British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread - Page 328 - Blu-ray Forum

Yami · 07-22-2020, 05:42 PM

Cohen don't have any rights to Vampyr in actuality, they inherited that claim when they bought the Rohauer Collection but that collection was mainly prints/elements of varying quality that Rohauer sometimes literally put his name on in order to claim copyright. Dreyer left Vampyr to the Danish Film Institute in his will, and that's who Criterion and MoC licensed it from.

Aclea · 07-22-2020, 05:55 PM

Rohauer's greatest of so many scams was when he attempted to copyright academy leader - the countdown at the start of every reel of film. Had he succeeded, he could, and would, have sued the studios and producers of almost every film made from 1931 up to the mid-60s for violation of 'his' copyright.

Gerby · 07-22-2020, 06:03 PM

Dementia is a fantastic film, i will pick that up along with the Play For Today set.

fatboyslim142 · 07-22-2020, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by rapta

Well up for Dementia, and interested in the Play for Today set. Lynn + Lucy was on my radar already (figured BFI would do a BD) and never heard of Tales from the Hood but it sounds fun (would've figured it's more Arrow or Eureka's bag these days though).

Curious about BFI licensing from Cohen and Universal; in regards to the former, could we see BFI step in and upgrade Vampyr since MoC seem to be stalling on it? Another obvious one would be Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (again, assuming Eureka didn't grab it first), Les Parents Terribles, La Belle Noiseuse, Sudden Fear etc (maybe the two Sirk titles, or more Merchant-Ivory).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_Hood

The sequel came out 2 years ago.

magnetiques · 07-22-2020, 06:40 PM

came across this screencap of dementia while doing a bit of research:

instantly sold

CelestialAgent · 07-22-2020, 07:59 PM

I asked and Tongues Untied is officially cancelled

Don’t know of any ways to legally stream it and the DVD seems long gone, so will need to seek out a rip most likely

Jobla · 07-23-2020, 04:54 AM

I wonder if the DEMENTIA disc will also include the "sound" version (DAUGHTER OF HORROR, narrated by Ed "Here's Johnny!" McMahon)?

Dr. Feelgood · 07-23-2020, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Stoicdelon

Interesting. Wonder if this'll become a standard bundle on their website

Darn, 6.99! Didn't really know that the mag was around. Rarely visit BFI's website honestly. Was able to get the order down with 10% by using the newsletter code though.

That's strange. Maybe they decided to send the magazine in an envelope and ship Tokyo Story in a cardboard mailer. Haven't bought S&S online before though, usually get them at the newsstand, so I don't really know how they ship them.

Well the magazine just arrived...but I'm afraid a tad battered, as it was inside a foil (kind of) sealed package. It could be worse I guess, though my girlfriend receives her monthly Taschen magazine, the exact same way, intact

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Stoicdelon · 07-23-2020, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Feelgood

Well the magazine just arrived...but I'm afraid a tad battered, as it was inside a foil (kind of) sealed package. It could be worse I guess, though my girlfriend receives her monthly Taschen magazine, the exact same way, intact

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Ah mate, that's most unfortunate

A local film magazine ships it in an A4 envelope with a piece of cardboard slightly bigger than the magazine surrounding it. Anyways, enjoy it all the same though! Looking forward to mine, hasn't been shipped yet I think. Got Tokyo Story though.

Murray Futterman · 07-23-2020, 03:59 PM

I hope a potential future Play For Today volume will include Love Letters On Blue Paper, written by Arnold Wesker and directed by Waris Hussein. I saw it last year at an event attended by Hussein at VideOdyssey in Liverpool (they also screened An Adventure In Space And Time with a live commentary by Hussein, as well as lots of clips from his other work during an extensive career-spanning interview). It was a very moving piece of work, with wonderful performances by Patrick Troughton and Elizabeth Spriggs. It was the first time Hussein had seen it since it aired in 1976, he said it was one of the works he was proudest of. It deserves a wider audience.

burdette · 07-23-2020, 04:49 PM

Can anyone point me to where the Bergman/Rossellini set is still availabe at the wildly reduced price? It's gone at Rarewaves unfortunately.

JoePo · 07-23-2020, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Feelgood

Well the magazine just arrived...but I'm afraid a tad battered, as it was inside a foil (kind of) sealed package. It could be worse I guess, though my girlfriend receives her monthly Taschen magazine, the exact same way, intact

.

Lucky to receive mine in good shape. Any hint of future auteurs to be featured?

Stoicdelon · 07-23-2020, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JoePo

Lucky to receive mine in good shape. Any hint of future auteurs to be featured?

Safe bet would be Rohmer or Fellini, due to their centenaries taking place this year. Perhaps the latter is more likely, since the BFI had a decked out Fellini retrospective which was cancelled, I think? Would be wrong not to have a Fellini issue this year.

