British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread

[ste71]

Definitely will get Gothic.....might get Gregorys Girl too.

[DTSBOY]

I'll get Brannigan just for the E-Type. What a car...

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by justwannaboogie

A super-woke documentary and an action thriller starring the most right-wing actor in Hollywood. God I love BFI.

I’ve seen some mixed things about the documentary, as apparently it focuses very heavily on Menkes’ own films over other directors, and illustrates its argument about the ‘male gaze’ by using clips from Titane (a film directed by a woman!)

[roddie_digital]

Already have the Second Sight release of Gregory's Girl but can't wait to get my hands on the isolated score!

[Django100]

In for Targets and Gothic.

[trobrianders]

"Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power reveals the framework of misogyny and paternalism that, from early cinema to the present day, infiltrates some of our favourite movies."

No love for this one unsurprisingly.

[thuata]

Originally Posted by trobrianders

"Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power reveals the framework of misogyny and paternalism that, from early cinema to the present day, infiltrates some of our favourite movies."

No love for this one unsurprisingly.

I'm not expecting it to click with my own conception of feminism, but I'm willing to give it a watch and see what it has to say, I'll be happy to get it with Gothic and Gallivant.
I like the fact that this film seems to be quite divisive, it's exciting, however I have previously purchased the Mark Cousins directed Women make Film that was also put out by the BFI, and it turned out to be one of the worst documentaries I've ever seen so...

[OnlyJapantown]

Only Targets gets any interest from me.

Originally Posted by trobrianders

"Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power reveals the framework of misogyny and paternalism that, from early cinema to the present day, infiltrates some of our favourite movies."

No love for this one unsurprisingly.

Sounds like par for the course for BFI. I can't imagine this stuff actually sells, but its messaging is very on-brand for their new agenda.

[Gacivory]

Young Soul Rebels!!!!!!!

[trobrianders]

Originally Posted by OnlyJapantown

Sounds like par for the course for BFI. I can't imagine this stuff actually sells, but its messaging is very on-brand for their new agenda.

Of more concern, perhaps, is the misanthropy contained within the BFI's synopsis. Why are they our favourite movies if they contain such misogyny and paternalism?

[thuata]

Originally Posted by trobrianders

Of more concern, perhaps, is the misanthropy contained within the BFI's synopsis. Why are they our favourite movies if they contain such misogyny and paternalism?

The short answer is that a movie can have any number of problematic elements and still be a good (even a great) film, being critical about something doesn't mean it has to be thrown out entirely

[magnetiques]

Originally Posted by OnlyJapantown

Sounds like par for the course for BFI. I can't imagine this stuff actually sells, but its messaging is very on-brand for their new agenda.

[Killer Meteor]

Originally Posted by OnlyJapantown

Only Targets gets any interest from me.



Sounds like par for the course for BFI. I can't imagine this stuff actually sells, but its messaging is very on-brand for their new agenda.

Explain.

[wabrit]

Originally Posted by trobrianders

"Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power reveals the framework of misogyny and paternalism that, from early cinema to the present day, infiltrates some of our favourite movies."

No love for this one unsurprisingly.

Sounds good to me though.

[wabrit]

Originally Posted by Killer Meteor

Explain.

Or rather, don't.

[wabrit]

Originally Posted by thuata

I'm not expecting it to click with my own conception of feminism, but I'm willing to give it a watch and see what it has to say, I'll be happy to get it with Gothic and Gallivant.
I like the fact that this film seems to be quite divisive, it's exciting, however I have previously purchased the Mark Cousins directed Women make Film that was also put out by the BFI, and it turned out to be one of the worst documentaries I've ever seen so...

For some reason I can't quite explain, I always found Cousins' articles in S&S somewhat irritating, so was disappointed that something like Women make Film wasn't helmed by a woman film-maker. It will be nice to see Gallivant again; I wonder if the BFI could also look at giving the BD treatment to some Patrick Keiller films.

[exidor]

Originally Posted by wabrit

Sounds good to me though.

It's a subject I'd be interested in seeing a good documentary about but most of the reviews I've seen suggest that this isn't that. Sounds like Menkes cherry picks her clips and ignores context, and has a far higher opinion of her own work than that of others.

[Rutger Lundgren]

Originally Posted by thuata

I like the fact that this film seems to be quite divisive, it's exciting, however I have previously purchased the Mark Cousins directed Women make Film that was also put out by the BFI, and it turned out to be one of the worst documentaries I've ever seen so...

What's wrong with it? I was considering getting it.

As for the other documentary, sure, I'll watch it, although I'll wait for a good discount, as I often do with BFi releases. "Other reviews" usually don't figure much into my enjoyment of something, as I prefer to make my own judgment.

[Grenseal]

TARGETS and BRANNIGAN for me. TARGETS day one, BRANNIGAN either used or in a sale

[Lord-Oakbeard]

I’ve ordered Targets. Chuffed that it’s finally getting a decent release on blu-ray. I have an old DVD-R with the Bogdanovich special features but the disc sticks and freezes so I’m really looking forward to watching the film and extras in September.