The BFI Blu-ray and DVD Release Thread

[J Harker]

Coming July 22nd from BFI. Screenshot_20240515_233939_Amazon%20Shopping.jpg

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[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by J Harker

Coming July 22nd from BFI. Attachment 251174

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First posted on this very thread with full details on 10th April by @Dave

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

First posted on this very thread with full details on 10th April by @Dave

Well I'll be, so it was. Totally missed that. Feel free to delete.

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[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by J Harker

Well I'll be, so it was. Totally missed that. Feel free to delete.

No, a nice reminder to those who haven't ordered / want to order.

There was a fair bit of excitable discussion at the time.

Justin was so excitable he was in full on Will Wheaton mode.

Is it a release you are up for, J?

[Justin101]

You had to mention Wil Wheaton

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

No, a nice reminder to those who haven't ordered / want to order.

There was a fair bit of excitable discussion at the time.

Justin was so excitable he was in full on Will Wheaton mode.

Is it a release you are up for, J?

It will be a blind buy but yes, definitely, although likely a sale purchase. HMV have BFI promotions fairly regularly so it will turn up in a 2 for ?15 sooner or later. Seems an odd choice for the BFI to put out though.

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[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by J Harker

Coming July 22nd from BFI. Attachment 251174

'Die Monster Die' special features:

• Presented in High Definition
• Audio commentary by Vic Pratt and William Fowler (2024): newly recorded audio commentary by the founders of the ?The BFI Flipside? and authors of The Bodies Beneath: The Flipside of British Film & Television
• Scenes From 'Let Me Die a Monster' (2024): sequences from Ken Hollings and David McGillivray?s unmade biopic of Die, Monster, Die! co-star Nick Adams, performed in a read-through staged and shot exclusively for this release
• Nick Adams and Die, Monster, Die! (2024): Ken Hollings and David McGillivray recall the career of Nick Adams and how they became fascinated with his film work
• Interview with Stephen Jacobs (2024): Boris Karloff?s biographer discusses the film in this newly recorded interview
• Interview with Tony Tweedale (2024): an interview with the publicist for Die, Monster Die!
• The Peaches (1964, 16 mins): a family greenhouse yields strange fruit in this stylish Swinging Sixties short film
• Image gallery: an extensive array of promotional stills from Die, Monster, Die!
• Theatrical trailer, with optional audio commentary by Vic Pratt and William Fowler
• **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the film by Stephen Jacobs, an essay on HP Lovecraft by Xavier Aldana Reyes and writing about Let Me Die a Monster by Ken Hollings and David McGillivray

[Susan Foreman]

'Michael Powell: Early Works' (1932 - 1936) - Blu-ray pre-order available from the BFI Shop direct - UK$29.99

Release date: September 16

The Films:

• Rynox (1932, 47 mins)
• Hotel Splendide (1932, 53 mins)
• The Night of the Party (1934, 63 mins)
• Her Last Affaire (1936, 68 mins)
• Behind the Mask (aka The Man Behind the Mask) (1936, 55 mins)

"Throughout the 1930s, director Michael Powell (The Red Shoes, A Matter of Life and Death, Peeping Tom) honed his craft on a succession of modestly budgeted feature films produced under the United Kingdom's screen 'quota' system. Many of these titles remain lost but, those which survive, reveal a burgeoning talent that readily established Powell as one of British cinema's leading lights. This new 2-disc collection brings together five of those early films directed by Powell, newly remastered by the BFI National Archive, including murder mysteries, sensational thrillers and a comedy caper. Discover the formative works of a filmmaking icon, available on Blu-ray for the first time."

Special features:

• Newly remastered from original camera materials and presented in High Definition
• Newly recorded audio commentaries by Marc David Jacobs (Rynox, Behind the Mask, Emeric Powell Home Movie), Lawrence Napper and Dom Delargy (Hotel Splendide), Jo Botting and Vic Pratt (Night of the Party), and Ian Christie (Her Last Affaire), Bryony Dixon (Riviera Revels)
• Riviera Revels: Travelaughs No. 1 and No. 2 (1927): Powell himself appears in these rare short comedy curiosities from the silent era
• Inside the Archive: The Early films of Michael Powell (2024): a new documentary exploring the BFI National Archive?s role in rediscovering and remastering the early films of Michael Powell.
• Vanishing in Thunder: The Unmade Films of Michael Powell (2023): documentary by Henry Barnes exploring some of Michael Powell's unrealised films
• Emeric Pressburger Home Movie (1954): Powell and Pressburger are both seen on camera as they travel to Argentina for a 1954 Film Festival

**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Booklet featuring contributions from James Bell, Marc David Jacobs, Lawrence Napper, Pamela Hutchinson, Ian Christie, Bryony Dixon, Claire Smith, Josephine Botting and Kieron Webb

[Susan Foreman]

'The Outcasts' (1982) - Blu-ray pre-order available from the BFI Shop direct - UK$16.99

Release date: September 16

"BFI Flipside presents?a previously unavailable Irish folk horror written and directed by the writer of Blood on Satan?s Claw

Set in an isolated rural community in pre-famine Ireland when poverty and magic were rife, The Outcasts sees introverted farm girl Maura (Mary Ryan) discover a magical world of the imagination through 'a wild, ungodly man', the mysterious wanderer Scarf Michael (Mick Lally). When she is accused of witchcraft she turns to her own supernatural powers for protection

Director Robert Wynne-Simmons combines horror, earthy drama, dreamlike fantasy and tragedy to produce this intelligent and visually stunning directorial debut

Once billed as the first Irish feature film in 50 years, but hardly seen in the last 40 years, this new 2K restoration by the Irish Film Institute marks the first time The Outcasts has been available on Blu-ray."

Special features:

• New 2K restoration by the Irish Film Institute
• Newly commissioned audio commentary by Diane Rogers
• Interview with director Robert Wynne-Simmons
• Image gallery

**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Booklet including director?s statement and new writing on the film by the BFI?s Vic Pratt

Other extras TBC

[Susan Foreman]

'Ikiru' (1952) - 2 disc Blu-ray pre-order available from the BFI Shop direct - UK$19.99

Release date: August 19

"Opening with a shot of an x-ray, showing the main character's stomach, Ikiru tells the tale of a dedicated, downtrodden civil servant who, diagnosed with terminal cancer, learns to change his dull, unfulfilled existence, and suddenly discovers a zest for life. Plunging first into self-pity, then a bout of hedonistic pleasure-seeking on the frenetic streets of post-war Tokyo, Watanabe ? the film's hero ? finds himself driven to give some meaning to his life, finally finding satisfaction through building a children's playground.

Beautifully played by Takashi Shimura (who starred in 21 of Kurosawa's films), Ikiru is an intensely lyrical and moving film, and was one of Kurosawa's own favourites."

Special features:

• Restored in 4K and presented in High Definition (2-disc limited edition)
• Introduction by Alex Cox (2003, 15 mins)
• Newly commissioned audio commentary by film critic Adrian Martin
• Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create ? Ikiru (2003, 42 mins): created as part of the Toho Masterworks series and featuring interviews with Kurosawa, script supervisor Teruyo Nogami, writer Hideo Oguni, actor Takashi Shimura, and others
• It's Ours Whatever They Say (1972, 39 mins): a community action film telling of the battle fought by young mothers against Islington council to establish a playground for children on a derelict site
• The People People (1970, 22 mins): intended for school leavers, this COI film shows the vast range and variety of jobs available within the Civil Service, highlighting the ways in which civil servants help individuals, the community in general and Parliament

**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Includes slipcase and illustrated booklet with a new essay on the film by Tony Rayns

Other extras TBC