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Apparently BFI forgot to ship my magazine.. seems like a trend.

Dr. Feelgood · 07-23-2020, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Stoicdelon

Ah mate, that's most unfortunate

A local film magazine ships it in an A4 envelope with a piece of cardboard slightly bigger than the magazine surrounding it. Anyways, enjoy it all the same though! Looking forward to mine, hasn't been shipped yet I think. Got Tokyo Story though.

You would expect something sturdier for an overseas order, that's for sure. Was quite surprised, but anyway you can't have it all.
The issue is great btw!

Dr. Feelgood · 07-23-2020, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoePo

Lucky to receive mine in good shape. Any hint of future auteurs to be featured?

Fellini would be a safe bet!

Gacivory · 07-23-2020, 10:40 PM

That Play For Today set sounds exciting.

But I won't lie and say it gives me hope that a Mike Leigh Play For Today set or just all his TV productions get a Blu release!

Stoicdelon · 07-23-2020, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Feelgood

Fellini would be a safe bet!

Indeed, and I'm all for it! Does the magazine say anything about how many issues per year or anything?

Dr. Feelgood · 07-23-2020, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Stoicdelon

Indeed, and I'm all for it! Does the magazine say anything about how many issues per year or anything?

Had a quick run through...nothing, it's all JLG.

Dailyan · 07-24-2020, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Dailyan

I'd like to know as well. I might consider a double dip as I found the mono track on the TT release to be mastered really quiet.

Well, I played a bit of my BFI copy and I'm disappointed that the 2.0 track is actually a stereo down-mix of the 5.1 remix (I can't find any evidence that this was ever a four-track film and the 5.1 mix is barely a discrete mix) rather than the original mono track in a 2.0 container.

huntauk · 07-24-2020, 06:17 AM

I'll be quite pleased if this one turns up and in decent condition. Never knew rarewaves had their own store until now.

07-22-2020, 05:55 PM	#6542
Aclea Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Blu-ray reviews: 3	Rohauer's greatest of so many scams was when he attempted to copyright academy leader - the countdown at the start of every reel of film. Had he succeeded, he could, and would, have sued the studios and producers of almost every film made from 1931 up to the mid-60s for violation of 'his' copyright. Last edited by Aclea; 07-22-2020 at 06:02 PM.

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07-22-2020, 05:42 PM	#6541
Yami Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:1830 DVD collection:32	Cohen don't have any rights to Vampyr in actuality, they inherited that claim when they bought the Rohauer Collection but that collection was mainly prints/elements of varying quality that Rohauer sometimes literally put his name on in order to claim copyright. Dreyer left Vampyr to the Danish Film Institute in his will, and that's who Criterion and MoC licensed it from.

07-22-2020, 06:03 PM	#6543
Gerby Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2013 Location:Yorkshire, UK Blu-ray collection:-	Dementia is a fantastic film, i will pick that up along with the Play For Today set.

07-22-2020, 06:40 PM	#6545
magnetiques Senior Member Member since:Mar 2017	came across this screencap of dementia while doing a bit of research: instantly sold

07-22-2020, 07:59 PM	#6546
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	I asked and Tongues Untied is officially cancelled Don’t know of any ways to legally stream it and the DVD seems long gone, so will need to seek out a rip most likely

07-23-2020, 04:54 AM	#6547
Jobla Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Boulevard of Broken Dreams	I wonder if the DEMENTIA disc will also include the "sound" version (DAUGHTER OF HORROR, narrated by Ed "Here's Johnny!" McMahon)?

07-23-2020, 03:59 PM	#6550
Murray Futterman Senior Member Member since:Sep 2012 4K collection:401 Blu-ray collection:3666 DVD collection:1693	I hope a potential future Play For Today volume will include Love Letters On Blue Paper, written by Arnold Wesker and directed by Waris Hussein. I saw it last year at an event attended by Hussein at VideOdyssey in Liverpool (they also screened An Adventure In Space And Time with a live commentary by Hussein, as well as lots of clips from his other work during an extensive career-spanning interview). It was a very moving piece of work, with wonderful performances by Patrick Troughton and Elizabeth Spriggs. It was the first time Hussein had seen it since it aired in 1976, he said it was one of the works he was proudest of. It deserves a wider audience.

07-23-2020, 04:49 PM	#6551
burdette Member Member since:Aug 2019 Location:Aarhus, Denmark.	Can anyone point me to where the Bergman/Rossellini set is still availabe at the wildly reduced price? It's gone at Rarewaves unfortunately.

07-23-2020, 10:40 PM	#6556
Gacivory Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2016 Location:Los Angeles, California 4K collection:1122 Blu-ray collection:5615 DVD collection:183 Digital collection:25 Trading Score:1	That Play For Today set sounds exciting. But I won't lie and say it gives me hope that a Mike Leigh Play For Today set or just all his TV productions get a Blu release!

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