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There's going to be another collection soon of the BFI Transport Films, I believe, but I don't know if NIGHT MAIL will be on it seeing as there's already a DVD here.Steven H wrote:I wonder if Night Mail or Song of Ceylon could be far behind? Peerpee, have you gotten hold of the Geoffrey Jones collection? I'd like to know more about his work or this set.
The press release which came with my review copy of 'On and Off the Rails' stated that it was the first of three projected volumes. As for the inclusion of 'Night Mail' this is highly unlikely as it was produced by the GPO Film Unit and not the BTF Unit (the latter wasn't set up until the fifties and 'Night Mail' was made in 1936). However, there are R2 discs of 'Night Mail' currently available; I'd recommend the DDVideo release which twins it with 'West Highland', a BBC doc from the sixties.peerpee wrote:There's going to be another collection soon of the BFI Transport Films, I believe, but I don't know if NIGHT MAIL will be on it seeing as there's already a DVD here.
[Haven't seen the Geoffrey Jones release.]
Just a word of thanks for the above posting. At least one non-British collector values this series very highly indeed, and certainly wouldn't want to miss a release.meanwhile wrote:I don't know what kind of reputation British Transport Films have outside of the UK, but as they often slip below the critical radar in the UK itself, I thought it worthwhile to draw attention to the fifth volume in the BFI's excellent series of 2-disc collections of the films.
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HerrSchreck wrote:These films are a must-have for me. On my BFI People On Sunday is a transport film that charmed me to the bone. I knew the "On & Off The Rails" release here in R1 was just a port of a BFI release, but I had no idea that there were so many volumes. Sounds like total heaven!
Mind you, the thought of Kirstie'n'Phil or Sarah Beeny fronting the classic 1935 documentary Housing Problems has a certain appeal.NABOB OF NOWHERE wrote:It's also refreshing that we can get examples of 'slice of life' documentary without it being fronted by some Z list celebrity in search of property for people wanting a life style change.
