British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread

[wabrit]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

BFI Distribution have acquired the film All My Friends Hate Me which just had its UK premiere at the London Film Festival, for a 2022 release. Screen Daily also says the BFI are releasing La Mif.

I expect this means there might be a Blu-ray to follow also.

La Mif is an interesting film; not without its flaws, but compelling and full of anger - it made me realise what a hugely difficult job those who look after children in care have. Feels like a good candidate for BFIs typically thorough treatment.

[CelestialAgent]

Final specs for Out of the Blue posted on the Facebook group - it’s stacked! Commentaries, archival interviews, new interviews, a video essay, Montclair Film Festival Q&A, archive shorts, radio spot, trailer. Discounting the three commentaries and the trailers, it comes to 540 minutes of extras!

Audio commentary with Dennis Hopper, producer Paul Lewis and distributor John Alan Simon (2000)
New commentaries by Kate Rennebohm and Kat Ellinger
Dennis Hopper interviewed by Tony Watts (1984, 97 mins)
Guardian Screen Talk: Dennis Hopper (1990, 91 mins, audio only): the filmmaker talks to Derek Malcolm
Subverting Normality: Linda Manz Comes from Out of the Blue (2021, 18 mins): a new video essay by Amanda Reyes and Chris O’Neill
Remembering Out of the Blue(2021): nine new interviews with the crew and cast including Christine Wilson, Bob Akester, Pointed Sticks & John Anderson, Tom Lavin, John Holbrook, Patti Allen, Julia Frittaion, Doris Dyck and Sharon Farrell
Me & Dennis (2021, 81 mins): four new interviews with Hopper’s friends and colleagues featuring Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater, Julian Schnabel and Philippe Mora
Alex Cox Recalls Out of the Blue (2021, 13 mins)
Montclair Film Festival Q&A (2020, 30 mins): John Alan Simon and Elizabeth Karr discuss the history and restoration of the film
A selection of complementary archive shorts – Morecambe and Wise – Be Wise Don’t Drink and Drive (1963, 1 min), Drink Drive Office Party Cartoon (1964, 1min), A Girl's Own Story (Jane Campion, 1983, 27 mins); Girl (Carol Morley, 1993)
Jack Nicholson radio spot (1982, 1 min)
Trailers
Limited 2-disc Edition (4,000 copies) includes booklet with extensive archival writing on the film, a new essay on the film's

[Wes M.]

My heart skipped a beat for a second when I misread: Dennis Hopper interviewed by Tom Waits (1984, 97 mins)...

Now that would have been something !

[Yurakucho]

Hello.
I don't follow this thread.
Does BFI have any Japanese/Asian releases upcoming?

[Sifox211]

Originally Posted by Sifox211

Had mine ordered online from HMV but pre-ordered so long ago the payment failed; so I decided to walk into town today and pick one up instore... only they hadn't received any.

Must be another Archers fan in town as someone before had ordered a copy instore, as I did today.

HMV texted me to say there's going to be a delay. Should I be worried and/or order a copy from their eBay store? I really don't want to miss out on this!

[fatboyslim142]

Originally Posted by Darby1985

Wow, I was not expecting the BFI's new edition of The Archers' One Of Our Aircraft to be quite so deluxe, especially at the same price as the regular blurays they put out. You get the regular Scanovo, reversible art, with 32 page book but then the storybook Pressberger wrote is included full size, not shrunk down a la Network, and all in a sturdy (but stil card) box. Lovely stuff.

Network didn't shrink the unproduced Tony Hancock screenplay thing that Galton & Simpson wrote that they included in their release of The Rebel.

[floor pie]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Final specs for Out of the Blue posted on the Facebook group - it’s stacked! Commentaries, archival interviews, new interviews, a video essay, Montclair Film Festival Q&A, archive shorts, radio spot, trailer. Discounting the three commentaries and the trailers, it comes to 540 minutes of extras!

It's only missing this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxU6...ature=youtu.be

[beamish13]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Final specs for Out of the Blue posted on the Facebook group - it’s stacked! Commentaries, archival interviews, new interviews, a video essay, Montclair Film Festival Q&A, archive shorts, radio spot, trailer. Discounting the three commentaries and the trailers, it comes to 540 minutes of extras!

