British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread

[rapta]

Originally Posted by huntauk

Shame it looks like Targets has been pushed back again until June next year. Hopefully that means it’s just to undergo some work rather than dropping the title.

Oh here we go again! Another title I'm highly anticipating that starts to get heavily delayed (remember Eyes Without a Face and Rashomon, for example).

[oddbox83]

Originally Posted by huntauk

Shame it looks like Targets has been pushed back again until June next year. Hopefully that means it’s just to undergo some work rather than dropping the title.

I just got the mail from Amazon. I may as well just cancel the preorder for now! It’s looking like one of those titles.

I’ll definitely reorder this one if it actually does become concrete!

[Yami]

From Ben Stoddart on Facebook:

As some will have already noted, our release of Peter Bogdanovich's Targets has moved back to summer 2022. Put simply, there is a brand new restoration being done and we have no control as to the timeline for its completion. We want to release the best possible version of this much requested film, and I'm sure fans want the same. Rest assured that the film will be released by the BFI. Delays are always disappointing but we appreciate your patience and understanding.

As suspected and the right decision.

[CelestialAgent]

He also says there will be more Paramount titles this year and next year

[rapta]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

He also says there will be more Paramount titles this year and next year

Specifically one more this year, and two hopefully next year. Considering the quality of the three already announced, I'm betting they'll be similarly great!

[grahams76]

Isn't Nashville a Paramount film?

[MasterCrayola]

Originally Posted by blujazz

Seems like BFI has a new restoration of Mike Leigh's NAKED planned for a big screen run, with maybe a blu-ray sometime after?

https://twitter.com/jwoodfilm/status...96385795043328

Would love for this to be the rumoured 4K UHD.

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by grahams76

Isn't Nashville a Paramount film?

It is! BFI did the cinema rerelease in June (to about 25 screens), but that doesn't indicate they're going to release a Blu-ray (like with Pandora's Box) - it's quite likely Paramount will retain the rights for themselves like in the US.

[BarnDoor]

It'd be fantastic if they've managed to get Panic for inclusion on Short Sharp Shocks Vol. 2.

[sjt]

Well at least Nashville has had plenty of BD exposure already, and in very high class editions. Shed a mystified tear, then, for A Wedding, an Altman film I personally much prefer (and the Bolcom opera based on it) - available nowhere in HD and never has been, despite tales of a 4K restoration Fox themselves undertook several years ago, but which has never to the best of my semi-vigilant knowledge fetched up anywhere at all.

[grahams76]

Originally Posted by sjt

Well at least Nashville has had plenty of BD exposure already, and in very high class editions. Shed a mystified tear, then, for A Wedding, an Altman film I personally much prefer (and the Bolcom opera based on it) - available nowhere in HD and never has been, despite tales of a 4K restoration Fox themselves undertook several years ago, but which has never to the best of my semi-vigilant knowledge fetched up anywhere at all.

Yeah, I'd rather a blu of A Wedding than a Nashville reissue, but a 4K transfer would probably have me buying it again.

[Grenseal]

Oh yes please more Paramount, there is nothing I want more than CATCH 22.

[Wendell Armbruster]

If they're releasing more Paramount, I wonder what the chances are for The Assassination Bureau - the Australian disc has a commentary by 'Vic Pratt of the BFI and Kim Newman'. Does that make it more likely, or does this often happen? (Pardon my lack of knowledge on this sort of thing!)

Don't want to take a chance on import costs for this if the BFI have it.

[CelestialAgent]

The BFI is a charitable organisation with different sectors - film restoration and preservation (National Archive), production (BFI Film Fund), distribution, streaming service (BFI Player), film festivals (BFI LFF, Flare, Future Film Festival), publishing (BFI Film Classics, Sight and Sound, website), education (BFI Film Academy), cinemas (BFI Southbank and IMAX), Blu-ray and DVD (BFI Video), National Library, Film & TV Database.

So it doesn't mean anything. Similarly plenty of films funded by the BFI aren't distributed by them.

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by BarnDoor

It'd be fantastic if they've managed to get Panic for inclusion on Short Sharp Shocks Vol. 2.

Looking forward to any updates on the second volume.

[jdslater]

Originally Posted by huntauk

Shame it looks like Targets has been pushed back again until June next year. Hopefully that means it’s just to undergo some work rather than dropping the title.

Came onto this thread for an update on this.
Never seen the film but always wanted to.
The wait continues I suppose.

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by blujazz

Seems like BFI has a new restoration of Mike Leigh's NAKED planned for a big screen run, with maybe a blu-ray sometime after?

https://twitter.com/jwoodfilm/status...96385795043328

I saw it was back showing on Film4 for the first time in decade or something, would be ecstatic if the BFI released it on Blu.

[xiiidan]

Not sure it's something people care tremendously about in this thread, but Polytechnique arrived from Rarewaves with its booklet.

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by xiiidan

Not sure it's something people care tremendously about in this thread, but Polytechnique arrived from Rarewaves with its booklet.

It's such a recent release I would be shocked if there wasn't a booklet.

[Modman]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

It's such a recent release I would be shocked if there wasn't a booklet.

It's not unheard of e.g. within a few of weeks of the release of Bait some were getting without a booklet.