British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by 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.

It's owned by Warner Bros. You'll need to ask Warner Archive, but I would imagine that they're working on a restoration for it that isn't ready yet.

[Yami]

But if you believe Warner Archive, it seems like they're working on just about every unreleased Warner title simultaneously. Forever...

Yes, I'm bitter about The Crowd, The Wind and Greed.

[Yami]

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)

Thanks for the heads up on this, I never got round to either the BFI or the Criterion versions at time of release because they both seemed imperfect...

But it's now only £7.66 at Rarewaves and, with 10% off a first order, £6.90 for even a compromised set of 4 Rossellini films feels like a huge bargain

[Modman]

Originally Posted by Aclea

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

All for supporting Hive but for those interested in price alone it's £7.66 at Rarewaves website and that's without the 10% off for first time buyers.

https://www.rarewaves.com/products/5...400c431b&_ss=r

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by Yami

Thanks for the heads up on this, I never got round to either the BFI or the Criterion versions at time of release because they both seemed imperfect...

But it's now only £7.66 at Rarewaves and, with 10% off a first order, £6.90 for even a compromised set of 4 Rossellini films feels like a huge bargain

Okay next time I'm double check Rarewaves' website before going for their eBay! It would be good if I could cancel my eBay order and reorder, but they don't really give you a good way to do that.

They also have the Preminger set for a little over £14.

https://www.rarewaves.com/products/5...34c00749&_ss=r

[Sifox211]

Rarewaves have a lot of bargain BFIs, including some recent releases like Hair, Yentl, Film Not Film and Carmen Jones for £7.66.

This is also the cheapest I've seen this set -

Chaplin - Essanay Films £7.66

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by Sifox211

Rarewaves have a lot of bargain BFIs, including some recent releases like Hair, Yentl, Film Not Film and Carmen Jones for £7.66.

This is also the cheapest I've seen this set -

Chaplin - Essanay Films £7.66

The Best of British Transport Film - £7.66 https://www.rarewaves.com/products/5...e699942e&_ss=r

[Elliot Coen]

Originally Posted by Modman

All for supporting Hive but for those interested in price alone it's £7.66 at Rarewaves website and that's without the 10% off for first time buyers.

https://www.rarewaves.com/products/5...400c431b&_ss=r

What is the 10% discount code for first time buyers? I can't locate it anywhere

[Modman]

Originally Posted by Elliot Coen

What is the 10% discount code for first time buyers? I can't locate it anywhere

A small subscribe window popped up, I guess for a newsletter, tapped in my email address and they sent me a code.

[CelestialAgent]

Btw, having an explore of the website and they have some £2.05 Blu-rays if you want to add anything else to your order - Kill List, Remainder, £2.12 (Red Hill), £2.33 (Remember Me), £2.39 (ACAB, Griff the Invisible, Set Fire to the Stars), £2.40 (Kill Your Friends, Logan Lucky, Better Call Saul), £2.44 (Carlos the Jackal), £2.48 (Frozen 2010), £2.68 (Dheepan, Free Fire), £2.75 ('71), £2.75 (The Beatles: The Touring Years, Mon roi, The Commuter, Outside the Law, Tinkey Tailor Soldier Spy, £2.82 (The Wall, £2.89 (The BFG), £3.10 (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy steelbook, Hell or High Water, Peter Rabbit), £3.37 (The Dark Tower steelbook), £3.44 (Boyz n the Hood), £3.45 (Thunderball, Fast and Furious 8, Storm Warriors, True Blood, Dead Ringers), £3.59 (The World is Not Enough, For Your Eyes Only), £3.79 (Sea of Love, Dunkirk, Gattaca, Better Call Saul steelbook), £3.80 (The Jungle Book, Pete's Dragon, Christopher Robin, The Ghoul, Close Encounters), £3.84 (The Rocket, Kills on Wheels), £4.07 (Brimstone), £4.15 (Big, A Monster Calls, The Girl on the Train, Detroit, The Princess of Montpensier, The Bourne Legacy steelbook), £4.35 (Manina The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter), £4.49 (Cell 211, I'm So Excited, Louder Than Bombs, £4.50 (All in Good Time, Selma, The Limehouse Golem, Sophie's Choice, Evil Dead, £5 (Detective Dee, War of the Arrows, The Final Master) £5.03 (The Tiger, £5.05 (The Lion King/Frozen Big Sleeve), £5.09 (Paterson), £5.12 (Bugsy Malone), £5.13 (Dr. No), £5.19 (Eastern Boys), £5.20 (The Sign of Four), £5.26 (The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp), £5.54 (Finding Forrester), £5.66 (Shirley: Visions of Reality)

