First review is up on the internet:
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...which does have contextualising extras, albeit in printed form. But, as both MoC and the BFI have been amply demonstrating, booklets can be just as valuable as on-disc materials, and sometimes more so.
Well, I surely agree. As most interviews (especially with actors etc.) aren't that interesting (in my eyes), I usually prefer more or less extensive booklets. But let's put it this way: I wasn't impressed by the booklets which were part of "Burning an Illusion", "Pressure" and "Sweet Sweetback" (though I liked Eshun's very short essay). I considered these to be basic in some way. Nevertheless, these packages where really great not only because of the films itself, but because of the added shorts. Another thing was "Looking for Langston": In this case, the booklet itself was great.
Well now, I have not seen this booklet yet. And, by the way, I have read Stephen Bourne's "Black in the British Frame" and I have also seen Bourne's (et. al.) marvelous video essay on "Sanders on the River". But I can't help feeling a bit disappointed by the extras as the film itself is, as Dr. Amicus already wrote, on the one hand rather flawed, but on the other hand extremly important and enjoyable/amazing provided that you know what it is all about (history, R'n'R & antiracist politics, cultural studies and subcultural research and so on - edit: gender politics too, of course) . And I really doubt that this can be discussed adequatly on 20+x pages. Reading Gary's review, I feel affirmed.
Important release, nevertheless.
