Frederick Wiseman (1930-2026)

[GaryC]

I'm taking advantage of my BFI Player subscription (and, later this week, my Mubi subscription) to catch up on those I hadn't seen before - plus Law and Order, which I saw forty years ago on Channel 4. I can't really do more than one a day, not just because of their length. I saw Central Park yesterday. Amongst other things it was nice to see Midnight Oil turn up for a performance of "Beds Are Burning" (I've no idea what Wiseman's taste in music was, but he was in his later fifties when this was made) and the behind-the-scenes footage of Francis Coppola shooting his segment of New York Stories was a bonus. In chronological order, Ballet is next, and that will hopefully be later this week.

[cantinflas]

Further Wiseman availability in the UK: from 20 March, Mubi will be streaming eight of his films: High School, Law and Order, Model, The Store, Aspen, At Berkeley, In Jackson Heights and City Hall. High School is in the box set and was shown at the BFI Southbank, but there are three there which didn't feature in the BFI's retrospective - Law and Order, Model and City Hall. (In Jackson Heights did, but I missed the showing.)

Thanks heaps for this, I somehow missed it before. We're getting the same films in Australia. I've only seen High School and At Berkeley out of those so I'm really excited.

[hearthesilence]

82% of the limited edition run of our Frederick Wiseman set has now sold. Assorted retailers still have stock including HMV and Amazon. So if you'd like the edition that includes the book, it's probably worth picking it up sooner rather than later

[criterionsnob]

Glad to hear it’s a fast seller. Hopefully they release further volumes.