British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread - Page 418 - Blu-ray Forum

dbvsh · 02-08-2022, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mmarczi

What does it take to get approved for membership in that group? I've had a request in for probably several months by now and it's still pending.

Same here.

bleedandtrim · 02-08-2022, 12:53 PM

Thirding the group invite problem, is Ben the only one able to approve requests maybe?

koberulz · 02-08-2022, 01:10 PM

As I said above, I've emailed them multiple times and tweeted them multiple times to absolutely no response over the past month.

Guess nobody works there anymore.

jhm · 02-08-2022, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by koberulz

Do the folk at BFI answer emails? I emailed bfishop@bfi.org.uk on January 12, no response. Emailed the Sight & Sound department via the web forum a couple of days ago, no response to that so far either.

Maybe try bfishop@bfi.org.uk again ? I've e-mailed them four times over the past 12 months (the most recent was last month) and they replied the same day three times and the following day the remaining time.

koberulz · 02-08-2022, 01:30 PM

Well the BFI Shop query is no longer relevant, I ordered elsewhere.

I'm currently trying to ascertain what the deal is with the Sight and Sound Android app, which is linked on their website but it's just a 404 error.

jhm · 02-08-2022, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by koberulz

I'm currently trying to ascertain what the deal is with the Sight and Sound Android app, which is linked on their website but it's just a 404 error.

I don't have an Android device but does the following (from Google) work ?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...hl=en_GB&gl=US

koberulz · 02-08-2022, 01:59 PM

Well it installs.

Weird. I did a search in the Play Store and it wouldn't show up.

gap · 02-08-2022, 02:47 PM

I contacted them at the weekend about the Sight and Sound app (I was unable to log in) and was told that there is an error of which they are aware and are working on. No timeline given for a fix.

StarDestroyer52 · 02-08-2022, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mmarczi

What does it take to get approved for membership in that group? I've had a request in for probably several months by now and it's still pending.

If you have Facebook, maybe try messaging Ben Stoddart since maybe they only have 1 person approving new users. Though I'm in the group, I notice there have been no new members in the last week or month to the BFI DVD & BluRay group.

Laservampire · 02-09-2022, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by manicsounds

1080p transfer, tinted colors. Not sure if it's a new scan or not, but definitely looks better than the transfer on the Criterion "A Hard Day's Night"

Many thanks for this. Great to finally see it with some level of detail present.

bleedandtrim · 02-09-2022, 04:07 PM

Just had my FB group request accepted, worth checking your notifications! Maybe someone gave Ben a nudge.

koberulz · 02-09-2022, 04:13 PM

I've still received no response via email or Twitter, but I was able to subscribe to S&S and the app linked by jhm works. No idea why it doesn't show up in the Play Store and it's 404'd on their website.

alexrinse · 02-09-2022, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by koberulz

I've still received no response via email or Twitter, but I was able to subscribe to S&S and the app linked by jhm works. No idea why it doesn't show up in the Play Store and it's 404'd on their website.

It's probably because the IT of every arm of the BFI appears to have been put into the hands of people out of their brains on clarky cats.

jhm · 02-09-2022, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by fatboyslim142

OOP warning about the following as confirmed in the Facebook group, about 45 mins ago, by Ben Stoddard:

[ Out of the Unknown 7-DVD boxset ]

Picked this up together with the precursor, BFI Out of this World DVD (only 1 surviving episode though) and the 2004 Out of the Unknown Kaleidoscope book.

Django100 · 02-09-2022, 08:23 PM

Same!

mmarczi · 02-09-2022, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bleedandtrim

Just had my FB group request accepted, worth checking your notifications! Maybe someone gave Ben a nudge.

That was me. He said that he's not in charge but he let a colleague know. I guess that got the ball rolling on accepting new members again.

Sterling450 · 02-09-2022, 09:03 PM

Do all new BFI releases come in Criterionesque Scanavo cases? Not that it would matter much, because I'll certainly buy Faithless either way, I'm just curious. Also, do we know something about their third UHD?

Thank you for the help!

minister_x · 02-09-2022, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Sterling450

Do all new BFI releases come in Criterionesque Scanavo cases?

Yes on all titles since roughly the start of 2020 if I recall correctly. So far, the only exception (due to a printing issue - likely just printing the wrong size insert) so far has been Salaam Bombay!.

justwannaboogie · 02-09-2022, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by minister_x

Yes on all titles since roughly the start of 2020 if I recall correctly. So far, the only exception (due to a printing issue - likely just printing the wrong size insert) so far has been Salaam Bombay!.

Piccadilly also has a standard case.

CelestialAgent · 02-10-2022, 01:10 AM

It was actually down to a shortage of scanavo cases.

The reissue of Invasion of the Body Snatchers sans booklet also comes in a clear Viva case I believe.

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02-08-2022, 12:53 PM	#8342
bleedandtrim Expert Member Member since:Aug 2019 Location:UK 4K collection:69 Blu-ray collection:835 DVD collection:136	Thirding the group invite problem, is Ben the only one able to approve requests maybe?

02-08-2022, 01:10 PM	#8343
koberulz Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:May 2016 Location:Australia 4K collection:206 Blu-ray collection:2291 DVD collection:532 Trading Score:17	As I said above, I've emailed them multiple times and tweeted them multiple times to absolutely no response over the past month. Guess nobody works there anymore.

02-08-2022, 01:30 PM	#8345
koberulz Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:May 2016 Location:Australia 4K collection:206 Blu-ray collection:2291 DVD collection:532 Trading Score:17	Well the BFI Shop query is no longer relevant, I ordered elsewhere. I'm currently trying to ascertain what the deal is with the Sight and Sound Android app, which is linked on their website but it's just a 404 error.

02-08-2022, 01:59 PM	#8347
koberulz Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:May 2016 Location:Australia 4K collection:206 Blu-ray collection:2291 DVD collection:532 Trading Score:17	Well it installs. Weird. I did a search in the Play Store and it wouldn't show up.

02-08-2022, 02:47 PM	#8348
gap Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2013 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3098 DVD collection:1	I contacted them at the weekend about the Sight and Sound app (I was unable to log in) and was told that there is an error of which they are aware and are working on. No timeline given for a fix.

02-09-2022, 04:07 PM	#8351
bleedandtrim Expert Member Member since:Aug 2019 Location:UK 4K collection:69 Blu-ray collection:835 DVD collection:136	Just had my FB group request accepted, worth checking your notifications! Maybe someone gave Ben a nudge.

02-09-2022, 04:13 PM	#8352
koberulz Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:May 2016 Location:Australia 4K collection:206 Blu-ray collection:2291 DVD collection:532 Trading Score:17	I've still received no response via email or Twitter, but I was able to subscribe to S&S and the app linked by jhm works. No idea why it doesn't show up in the Play Store and it's 404'd on their website.

02-09-2022, 08:23 PM	#8355
Django100 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2019	Same!

02-09-2022, 09:03 PM	#8357
Sterling450 Senior Member Member since:Feb 2014 Location:Hungary 4K collection:185 Blu-ray collection:593	Do all new BFI releases come in Criterionesque Scanavo cases? Not that it would matter much, because I'll certainly buy Faithless either way, I'm just curious. Also, do we know something about their third UHD? Thank you for the help!

02-10-2022, 01:10 AM	#8360
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	It was actually down to a shortage of scanavo cases. The reissue of Invasion of the Body Snatchers sans booklet also comes in a clear Viva case I believe.

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