British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread - Page 49 - Blu-ray Forum

VeZius · 01-04-2013, 09:24 AM

Does anyone know if The Innocents is OOP? Amazon has only been selling from 3rd party sellers for a while now.

Judex · 01-04-2013, 11:12 AM

It's not, HMV have it for £10.

VeZius · 01-05-2013, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judex

It's not, HMV have it for £10.

Thanks for the reply.

Seems it has appeared back on amazon for the same price today.

BAKA · 01-07-2013, 01:26 PM

Lots of BFI Dual Formats (and DVDs) are in Play.com's Clearance sale. Lots under £10 (Ozu, Cassavetes), well worth checking out. Although it's DVD, the Kurosawa Crime Collection is pretty decently priced too, at under £20. If you see something you like, best to snap it up. I spent so long trying to whittle down what I wanted some titles I had in my basket vanished (Sunrise

).

Judex · 01-13-2013, 05:38 AM

Tokyo Story is £7.50 on Amazon right. Bargain you all should buy if you don't own it already.

dallywhitty · 01-13-2013, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judex

Tokyo Story is £7.50 on Amazon right. Bargain you all should buy if you don't own it already.

Stop tempting me! I'm already considering ordering The Party's Over.

easyblu · 01-20-2013, 01:00 AM

I wish I had purchased aregion-free player a long time ago. Just watched A Hen in the Wind, the extra on An Autumn Afternoon blu-ray. Fantastic film. Anyone have any insight on how they filmed the stairs scene? It looked so realistic.

rkish · 01-20-2013, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by easyblu

I wish I had purchased aregion-free player a long time ago. Just watched A Hen in the Wind, the extra on An Autumn Afternoon blu-ray. Fantastic film. Anyone have any insight on how they filmed the stairs scene? It looked so realistic.

You've picked a very good Ozu film during his early period. And very atypical for what he would settle into later in his career.

I'll have to revisit it soon...I'll give you my insight, once I remember.

mattyl149 · 01-24-2013, 09:21 PM

According to the Criterion Forums, it looks like we have another Flipside title coming on the 15th April. It says DVD, but the picture shows dual format, and as all the other releases were, I'm sure we can expect the same again, although some of these features might only be on the DVD:

These are the details:

The BFI have given me permission to leak a few details of their forthcoming DVD release on the Flipside label. This will come out on 15 April and will include, among other things, fully restored and cleaned-up versions of You’re Human Like the Rest of Them, Paradigm and Fat Man on a Beach; rare TV documentaries by Johnson on his novel The Unfortunates and his namesake Samuel Johnson; and a recently recovered b/w home video recording of his long-lost television play Not Counting the Savages.

Will Johnson fans be able to cope with so much excitement and activity at once?

It's nice to see a new title announced as all the other ones coming out are the ones delayed from last year due to the efforts to get the Tati's released, and we have known about them for a while

There was also talk a while back on the Criterion Forums about a title called What The Silent Censor Saw. There was a listing on the HMV website when it was working, but it wasn't available to order, and it'd be interesting to know what, if anything, is happening with it

On another website - http://www.britishsilents.co.uk/silent/, they said back in April 2012 that the BFI will be publishing a DVD of silent films which posed a problem for the BBFC in its early years, which is the title I mentioned above

Yami · 01-27-2013, 04:43 PM

Captured (John Krish) - 15th April
Stromboli (Roberto Rossellini) - 13th May
Theorem (Pier Paolo Pasolini) - 13th May
Underground (Anthony Asquith) - 17th June

NoirFan · 01-27-2013, 05:22 PM

Great to see more silent titles (Underground) on BD. I'll buy Stromboli, am fine with my Theorem DVD.

Judex · 01-27-2013, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yami

Captured (John Krish) - 15th April
Stromboli (Roberto Rossellini) - 13th May
Theorem (Pier Paolo Pasolini) - 13th May
Underground (Anthony Asquith) - 17th June

Hopefully A Cottage on Dartmoor will see a release on blu soon.

NoirFan · 01-27-2013, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judex

Hopefully A Cottage on Dartmoor will see a release on blu soon.

I'd love that one too, especially if they include the British silent doc that was on the Kino disc. Actually, now that they've gotten their act together, a Kino disc would be just as welcome as a BFI one.

Yami · 01-27-2013, 05:58 PM

The release of Underground (and its restoration) is to tie in with the 150th anniversary of the London Underground. So it's not an indication of any more Asquith releases though they would, of course, be welcome.

joie · 01-27-2013, 07:02 PM

In addition to Stromboli, I'd like to see Journey to Italy, Open City, and Germany, Year Aero. These are available from Italy's Flamingo Video, but there isn't a lot of info available. For example, for their Journey to Italy, Amazon's info leads me to doubt whether it has English audio (the international release?). Does anyone know? Know anything about the quality of Flamingo's transfers?

Another Italian company, San Paolo, has Bicycle Thieves on Blu-ray.

Yami · 01-27-2013, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joie

Another Italian company, San Paolo, has Bicycle Thieves on Blu-ray.

Arrow released Bicycle Thieves in the UK

BAKA · 01-28-2013, 11:14 AM

I noticed a couple more Cassavetes due this year too (Opening Night and The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie). I'm guessing they were announced then delayed because of the Tati's, but I wasn't aware of them, so I'm pretty happy to hear it

.

Yami · 01-28-2013, 01:39 PM

Full April-June schedule announced

ste71 · 01-28-2013, 02:23 PM

Wow, the Boy Who Turned Yellow - that's a blast from the past, saw it on TV at Christmas when I was a kid....Bizarre is the word...

