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Post by John Green on Jul 17, 2014 14:24:59 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2014 14:30:30 GMT
I was wondering if this was going to come out via the BFI, now that there's a spate of SF / fantasy DVD releases from them. Good news. I hope it's the restored / VidFired version which was prepared many moons ago now!
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Post by John Green on Jul 24, 2014 15:13:58 GMT
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Post by cjones on Jul 24, 2014 16:52:06 GMT
Hooray! I remember seeing it in the early 90s on BBC2. Scared the living daylights out of me.
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Post by alexbriggs on Aug 15, 2014 11:42:24 GMT
Just occurred to me that this would be the perfect opportunity for the BFI to also release the recently-recovered 1965 re-make. What a great DVD extra that would be. Wish they'd also release the Kneale/Cartier production of 'Wuthering Heights' rather than just tantalising us with clips on their website that the general public can't even watch.
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Post by oj-wake on Aug 15, 2014 15:55:13 GMT
Just occurred to me that this would be the perfect opportunity for the BFI to also release the recently-recovered 1965 re-make. What a great DVD extra that would be. Wish they'd also release the Kneale/Cartier production of 'Wuthering Heights' rather than just tantalising us with clips on their website that the general public can't even watch. Ye, it's a great play but I very much doubt there's much of a market for it. You can, however, see it in its entirety and for free if you visit one of the BFI Mediatheques. I appreciate that's not much good if you can't easily get to any of their locations (London, Birmingham, Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle, Wrexham, Cambridge, Derby, Glasgow) but at least it can be said that the play isn't totally inaccessible, as those simply locked away in archives are. Actually, I don't know that all Mediatheque programmes are available at all locations, so please don't drive 50 miles to one without checking availability first... I know Wuthering Heights is available in the London one.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2014 16:15:41 GMT
I wonder what the extras for this release will be?
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Post by alexbriggs on Aug 15, 2014 16:51:16 GMT
Ye, it's a great play but I very much doubt there's much of a market for it. You can, however, see it in its entirety and for free if you visit one of the BFI Mediatheques. I appreciate that's not much good if you can't easily get to any of their locations (London, Birmingham, Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle, Wrexham, Cambridge, Derby, Glasgow) but at least it can be said that the play isn't totally inaccessible, as those simply locked away in archives are. Actually, I don't know that all Mediatheque programmes are available at all locations, so please don't drive 50 miles to one without checking availability first... I know Wuthering Heights is available in the London one. Yes, I did watch 'Wuthering Heights' at the London BFI viewing library about 20 years ago, and remember being surprised to be given a whole pile of cans of film to load up myself on a table-top machine. I expect it's all a bit more digital these days. I think with that cast and being that story there would be a fairly good market for a DVD release.
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Post by oj-wake on Aug 17, 2014 18:11:55 GMT
Ye, it's a great play but I very much doubt there's much of a market for it. You can, however, see it in its entirety and for free if you visit one of the BFI Mediatheques. I appreciate that's not much good if you can't easily get to any of their locations (London, Birmingham, Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle, Wrexham, Cambridge, Derby, Glasgow) but at least it can be said that the play isn't totally inaccessible, as those simply locked away in archives are. Actually, I don't know that all Mediatheque programmes are available at all locations, so please don't drive 50 miles to one without checking availability first... I know Wuthering Heights is available in the London one. Yes, I did watch 'Wuthering Heights' at the London BFI viewing library about 20 years ago, and remember being surprised to be given a whole pile of cans of film to load up myself on a table-top machine. I expect it's all a bit more digital these days. Well, it is and it isn't. If you use the research viewing service, for many 60s programmes you'll still be using the steinbeck film viewer (though I think they lace the film up for you these days), but the Mediatheque is a whole different thing. A free, open access facility - anyone can just walk in - which is, as you suggest, all digital. It's a great service, particularly given that it's free, and has hundreds of programmes.
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Post by Simon Collis on Aug 17, 2014 21:49:17 GMT
I'm really happy about this release. I've had the Region 1 in my Amazon wishlist for ages, hoping for it to get down to a point where I can afford it (well... less than £200 would be a good start...)
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Post by Dan S on Sept 3, 2014 0:59:14 GMT
I remember reading (or seeing on tv) an interview with someone working behind the scenes. He said that part of the set design incorporated some sort of rotating things in the walls which were powered by old gramophone motors, and it was his job to run backwards and forwards behind the scenes winding them up with a big key so they'd keep going. He said that halfway through the broadcast he put the key down and couldn't find it, and so that's why the spinning things stop spinning.
I keep intending to try and spot this next time I watch it, but haven't got around to re-watching it again yet... or maybe I did and my copy was too poor a quality, so something to look out for when the DVD is released.
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Post by Alex Taylor on May 5, 2015 8:39:51 GMT
Does anyone know what happened to this? Amazon are listing it as 'unavailable' now.
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Post by John Green on May 5, 2015 8:50:25 GMT
Rumour is that the Orwell estate are the problem-the copyright runs out soon,I believe,and it's said that they're hoping for a big feature film or something.
Apologies for not updating this.
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Post by Alex Taylor on May 5, 2015 8:57:49 GMT
Oh, not again :-( Just as well I hung onto my recording, then!
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Post by Alex Weidmann on Aug 2, 2015 6:23:47 GMT
Rumour is that the Orwell estate are the problem-the copyright runs out soon,I believe,and it's said that they're hoping for a big feature film or something. Apologies for not updating this. How irritating! I don't see why releasing this version would preclude a feature film also being produced. It's just plain mean to deny the public access to this acclaimed production.
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