make a great double bill with Paul Wright's "Arcadia" (https://shop.bfi.org.uk/pre-order-arcadia-dvd.html - DVD only alas but well worth seeing)

magnetiques · 09-07-2019, 08:35 PM

it finally happened, picked up a couple of title in the offer and completely forgot i already had them (one of them in the cellophane, no less)

jcmw98 · 09-08-2019, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by magnetiques

it finally happened, picked up a couple of title in the offer and completely forgot i already had them (one of them in the cellophane, no less)

what happened? has the BOGOF sale started?

rapta · 09-08-2019, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jcmw98

what happened? has the BOGOF sale started?

Not in my local it hasn't. Think it starts tomorrow (and the Arrow Academy one finishes today).

Garry1958 · 09-08-2019, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rapta

Not in my local it hasn't. Think it starts tomorrow (and the Arrow Academy one finishes today).

Yes,they were removing the Arrow Academy titles from the shelves today (shortly before closing) in the Manchester HMV,and replacing them with BFI blu-rays....

justwannaboogie · 09-08-2019, 04:30 PM

Not in my local yet either and still sod all stock, barely half a shelf of BFI titles.

CavebobSpongeman · 09-09-2019, 11:21 AM

Fopp Edinburgh have just posted pics of what's on offer (there might be more).
https://twitter.com/FoppEdinburgh/st...783186433?s=09

johnlennon696 · 09-09-2019, 11:26 AM

I might see if my local HMV has The Black Panther. Doubt it though.

BarnDoor · 09-09-2019, 11:34 AM

I can't see Room at the Top in any of the various Fopp pics on twitter - is it definitely included? I'd be tempted to pair that with Napoleon if my local HMV has the latter. Does anyone know how much Napoleon usually is in HMV/Fopp?

gouryella · 09-09-2019, 12:52 PM

Didn't see Room At The Top or The Caretaker in mine. Picked up How I Won The War and Mr Topaze which gives me an up-to-date Flipside Collection.

Was considering People On Sunday but nothing else stood out to pair it with so left it for now.

jcmw98 · 09-09-2019, 04:37 PM

I want to get the Kurosawa samurai collection but would have nothing to pair it with sadly. Probably going to grab a bunch of flipside releases and Life is Sweet.

justwannaboogie · 09-09-2019, 04:46 PM

Just picked up Madame de..., Distant Voices, Still Lives and then threw in the Breaking Bad complete series for £12

They had The Caretaker but no Room at the Top, no doubt I'll go back for more soon.

jackranderson · 09-09-2019, 05:27 PM

Got a few titles today but as expected no Clarke box set! Don’t even recall seeing that set at a HMV.

bengb96 · 09-09-2019, 05:34 PM

Don't know whether to get the Wernor Herzog collection or not, don't really want any of the other boxsets since I already have the Kurosawa collection. Seems too good to pass up for technically £27.50 each. Can anyone recommend any of the other boxsets?

revoloution · 09-09-2019, 05:42 PM

Can anyone recommend any BFI titles? I'm looking for some genre films or any from the Middle East (Iran, Turkey, Egypt)

rapta · 09-09-2019, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by BarnDoor

I can't see Room at the Top in any of the various Fopp pics on twitter - is it definitely included? I'd be tempted to pair that with Napoleon if my local HMV has the latter. Does anyone know how much Napoleon usually is in HMV/Fopp?

Room at the Top was not in the offer in my local. In fact it was distinctly displayed outside of the other BFI titles and was £15.99 (not even in the 2 for £25 offer). I definitely would've got it if it had been BOGOF!

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Originally Posted by gouryella

Didn't see Room At The Top or The Caretaker in mine. Picked up How I Won The War and Mr Topaze which gives me an up-to-date Flipside Collection.

Was considering People On Sunday but nothing else stood out to pair it with so left it for now.

I enquired about The Caretaker but it wasn't in stock, and also Mr Topaze which also wasn't. They're going to order them into store for me though!

I picked up these four for £29.98:

Might have gone for Bergman: A Year in the Life but it was £29.99, and same for Heat and Dust which was £19.99. I think Maurice was the same price as the latter but I already bought that from HMV recently for £9.99, so annoyingly I could've waited and got Heat and Dust with it. Oh well...

Seems to be a bit random what is and isn't in the offer - I saw on Twitter that How I Won the War was in the BOGOF but it wasn't in my store I don't think. I also didn't notice any copies of the following which I would've got: The Blood of Hussain, Napoleon, J'Accuse, Three Films by Ken Loach, Film/Notfilm, Minute Bodies: The Intimate World of F. Percy, Blue Black Permanent, Red White and Zero and The Phantom of the Opera. I think I only saw one of the Chaplin sets too (can't remember which one exactly).

jackranderson · 09-09-2019, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bengb96

Don't know whether to get the Wernor Herzog collection or not, don't really want any of the other boxsets since I already have the Kurosawa collection. Seems too good to pass up for technically £27.50 each. Can anyone recommend any of the other boxsets?

The Robbe Grillet box-set is pretty great, although I need to delve further. Other than that, I didn’t see any box-set part of the offer that was over £30, perhaps buy 2 Herzog sets and sell one?

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09-04-2019, 02:08 PM	#5521
Fnord Prefect Banned Top contributor Member since:Jul 2015 Location:Isle of Albion Blu-ray collection:924 Trading Score:9	That artwork certainly is very Graham Humphreys. While it hardly screams BFI Flipside on first impressions I like it. As for the on disc extra films the two I'm unfamiliar with, Out of Step and The Judgement of Albion, both sound more interesting than the two main features. As for Getting it Straight in Notting Hill Gate and The Witch's Fiddle it'll be nice to have good, no doubt HD, transfers of both rather than the versions currently in the BFIPlayer free collection. Hopefully they'll also have found some appropriate royalty free music for the Witch's Fiddle which'll improve the viewing experience tremendously.

09-04-2019, 04:08 PM	#5522
Si Parallel Universe Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2015 Location:A Parallel Universe Somewhere 4K collection:136 Blu-ray collection:3086 DVD collection:395 Blu-ray reviews: 9 Trading Score:1	That is a very interesting set of extras.

09-04-2019, 09:52 PM	#5523
Fnord Prefect Banned Top contributor Member since:Jul 2015 Location:Isle of Albion Blu-ray collection:924 Trading Score:9	Just occurred to me the Legend of the Witches / Secret Rites disc appears to have lost the Maxine Sanders interview and Legend commentary track. Despite not being a fan of her ex-husband this is a shame as no doubt she'd have had some interesting and unique information and anecdotes to add.

09-06-2019, 01:53 PM	#5524
Fnord Prefect Banned Top contributor Member since:Jul 2015 Location:Isle of Albion Blu-ray collection:924 Trading Score:9	Had a feeling this was on it's way to home video sooner rather than later but nice to have confirmation. Though with my memory there's every chance someone confirmed this release several months back on this very thread and I've just forgotten... Bait (Mark Jenkins) due 20th January 2020: https://shop.bfi.org.uk/pre-order-ba...t-edition.html I'll second Mark Kermode's recommendation that this'll make a great double bill with Paul Wright's "Arcadia" (https://shop.bfi.org.uk/pre-order-arcadia-dvd.html - DVD only alas but well worth seeing)

09-07-2019, 08:35 PM	#5525
magnetiques Senior Member Member since:Mar 2017	it finally happened, picked up a couple of title in the offer and completely forgot i already had them (one of them in the cellophane, no less)

09-08-2019, 04:30 PM	#5529
justwannaboogie Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2018 Location:Norwich, UK	Not in my local yet either and still sod all stock, barely half a shelf of BFI titles.

09-09-2019, 11:21 AM	#5530
CavebobSpongeman Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2015	Fopp Edinburgh have just posted pics of what's on offer (there might be more). https://twitter.com/FoppEdinburgh/st...783186433?s=09

09-09-2019, 11:26 AM	#5531
johnlennon696 Power Member Member since:Jun 2018 Location:West Midlands, UK	I might see if my local HMV has The Black Panther. Doubt it though.

09-09-2019, 11:34 AM	#5532
BarnDoor Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 4K collection:343 Blu-ray collection:6017 Trading Score:3	I can't see Room at the Top in any of the various Fopp pics on twitter - is it definitely included? I'd be tempted to pair that with Napoleon if my local HMV has the latter. Does anyone know how much Napoleon usually is in HMV/Fopp?

09-09-2019, 12:52 PM	#5533
gouryella Special Member Member since:Jul 2015 Location:UK Trading Score:2	Didn't see Room At The Top or The Caretaker in mine. Picked up How I Won The War and Mr Topaze which gives me an up-to-date Flipside Collection. Was considering People On Sunday but nothing else stood out to pair it with so left it for now.

09-09-2019, 04:37 PM	#5534
jcmw98 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2017 Location:Wales 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:698 DVD collection:207 Trading Score:1	I want to get the Kurosawa samurai collection but would have nothing to pair it with sadly. Probably going to grab a bunch of flipside releases and Life is Sweet.

09-09-2019, 04:46 PM	#5535
justwannaboogie Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2018 Location:Norwich, UK	Just picked up Madame de..., Distant Voices, Still Lives and then threw in the Breaking Bad complete series for £12 They had The Caretaker but no Room at the Top, no doubt I'll go back for more soon.

09-09-2019, 05:27 PM	#5536
jackranderson Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2019 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:205 Blu-ray collection:1682 DVD collection:79	Got a few titles today but as expected no Clarke box set! Don’t even recall seeing that set at a HMV.

09-09-2019, 05:34 PM	#5537
bengb96 Member Member since:Aug 2019 Location:U.K. 4K collection:23 Blu-ray collection:104	Don't know whether to get the Wernor Herzog collection or not, don't really want any of the other boxsets since I already have the Kurosawa collection. Seems too good to pass up for technically £27.50 each. Can anyone recommend any of the other boxsets?

09-09-2019, 05:42 PM	#5538
revoloution Senior Member Member since:Mar 2010 Trading Score:6	Can anyone recommend any BFI titles? I'm looking for some genre films or any from the Middle East (Iran, Turkey, Egypt)

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