British Film Institute (BFI) Discussion Thread

[JoePo]

Originally Posted by Querelle

early 90s ('94) but yeah

Whose tote is this?
The tote is yours, the tote is yours
It's mine, it's mine, it's mine
Whose tote is this?

Awful fail. Nas had fallen off by the late 90s.

[Olmo]

Originally Posted by ravenus

I'm not sure if carrying that around in public does not constitute some form of provocation to hatred / violence, at least to folks ignorant of the film. But even that apart, it's a surprisingly insensitive bit of consumerism culture from the BFI.

Viva Hate.

[MifuneFan]

Finalized extras for Brother (2000) now up

https://shop.bfi.org.uk/brother-blu-ray.html

Extras

• Presented in High Definition
• The Green Flash (1988, 23 mins): Adam Davis’s short film about an encounter between a homeless orphan and an injured gangster, featuring a young Omar Epps in his first screen role
• Scenes by the Sea: The Life and Cinema of ‘Beat’ Takeshi Kitano (2000, 48 mins): documentary profile of the Japanese actor and director, Takeshi Kitano. Featuring interviews with many of his regular contributors and colleagues.
• Featurette (2000, 2 mins): behind the scenes footage and on-set interviews
• Cast and crew interviews (2000, 15 mins): with director/actor Takeshi Kitano, producers Masayuki Mori and Jeremy Thomas, and actor Omar Epps
• Behind the scenes footage (2000, 4 mins): on-set footage of Kitano at work with his crew
• **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet featuring new essays by Jennifer Coates, Adam Bingham and James-Masaki Ryan, an archival interview with Takeshi Kitano by Tony Rayns and writing on The Green Flash by its director Adam Davis

[rapta]

Just received Yojimbo & Sanjuro a couple of days early (had pre-ordered from HMV), and sadly it's just in a regular slipcase, not the slipbox I had expected for some reason (thought it'd be similar to Seven Samurai, seemed like they were treating the chanbara equally). I guess it's the discs I wanted most but just a heads up for anyone making decisions about upgrading (I got the regular Blu-ray set but I assume the 4K UHD set is the same deal).

[Jonatan C.]

Originally Posted by rapta

Just received Yojimbo & Sanjuro a couple of days early (had pre-ordered from HMV), and sadly it's just in a regular slipcase, not the slipbox I had expected for some reason (thought it'd be similar to Seven Samurai, seemed like they were treating the chanbara equally). I guess it's the discs I wanted most but just a heads up for anyone making decisions about upgrading (I got the regular Blu-ray set but I assume the 4K UHD set is the same deal).

Thank you. Mine will take time to arrive from Rarewaves, and I´ve been looking for photos or unboxing videos as I was also curious of the format. Not really consistent these Kurosawa editions from BFI: slipcase, box, black or white single case...

[Rutger Lundgren]

My HMV pre-order has been delayed, they're awaiting more stock, but apparently it's already on the way.

[Yurakucho]

My Rarewaves Yojimbo arrived yesterday.
How many 4K Kurosawas could BFI release (on 4K or otherwise)? Hopefully they don't stop when all the obvious titles are done. I'd lije to see the films from their prior "Classic Collection".

[Cinematt]

Originally Posted by Yurakucho

My Rarewaves Yojimbo arrived yesterday.
How many 4K Kurosawas could BFI release (on 4K or otherwise)? Hopefully they don't stop when all the obvious titles are done. I'd lije to see the films from their prior "Classic Collection".

Toho don't usually like to licence titles until they've had a domestic release but they've let BFI release Throne of Blood a couple of days prior to its domestic release so we may well see more quite quickly Japan is getting The Hidden Fortress on the same day, so that seems most likely for the next announcement.
The prior batch of Japanese 4Ks included Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, High and Low, Stray Dog, Ikiru, and Kagemusha. Kagemusha is likely to have gone to Criterion both because they have an existing edition on BD and because the international rights are with Fox.

[The big sleep]

Originally Posted by rapta

Just received Yojimbo & Sanjuro a couple of days early (had pre-ordered from HMV), and sadly it's just in a regular slipcase, not the slipbox I had expected for some reason (thought it'd be similar to Seven Samurai, seemed like they were treating the chanbara equally). I guess it's the discs I wanted most but just a heads up for anyone making decisions about upgrading (I got the regular Blu-ray set but I assume the 4K UHD set is the same deal).

Cheers

After double checking found that the postie had left it underneath my car - that's a new one for me

[GreatUncleBaal]

Anyone else had their Yojimbo cancelled or delayed?,
no response from HMV about mine at all and it's no longer available when you get to the end of the checkout.

