British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread

[koberulz]

Are there seasonal issues and monthly issues? I assumed it was quarterly but it seems to be monthly, which makes the seasonal names weird.

[exidor]

It's supposed to be monthly but it's been a bit irregular since 2020. UK monthlies have a general pattern of 13 issues at four-weekly intervals, one for each month and then "winter" or "summer" to fill the gap. S&S seem to be using seasonal ones at the moment to cover periods of two or three months to keep costs down.

[koberulz]

I have the digital subscription, so I don't have physical arrivals to point to but I thought they did one for each season and then also one for each month, at least the way they're titled in the app.

[exidor]

It varies year to year. 2018 was the last time they put out 12 straight issues named after months. This year it was March, April, May, June, Summer, September, October, November, December, Winter. They actually come out a month before the month they're named after, Summer covered two months and Winter will presumably see us through to next Feb.

[wabrit]

And as if the S&S faeries were watching this thread, my subscriber copy turned up today.

[BDBert]

Originally Posted by exidor

They actually come out a month before the month they're named after

I've always heard that this is because they take a while to be available overseas (i.e. the USA) and US retailers don't want "old" magazines on their stands, e.g. the November issue in December, because that would confuse shoppers ("I want to buy the latest issue but you only seem to have last month's!").

Which is now getting ridiculous because for some magazines they're now two months ahead of the calendar, e.g. the latest issues of Mojo and Uncut are actually the "February 2023" issues.

[Sifox211]

I remember in November 1999 the professional computer mags were publishing their Jan 2000 issues and there wasn't a word about the outcome of the Y2K bug in any of them. Honestly

[fdm]

Originally Posted by BDBert

I've always heard that this is because they take a while to be available overseas (i.e. the USA) and US retailers don't want "old" magazines on their stands, e.g. the November issue in December, because that would confuse shoppers ("I want to buy the latest issue but you only seem to have last month's!").

Which is now getting ridiculous because for some magazines they're now two months ahead of the calendar, e.g. the latest issues of Mojo and Uncut are actually the "February 2023" issues.

I was really surprised the S&Ss are selling for $15.20 at B&N these days… was there looking for a different magazine (no luck), so wasn't a wasted trip after all and made the wasted gas seem miniscule in comparison). But ouch that's nearly double the price in pounds (£6.50). I remember paying a whole lot less back when I used to buy them regularly. It's a modern world.

(Oh, and so I did just buy the November issue in December, I recall that being the norm.)

[blujazz]

BFI April to June

Kinoteka Polish Film Festival and Outsiders and Exiles: The Films of Jerzy Skolimowski (BFI Southbank/BFI Player – Mar/Apr) Skolimowski season curated by Michael Brooke.

EO, (BFI Player/ BFI Blu-ray and DVD – 3 Apr) and Jerzy Skolimowski 2-disc BFI Blu-ray Identification Marks: None and Hands Up! (24 Apr)

Ginger Rogers (BFI Southbank – Apr)

Young Soul Rebels / The Passion of Remembrance (BFI Player/BFI Southbank – Apr) BFI Distribution re-release (28 April) of BFI 4K remasters ahead of BFI Blu-ray release of Young Soul Rebels (July date TBC)

Northern Lights (BFI Player/BFI Southbank – Apr) A season dedicated to Northern film and television creative talent, in partnership with Manchester HOME
Queer East Festival (BFI Southbank – 18 to 30 Apr)

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Hettie Macdonald 2023) produced with the support of the BFI Film Fund, in cinemas UK-wide 23 Apr

Dario Argento (BFI Southbank/BFI Player – May) season co-produced by the BFI and Cinecittà, Rome, curated by Michael Blyth, BFI and Paola Ruggiero and Camilla Cormanni (Cinecittà).

Muriel Box (BFI Southbank – May)

Nina Menkes (BFI Southbank / BFI Player – May TBC) including BFI Distribution UK-wide cinema release of Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power (May date TBC)

Enys Men, (BFI Player/ BFI Blu-ray and DVD – May date TBC)

BFI Film on Film Festival (BFI Southbank – 8 to 11 June) Inaugural festival programme dedicated to screening exclusively on a variety of film formats sourced from the BFI National Archive

Michel Piccoli (BFI Southbank –June) includes BFI Distribution re-release of Le Mépris in cinemas and online date tbc

Pretty Red Dress (BFI Distribution/BFI Player/BFI Southbank/ UK-wide – June TBC)

https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/heres-wh...ot-coming-2023

[OnlyJapantown]

The less said about that slate the better, to be frank.

[Yami]

Originally Posted by blujazz

EO, (BFI Player/ BFI Blu-ray and DVD – 3 Apr) and Jerzy Skolimowski 2-disc BFI Blu-ray Identification Marks: None and Hands Up! (24 Apr)

Amazing news

[Nedoflanders]

Originally Posted by blujazz

EO, (BFI Player/ BFI Blu-ray and DVD – 3 Apr) and Jerzy Skolimowski 2-disc BFI Blu-ray Identification Marks: None and Hands Up! (24 Apr)

Tremendous news.

However, we've ended up with the first and last of the Andrzej Leszczyc trilogy and not the middle film, Walkover, nor Skolimowski's other Polish production from that period, Barrier.

[Sifox211]

Excited about Le Mépris - has it been restored? Would love to see it in 4K!

[jackranderson]

Happy about EO, heard great things.

[Gacivory]

Young Soul Rebels!!!!!!!!!!

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by Sifox211

Excited about Le Mépris - has it been restored? Would love to see it in 4K!

Guessing theatrical rights only? Otherwise the StudioCanal Godard set could go OOP.

Will decide whether to watch the BFI Distribution titles in the cinema or on Blu once they announce the specs.

[wabrit]

Looks like a reliably terrific line-up from the BFI; makes me wish I didn't live so far from the big smoke, but physical releases of the Skolimowskis and Enys Men are very welcome.

[havalina]

good to see some overdue Jerzy Skolimowski love. Surely someone will put out a release of Moonlighting? or is there some rights thing with this?

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by havalina

good to see some overdue Jerzy Skolimowski love. Surely someone will put out a release of Moonlighting? or is there some rights thing with this?

Screenbound released it a couple of years back.

[BunyipPouch]

Enys Men was one of the worst 5 movies I've seen in theaters this year, and I've seen 269. Total mess. Definitely will be passing on that. EO, on the other hand, was amazing, and I'll be picking it up for sure.