Just go on the Blu-ray section and sort low to high. Plenty of cheap Danish imports like Good Time, The Sisters Brothers, Tootsie, The Age of Innocence, The Fisher King, Blue Thunder, Grand Prix, The Omega Man, Mutiny on the Bounty, The Kindergarten Teacher, Blaze, Black Rain, M*A*S*H, Pleasantville, Grumpy Old Men, Evil Dead: Extended Cut and a About A Boy/Bridget Jones Diary/Anna Karenina/Atonement/Pride & Prejudice boxset as well

[Aclea]

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[justwannaboogie]

John Huston's Moulin Rouge is also £7.66 or £6.89 at rarewaves with the code.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Okay next time I'm double check Rarewaves' website before going for their eBay! It would be good if I could cancel my eBay order and reorder, but they don't really give you a good way to do that.

Didn't realize they had their own web shop. I've bought things from them via the Amazon Marketplace before. I just ordered two (non-BFI titles) from them on eBay. Oddly enough, only one of them is in their web shop. But I've bookmarked them, and will buy from them directly in the future. No sense in them having to pay a vig to eBay or Amazon.

The two I ordered from eBay: Eureka's The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse and 88 Films' Miracles: The Canton Godfather. Their listings make it look like they have the limited O-sleeves on both, so here's hoping. If not, c'est la vie; the O-sleeves on both are sold out at their respective labels' sites anyway. Miracles was the one they didn't have in their web shop.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by Sifox211

Rarewaves have a lot of bargain BFIs, including some recent releases like Hair, Yentl, Film Not Film and Carmen Jones for £7.66.

This is also the cheapest I've seen this set -

Chaplin - Essanay Films £7.66

Thanks for sharing. I grabbed this up right away albeit from their eBay shop since via Rarewaves direct the shipping was $6 while at eBay it was free. Grabbed it for a little under $14 when the Flicker Alley version would've set me back $50 USD.

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by jayembee

The two I ordered from eBay: Eureka's The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse and 88 Films' Miracles: The Canton Godfather. Their listings make it look like they have the limited O-sleeves on both, so here's hoping. If not, c'est la vie; the O-sleeves on both are sold out at their respective labels' sites anyway. Miracles was the one they didn't have in their web shop.

I just feel like the Thousand Eyes O-card would mean it wouldn't match with the other Mabuse films so I'm not so bothered!

[Sifox211]

I'm still hoping for a later-on steelbook, like they did with Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

[kristoffer]

Originally Posted by Yami

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

So did CC make their own remaster? I know a 4K master has been made in Japan, but not released on any format
http://www.neonmarquee.com/neontalks.../seven-samurai
BFI had the thetherical release : https://www.bfi.org.uk/distribution/node/3589

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by kristoffer

So did CC make their own remaster? I know a 4K master has been made in Japan, but not released on any format
http://www.neonmarquee.com/neontalks.../seven-samurai
BFI had the thetherical release : https://www.bfi.org.uk/distribution/node/3589

I wonder if Criterion are saving it for a future Kurosawa box set like they did with the Bergman set.

[Yami]

Originally Posted by kristoffer

So did CC make their own remaster?

For their release a decade ago? Yes. And I think for most, if not all, their Kurosawa Blu-Ray releases; the BFI are beholden to what Toho offers them and they are, by and large, not impressed enough to release more Kurosawa on Blu-Ray. Same with Naruse.

I think that 4K restoration BFI Distribution page is new, from their current COVID-interrupted Japan 2020 season. Whether or not they get to release it on Blu-Ray like Tokyo Story...your guess is as good as mine

[ASLAN]

Originally Posted by Modman

A small subscribe window popped up, I guess for a newsletter, tapped in my email address and they sent me a code.

Tried 2 emails and not getting the email. Was it a generic discount code like Zavvi or a unique code?