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Tess [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted March 6th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Tess [UK] Blu-ray Review

Roman Polanski’s lavish adaptation of the Thomas Hardy tragedy, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, comes to Blu-ray from the BFI in a solid HD effort.

Maîtresse [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted November 4th, 2012 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Maîtresse [UK] Blu-ray Review

Barbet Schroeder’s controversial film Maîtresse finally hits home video in the UK in its complete, uncut form courtesy of the BFI.

Jour de fete [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted October 22nd, 2012 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Jour de fete [UK] Blu-ray Review

Jacques Tati’s first feature film, Jour de fete, may not be quite up to the standards of his later efforts, but it is still worth watching. This new restoration, however, cannot save what is an obviously flawed color source format.

Mon oncle [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted October 22nd, 2012 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Mon oncle [UK] Blu-ray Review

The BFI continue on with their strong Jacques Tati Collection by introducing this wonderful Dual Format edition of the thoroughly enjoyable Tati classic Mon oncle.

A Woman Under the Influence [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted September 18th, 2012 by Brandon A. DuHamel

A Woman Under the Influence [UK] Blu-ray Review

John Cassavete’s unsettling cinema verité masterpiece arrives in a strong dual format package from the UK’s BFI.

The Belly of an Architect [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted June 25th, 2012 by Brandon A. DuHamel

The Belly of an Architect [UK] Blu-ray Review

The obsessiveness of the creative mind is explored in this 1987 film from director Peter Greenaway, arriving in a dual format edition from the BFI.

Revolution [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted June 22nd, 2012 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Revolution [UK] Blu-ray Review

The BFI releases the director’s cut of this maligned film, but is time it is given reconsideration.

Nightbirds [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted May 29th, 2012 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Nightbirds [UK] Blu-ray Review

BFI’s Flipside series brings horror director Andy Milligan’s long lost early art house film Nightbirds to home video fully restored for the first time.

The Complete Humphrey Jennings: Vol. 2 — Fires Were Started [UK] Blu-ray Review

Posted April 20th, 2012 by Brandon A. DuHamel

The Complete Humphrey Jennings: Vol. 2 — Fires Were Started [UK] Blu-ray Review

Witness the lives of everyday Britons during wartime in these classic Humphrey Jennings documentaries collected in this second volume of his complete works from the BFI.

Her Private Hell [UK Release] Blu-ray Review

Posted February 14th, 2012 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Her Private Hell [UK Release] Blu-ray Review

The BFI unearths another forgotten Swinging Sixties exploitation flick with this Dual Format edition of Her Private Hell.