British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread

[rapta]

Originally Posted by John Hodson

Ben Stoddard says on Facebook that it has been listed in error and will definitely not be coming in June.

Thought it might've been as it's not listed anywhere else. Glad to hear it's coming though, and if it's later in the year might even be around the same times as Targets!

Originally Posted by Yami

I've been continually baffled by the absence of most of ITV's Powell/Pressburger's titles from Blu-Ray. It feels at this point that ITV have no skin in the game, but you'd think if Network were allowed to release them then they would already would have.

Anyway, I see from the BFI Facebook group that this listing is in error but One of Our Aircraft is Missing may be released at some point later in the year which would be fantastic. The BFI seem to have licensed a great set of titles from Paramount and I'm excited to see what (if anything) else they've got. Alfie and Oh! What a Lovely War would seem likely candidates, given the British interest and lack of Blu-Ray releases.

Indeed, they've picked up some cracking titles, and first time they've dealt with Paramount as far as I can tell. BFI are better at taking risks and selecting titles other labels might not - I'd love to see them do Child's Play, The Men, The Slender Thread, maybe even The Tenant...

[Yami]

Originally Posted by rapta

BFI are better at taking risks and selecting titles other labels might not - I'd love to see them do Child's Play

For a minute there, I thought you meant the one with the murderous doll!

[Aclea]

I now have visions of Beau Bridges playing Chucky - and being a surprisingly good fit for the role.

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by sjt

This is all the more strange in the case of the war film, available these ten years and more past on BD in Germany in an edition plastered with the ITV Studios logo, and in a restoration that makes the VistaVision-shot film look remarkably detailed and breathtakingly beautiful. It's still available, though now costing considerably more than the €4 I paid for it some six years ago....

That’s good to know, the film was on iPlayer last summer but it was a PAL master based on the runtime

I’m always discovering new German releases (some of the 4K IMAX releases most recently), there’s so many!

[sjt]

Originally Posted by Aclea

Though unfortunately that version is the German version of the film, about three minutes shorter. Deleted is a scene where the crew of the Graf Spee give their British prisoners Christmas presents and the original ending with the American radio reporter (both are included as extras in English with optional German subtitles, but no seamless branching option). The German soundtrack ends with narration about the suicide of the Captain of the Graf Spee which was added for the revised ending of the German theatrical release (this is in German and not subtitled in English). Which is a shame, because it is indeed a lovely transfer...

Which of course I didn't even know, me regarding the deleted scenes as just that rather than their excisions from the English original. Not a deal-breaker - especially since the deal was brokered long ago - but now rather puzzling to me, at least. I mean, I can't see why a scene featuring the Germans being portrayed as magnanimous in (temporary) victory over the English - thereby painting them in a gracious and positive light - would be cut for domestic German consumption. Here, yes (except it wasn't); there, no (except it was). Seems arse-to-face to me. Er......

[Aclea]

It's a headscratcher alright.

[malcy30]

Originally Posted by John Hodson

Ben Stoddard says on Facebook that it has been listed in error and will definitely not be coming in June.

That web link is now dead on the HMV site.

[CelestialAgent]

Judgment at Nuremberg is the first BFI title I’ve received that no longer comes with a booklet - a year after its release.

Stoddart listed the titles that no longer come with booklets: The Caretaker, Heat and Dust, Shakespeare Wallah, Mr Topaze, Room at the Top, Best of British Transport Films, How I Won the War, Caravaggio, People on Sunday, Blue Black Permanent, Salo, Legend of the Witches, Varda by Agnes, Bait, Judgment at Nuremberg

Last booklet copies have been placed: Separate Tables, Beat the Devil

Some retailers may still have copies with booklets

[benkell]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Judgment at Nuremberg is the first BFI title I’ve received that no longer comes with a booklet - a year after its release.

Stoddart listed the titles that no longer come with booklets: The Caretaker, Heat and Dust, Shakespeare Wallah, Mr Topaze, Room at the Top, Best of British Transport Films, How I Won the War, Caravaggio, People on Sunday, Blue Black Permanent, Salo, Legend of the Witches, Varda by Agnes, Bait, Judgment at Nuremberg

Last booklet copies have been placed: Separate Tables, Beat the Devil

Some retailers may still have copies with booklets

Rogue Male can be added to that list - the only BFI title i bought from the recent HMV sale that came without a booklet. (Still waiting for Legend Of The Witches - looks like it will be my first Flipside release without booklet)

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by benkell

Rogue Male can be added to that list - the only BFI title i bought from the recent HMV sale that came without a booklet. (Still waiting for Legend Of The Witches - looks like it will be my first Flipside release without booklet)

Time to get anxious about why didn’t I pick up these titles sooner when I know I like booklets!

[benkell]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Time to get anxious about why didn’t I pick up these titles sooner when I know I like booklets!

Yes, it takes a bit of getting used to with BFI titles after years of being guaranteed one.

They seem to be releasing loads of great stuff just recently as well, so will certainly be more expensive if you want the booklets!

[fatboyslim142]

Originally Posted by benkell

Rogue Male can be added to that list - the only BFI title i bought from the recent HMV sale that came without a booklet. (Still waiting for Legend Of The Witches - looks like it will be my first Flipside release without booklet)

I don't mind NOT getting booklets with some titles, just I prefer having a complete set for the Flipside titles.

Does anyone know when Legend of the Witches/Secret Rites ran out of booklets?

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by fatboyslim142

I don't mind NOT getting booklets with some titles, just I prefer having a complete set for the Flipside titles.

Does anyone know when Legend of the Witches/Secret Rites ran out of booklets?

If you’re on the Facebook group ask Ben, if you’re on Twitter maybe send a tweet at the BFI or maybe send an email. If you order online there’s a chance you might still get a booklet, so it’s luck of the draw.

If anyone wants to part with their Nuremberg booklet I’d be interested.

Originally Posted by benkell

Yes, it takes a bit of getting used to with BFI titles after years of being guaranteed one.

They seem to be releasing loads of great stuff just recently as well, so will certainly be more expensive if you want the booklets!

With the £5.99 offer I focused on the recent titles, some of which had only been released last September. So if I keep that strategy up, I should probably be okay with booklets, of course that doesn’t account for other titles from the last few years. And I don’t want to risk any blue cases for titles originally in clear cases either, so I’m going to have to hope HMV survive okay through the pandemic and I can just stock up on titles in store.

[CrockettandTubbs]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Judgment at Nuremberg is the first BFI title I’ve received that no longer comes with a booklet - a year after its release.

Stoddart listed the titles that no longer come with booklets: The Caretaker, Heat and Dust, Shakespeare Wallah, Mr Topaze, Room at the Top, Best of British Transport Films, How I Won the War, Caravaggio, People on Sunday, Blue Black Permanent, Salo, Legend of the Witches, Varda by Agnes, Bait, Judgment at Nuremberg

Last booklet copies have been placed: Separate Tables, Beat the Devil

Some retailers may still have copies with booklets

You win some - i had a booklet for Nuremberg / People On Sunday;

You lose some - i didn't get a booklet with The Caretaker.

These were all from HMV.

[fatboyslim142]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

With the £5.99 offer I focused on the recent titles, some of which had only been released last September. So if I keep that strategy up, I should probably be okay with booklets, of course that doesn’t account for other titles from the last few years. And I don’t want to risk any blue cases for titles originally in clear cases either, so I’m going to have to hope HMV survive okay through the pandemic and I can just stock up on titles in store.

What month did you start with?

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by fatboyslim142

What month did you start with?

Everything in the order were 2020 titles, except Napoleon which is 2016

Maybe I should hurry up and get titles like Yentl, Betrayed, Sunday Bloody Sunday, The Good Die Young, Lynn + Lucy, Dementia, Polytechnique sooner rather than later.

I know something like Jungle Fever I’d like to get day one, as I’m working my way through Lee’s films and the available UK BDs are limited.

[fatboyslim142]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Everything in the order were 2020 titles, except Napoleon which is 2016

Thanks. Which BFI titles in the £5.99 sale are the most recent titles?

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by fatboyslim142

Thanks. Which BFI titles in the £5.99 sale are the most recent titles?

Judgment at Nuremberg, Cyrano de Bergerac, Scandal, Mademoiselle, Pocketful of Miracles, After the Fox

During the last offer, I bought - Spetters, The Flavour of Green Tea over Rice, Equus, Funeral Parade of Roses, Beat the Devil.

Spetters, Cyrano, Scandal are a year old at this point, hard as that might be to believe, so my instinct would be to prioritise those titles. But others like Beat the Devil aren’t far behind as it was a March release.

[fatboyslim142]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Judgment at Nuremberg, Cyrano de Bergerac, Scandal, Mademoiselle, Pocketful of Miracles, After the Fox

During the last offer, I bought - Spetters, The Flavour of Green Tea over Rice, Equus, Funeral Parade of Roses, Beat the Devil.

Spetters, Cyrano, Scandal are a year old at this point, hard as that might be to believe, so my instinct would be to prioritise those titles. But others like Beat the Devil aren’t far behind as it was a March release.

Thanks. Wasn't Spetters limited to 2 or 3 thousand copies? Think the bonus disc might be dropped along with the booklet. I got Spetters at Fopp in December along with Funeral Parade of Roses & a couple of other titles I can't remember.

I'm waiting for Cyrano to turn up along with Legend of the Witches/Secret Rites as those were part of the 5 titles I bought the day before most of the prices increased by £1.

[AnnThrope]

Originally Posted by ptb2010

Lorna Heilbron is one of my closest friends, and I’ve met Anglea Pleasance a few times at Lorna’s. Angela is nutty as a fruit cake in a nice way!

Lorna Heilbron will always be Anna Grant in Blakes 7 for me. She was wonderful in that. I hope she has nice memories of it. I adore Blakes 7 - it's my favourite TV series.