Yami · 01-28-2013, 02:49 PM

I was hoping that The Boy Who Turned Yellow might get a standalone Blu-Ray release due to it being Powell/Pressburger's final film. Sadly not...

01-07-2013, 01:26 PM	#964
BAKA Power Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 4K collection:50 Blu-ray collection:2589	Lots of BFI Dual Formats (and DVDs) are in Play.com's Clearance sale. Lots under £10 (Ozu, Cassavetes), well worth checking out. Although it's DVD, the Kurosawa Crime Collection is pretty decently priced too, at under £20. If you see something you like, best to snap it up. I spent so long trying to whittle down what I wanted some titles I had in my basket vanished (Sunrise ). Last edited by BAKA; 01-07-2013 at 01:33 PM.

01-24-2013, 09:21 PM	#969
mattyl149 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Old Hill, West Midlands 4K collection:494 Blu-ray collection:8413 DVD collection:1045 Digital collection:133 Blu-ray reviews:1	According to the Criterion Forums, it looks like we have another Flipside title coming on the 15th April. It says DVD, but the picture shows dual format, and as all the other releases were, I'm sure we can expect the same again, although some of these features might only be on the DVD: These are the details: The BFI have given me permission to leak a few details of their forthcoming DVD release on the Flipside label. This will come out on 15 April and will include, among other things, fully restored and cleaned-up versions of You’re Human Like the Rest of Them, Paradigm and Fat Man on a Beach; rare TV documentaries by Johnson on his novel The Unfortunates and his namesake Samuel Johnson; and a recently recovered b/w home video recording of his long-lost television play Not Counting the Savages. Will Johnson fans be able to cope with so much excitement and activity at once? It's nice to see a new title announced as all the other ones coming out are the ones delayed from last year due to the efforts to get the Tati's released, and we have known about them for a while There was also talk a while back on the Criterion Forums about a title called What The Silent Censor Saw. There was a listing on the HMV website when it was working, but it wasn't available to order, and it'd be interesting to know what, if anything, is happening with it On another website - http://www.britishsilents.co.uk/silent/, they said back in April 2012 that the BFI will be publishing a DVD of silent films which posed a problem for the BBFC in its early years, which is the title I mentioned above Last edited by mattyl149; 01-24-2013 at 09:27 PM.

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01-04-2013, 09:24 AM	#961
VeZius Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2012 4K collection:655 Blu-ray collection:8234 Trading Score:4	Does anyone know if The Innocents is OOP? Amazon has only been selling from 3rd party sellers for a while now.

01-04-2013, 11:12 AM	#962
Judex Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Leeds, England 4K collection:85 Blu-ray collection:1281	It's not, HMV have it for £10.

01-13-2013, 05:38 AM	#965
Judex Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Leeds, England 4K collection:85 Blu-ray collection:1281	Tokyo Story is £7.50 on Amazon right. Bargain you all should buy if you don't own it already.

01-20-2013, 01:00 AM	#967
easyblu Active Member Member since:Sep 2010 Blu-ray collection:21 DVD collection:20	I wish I had purchased aregion-free player a long time ago. Just watched A Hen in the Wind, the extra on An Autumn Afternoon blu-ray. Fantastic film. Anyone have any insight on how they filmed the stairs scene? It looked so realistic.

01-27-2013, 04:43 PM	#970
Yami Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:1830 DVD collection:32	Captured (John Krish) - 15th April Stromboli (Roberto Rossellini) - 13th May Theorem (Pier Paolo Pasolini) - 13th May Underground (Anthony Asquith) - 17th June

01-27-2013, 05:22 PM	#971
NoirFan Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 4K collection:16 Blu-ray collection:2442 Trading Score:29	Great to see more silent titles (Underground) on BD. I'll buy Stromboli, am fine with my Theorem DVD.

01-27-2013, 05:58 PM	#974
Yami Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:1830 DVD collection:32	The release of Underground (and its restoration) is to tie in with the 150th anniversary of the London Underground. So it's not an indication of any more Asquith releases though they would, of course, be welcome.

01-27-2013, 07:02 PM	#975
joie Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2011 Blu-ray collection:1 DVD collection:1	In addition to Stromboli, I'd like to see Journey to Italy, Open City, and Germany, Year Aero. These are available from Italy's Flamingo Video, but there isn't a lot of info available. For example, for their Journey to Italy, Amazon's info leads me to doubt whether it has English audio (the international release?). Does anyone know? Know anything about the quality of Flamingo's transfers? Another Italian company, San Paolo, has Bicycle Thieves on Blu-ray.

01-28-2013, 11:14 AM	#977
BAKA Power Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 4K collection:50 Blu-ray collection:2589	I noticed a couple more Cassavetes due this year too (Opening Night and The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie). I'm guessing they were announced then delayed because of the Tati's, but I wasn't aware of them, so I'm pretty happy to hear it .

01-28-2013, 01:39 PM	#978
Yami Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:1830 DVD collection:32	Full April-June schedule announced

01-28-2013, 02:23 PM	#979
ste71 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Wales, UK Home Theater Gallery:1 Trading Score:1	Wow, the Boy Who Turned Yellow - that's a blast from the past, saw it on TV at Christmas when I was a kid....Bizarre is the word...

01-28-2013, 02:49 PM	#980
Yami Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:1830 DVD collection:32	I was hoping that The Boy Who Turned Yellow might get a standalone Blu-Ray release due to it being Powell/Pressburger's final film. Sadly not...

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