An appropriately stacked release for one of the best Canadian films of the 80’s

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by fatboyslim142

Network didn't shrink the unproduced Tony Hancock screenplay thing that Galton & Simpson wrote that they included in their release of The Rebel.

Yes they did: it's tiny and the text wasn't reformatted or resized when it was reduced from 8.5 by 11 inches to the size of a pocket-size box of Swan Vestas matches, so for many it's unreadable without a powerful magnifying glass. Their pressbook reproductions, mostly reduced from even larger originals (sometimes twice as large) to similar size, can't even be read with magnification.

[dr727]

Originally Posted by Aclea

Yes they did: it's tiny and the text wasn't reformatted or resized when it was reduced from 8.5 by 11 inches to the size of a pocket-size box of Swan Vestas matches, so for many it's unreadable without a powerful magnifying glass. Their pressbook reproductions, mostly reduced from even larger originals (sometimes twice as large) to similar size, can't even be read with magnification.

It’s also limited to the first pressing(s):
“Initial copies of The Rebel include a limited edition booklet containing the script for The Day Off - which would have been Galton and Simpson's second film for Hancock had he not turned it down..”

[Aclea]

To be honest, if Id known how small and virtually unreadable it was I wouldn't have preordered but waited for a standard edition that took up less shelf room, especially since I ended up downloading the script from the net because it was easier to read.

[lemonski]

Originally Posted by Aclea

To be honest, if Id known how small and virtually unreadable it was I wouldn't have preordered but waited for a standard edition that took up less shelf room, especially since I ended up downloading the script from the net because it was easier to read.

So would I - it ships in this ridiculously thick Amaray case and because the booklet is so heavy, in shipping it snapped the little blue tabs off the case where it’s held in. I can’t put the disc in a smaller case because the artwork won’t fit, and getting a replacement case would probably be stupidly expensive. I asked Network if they would send me (or sell me) a replacement case, they offered me an expires-in-a-month not-valid-on-preorders 10% discount voucher instead. Gee, thanks….

[lemonski]

Originally Posted by dr727

It’s also limited to the first pressing(s):
“Initial copies of The Rebel include a limited edition booklet containing the script for The Day Off - which would have been Galton and Simpson's second film for Hancock had he not turned it down..”

Has anyone bought a copy of The Rebel recently…does it come in a standard thickness case now?

[fatboyslim142]

Originally Posted by Aclea

Yes they did: it's tiny and the text wasn't reformatted or resized when it was reduced from 8.5 by 11 inches to the size of a pocket-size box of Swan Vestas matches, so for many it's unreadable without a powerful magnifying glass. Their pressbook reproductions, mostly reduced from even larger originals (sometimes twice as large) to similar size, can't even be read with magnification.

I haven't got a copy of The Rebel yet, & regret not doing so, but I recall it being in a book thing that was included outside the case at the back as it was a bit too large to fit in.

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by fatboyslim142

I haven't got a copy of The Rebel yet, & regret not doing so, but I recall it being in a book thing that was included outside the case at the back as it was a bit too large to fit in.

No, it was only a matchbox size script inside the kind of thick case used for multi-disc sets like the UK version of the Wolfman or Lethal Weapon collections. Some people were expecting either a One of Our Aircraft sized book or a separate script not included in the case as per the Hammer House of Horror pre-orders. What they got was something many of Network's older demographic could't even read.

[Aunt Peg]

Blind bought Aleem Khan's After Love and was wowed by it.

I've seen films dealing with this sort of subject matter before but not in this wholly original and fresh manner. Joanna Scanlan gives her career best performance. Highly, highly recommended.

[andantelise]

Just pre-ordered "The Seventh Seal" UHD, can't wait to see how it fares.

[CelestialAgent]

Catching up with the final days of LFF. Perhaps most of interest to people on here and streaming for free is Around Japan with a Movie Camera.

https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/...ra-1912-online

[CelestialAgent]

Also: new Andrew Kötting short if you're quick!

https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/...ly-2021-online

[Si Parallel Universe]

My Teacher once told me that there was no such thing as a silly question so here goes:

Is there any reason why Targets has been pushed back to June 2022 because I really want to see that and it prompts me to ask if the BFI have an MGM deal.