[RossyG]

Originally Posted by GreatUncleBaal

Anyone else had their Yojimbo cancelled or delayed?,
no response from HMV about mine at all and it's no longer available when you get to the end of the checkout.

This seems to be the new normal for HMV. Mine is in limbo despite my ordering it on the 10th of January.

Thirst and Harlequin both arrived dinged from them thanks to bad packaging, so even with the 20% discount I’m considering scaling back on my purchases from them. :/

[KatzeFruhstuck]

Originally Posted by GreatUncleBaal

Anyone else had their Yojimbo cancelled or delayed?,
no response from HMV about mine at all and it's no longer available when you get to the end of the checkout.

Yeah I got an email on Friday saying mine had been delayed, still waiting for an update. Preordered back in January. Fingers crossed it ships soon!

[GreatUncleBaal]

Originally Posted by KatzeFruhstuck

Yeah I got an email on Friday saying mine had been delayed, still waiting for an update. Preordered back in January. Fingers crossed it ships soon!

The way it's getting sorted and people are/aren't notified seems wildly inconsistent, fingers crossed I get a response soon.

[hdbsaichxknwelqa]

Also ordered from HMV in Jan and got a delayed email on Fri.

They said there was a delay in receiving stock but they'd been assured it was on the way. Watch this space.

[benb89]

Also ordered Yojimbo/Sanjuro back in Jan (with 20% code) however email received on Friday to say it was delayed due to a delay in receiving stock from the supplier. Yet I walked into my local HMV store after work today and there were several sitting on the shelves. What gives?...

[tomblu]

Also waiting on my Yojimbo/Sanjuro 4k set from HMV. I ordered it pretty much as soon as it was announced in November of last year. Hope it turns up soon.

[Yurakucho]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Finalized extras for Brother (2000) now up

https://shop.bfi.org.uk/brother-blu-ray.html

Scenes by the Sea only 48 mins? IMDB says an hour, I make it more like a1 hour 10...

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Yurakucho

Scenes by the Sea only 48 mins? IMDB says an hour, I make it more like a1 hour 10...

The UK DVD and the German BD are both 48 mins according to DVDCompare:

https://www.dvdcompare.net/compariso...m.php?fid=1073

R2 United Kingdom - Film Four
Extras:Featurette (2:14)
"Scenes By The Sea - Life & Work of 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano" documentary (48:10)
Cast & Crew Interviews (14:37)
"On Location" featurette (4:32)
Theatrical Trailer (2:05)
Subtitles:English (burned-in for Japanese portions), English HoH (optional)
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Picture Format:Anamorphic
TV System:PAL
Soundtrack(s):English/Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Case type:Keep Case

https://www.dvdcompare.net/compariso....php?fid=23445

Blu-ray ALL Germany - Capelight
Limited Edition
Extras: DISC ONE
* The Film
"Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano" documentary (48:40)
Interviews (15:11)
"Making of" featurette (2:17)
Original Trailer (2:09)
Bonus Trailers
- A Scene at the Sea (1:39)
- Outrage (2:08)
- Der blutige Pfad Gottes (2:07)
- Assault (1:45)

[Nitroes]

New trailer for Four Mothers | Starring James McArdle | In cinemas 4 April 2025 - YouTube

Hmmm, might be worth a look. That artwork is crap (it says draft).

Extras:

Presented in High Definition
Newly recorded audio commentary with director Darren Thornton and co-writer Colin Thornton
Frankie (Darren Thornton, 2007, 12 mins)
Two Hearts (Darren Thornton, 2011, 17 mins)
Interview with James McArdle (2025): newly recorded interview with actor James McArdle (Andor, Mare of Easttown)
Behind-the-scenes (2024, 3 mins)
Illustrated booklet with new writing on the film by Simon McCallum and director Darren Thornton and writing on Frankie and Two Hearts by Rachel Pronger

https://shop.bfi.org.uk/four-mothers-blu-ray.html
https://hmv.com/store/film-tv/blu-ray/four-mothers
https://www.rarewaves.com/products/5...others-blu-ray
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DX2DMDL6/

[Witchfinger Generous]

Originally Posted by GreatUncleBaal

Anyone else had their Yojimbo cancelled or delayed?,
no response from HMV about mine at all and it's no longer available when you get to the end of the checkout.

Very odd. I ordered a copy from HMV on Sunday evening, and it was sent out to me within hours, on Monday morning.