The British Film Institute has revealed several upcoming 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases. Among them are
Throne of Blood (1957),
Slade In Flame (1974),
Brother (2000), and
TwentyFourSeven (1997).
Press release:
La Haine 30th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of its sensational premiere at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, Mathieu Kassovitz's LA HAINE will be made available in a new 4K Blu-ray edition. The release will include all the extras from the previously released BFI Blu-ray, as well as a re-print of the 80-page book that accompanied the 25th anniversary edition. The anniversary will also be marked with screenings at selected cinemas across the UK.
STREET DATE: APRIL 14.
Brother and
Eclipse on Blu-ray
Takeshi 'Beat' Kitano directs and stars in BROTHER (2000), a brutal crime thriller about a Japanese yakuza forced to flee to Los Angeles after the death of his boss. Marking the famed director's first and only English language feature, this is the first time the film has been released on Blu-ray in the UK.
Unsettling, strange, and barely seen since it was shot nearly forty years ago, ECLIPSE (1976) is the latest addition to the BFI Flipside collection. With writer and director Simon Perry's approval and involvement, the BFI is now making this unjustly neglected title available on Blu-ray disc for the first time worldwide, in a new scan made from the best-available 35mm materials. Tom Conti stars in a double role as twin brothers.
STREET DATE: APRIL 21.
Slade In Flame and
Throne of Blood 4K Blu-ray
Tom Conti also stars in the newly remastered SLADE IN FLAME. This stone-cold cult classic has been described as 'the Citizen Kane of British pop movies' by critic Mark Kermode and boasts a razor-sharp screenplay, superb performances by Noddy Holder and the boys and a power-packed foot-stomping soundtrack. Directed by Richard Loncraine (Richard III, Full Circle), the cast includes Alan Lake and Johnny Shannon (Performance).
Our recent run of Akira Kurosawa restorations continues with a 4K Blu-ray set of THRONE OF BLOOD. Considered to be one of the greatest cinematic adaptations of Shakespeare, this truly remarkable film boasts legendary performances from Toshiro Mifune as the doomed warlord Washizu (based on Macbeth) and Isuzu Yamada as the Lady Macbeth-inspired Asaji. The film will also be available as a stand-alone Blu-ray edition.
STREET DATE: MAY 19.
CHANTAL AKERMAN VOLUME 2: 1985-2015 and
FOUR MOTHERS
CHANTAL AKERMAN VOLUME 2 (1985-2015) covers the second half of Akerman's career. Highlights on the 5-disc set includes musical comedy Golden Eighties (1986) and her final film, No Home Movie (2015). Previously unreleased, this set finally makes the vast majority of Chantal Akerman's unique cinematic legacy accessible to UK audiences.
FOUR MOTHERS (2024) is Colin and Darren Thornton's heartwarming comedy drama, inspired by Mid-August Lunch (2008) and starring James McArdle and Fionnula Flanagan. It was a well-deserved Audience Award-winner at 2024's BFI London Film Festival and plays at the forthcoming Dublin and Glasgow Film Festivals before its release in UK / Ireland cinemas on 4 April.
STREET DATE: JUNE 16.
TwentyFourSeven
Directed by cult favourite Shane Meadows (This Is England), TwentyFourSeven charts the story of working-class youth finding friendship, self-respect and meaning in a post-industrial Midlands. Shot in black and white and starring Bob Hoskins (The Long Good Friday), the film has been newly remastered by the BFI and is presented on Blu-ray for the first time.
Each of these BFI releases will contain a selection of extra features and an illustrated book/booklet (first pressing only) to provide contextual information. Review copies will be available approximately one month ahead of release date.
STREET DATE: JUNE 23.