The BFI Blu-ray and DVD Release Thread

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Likewise.
Nice to see BFI back with some cracking releases!

[Michael Brooke]

Originally Posted by sqoops

I read an interview the other day with Gary Oldman from about 15 years ago. In it he said the BBC cut a scene where Bexxi rapes his wife. I wonder what else is missing?

It's more complicated and ambiguous than that - it's a mock-rape that she clearly enjoys, the suggestion being that she has some rather dark fantasies about violence as well and that they're not quite as ill-matched a couple as they appear elsewhere.

I first heard about this scene courtesy of Richard Kelly's oral memoir of Alan Clarke, but I assumed it was gone for good until the BFI's announcement.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Let's face it.
I'd rather face Bex in a square go than Sue!

[Justin101]

Cliff used to be cool apparently, in all seriousness I quite fancy this one so that's the 3 new flipsides I'll be getting then

[Inspector Abberline]

Culloden + The War Game

is out and kicking



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[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Inspector Abberline

Culloden + The War Game

is out and kicking



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I can't wait to see this. It's the disc i have preordered with Bridge of Spies from Amazon.

I would have pre ordered it from HMV but it wasn't on their site way back when i placed the order.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Inspector Abberline

Culloden + The War Game

is out and kicking



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Have you seen either of these before, Inspector?

I think i'd heard of Culloden from the dim and distant past but not The War Game.

[Inspector Abberline]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Have you seen either of these before, Inspector?

I think i'd heard of Culloden from the dim and distant past but not The War Game.

Ive seen clips from the War Game,apparently caused a right stink at the time for the BBc.
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The War Game is a 1965 television drama-documentary film depicting a nuclear war. Written, directed, and produced by Peter Watkins for the BBC's The Wednesday Play anthology series, it caused dismay within the BBC and in government, and was withdrawn before the provisional screening date of Thursday 7 October 1965.[1] The corporation said that "the effect of the film has been judged by the BBC to be too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting. It will, however, be shown to invited audiences..."[2]

Despite this decision, it was publicly screened and shown abroad, winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1966.[3]

The film was eventually broadcast on 31 July 1985 on the BBC, during the week before the fortieth anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, the day before a repeat screening of Threads.

[keirarts]

Posted elsewhere but thought this would also be appropriate.. Yesterdays surprise post from Amazon...

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[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Artwork for Penda's Fen: