James R | On 03, Nov 2020

BFI Player, the BFI’s streaming platform, is a gateway to global film, offering a collection of arthouse and world cinema to subscribers, alongside its pay-per-view rental releases and free archive titles and silent movie shorts. In November, it’s only adding a couple of titles, but they’re both gems, including Harry Dean Stanton’s poignant swan song.

Here’s what’s coming to BFI Player’s subscription service this month:

Lucky (2016) – 2nd November

Harry Dean Stanton gives the performance of a lifetime as an irascible nonagenarian maverick in a New Mexican town, grappling with his mortality.

BFI at Home: His Dark Materials: When Worlds Collide – 3rd November

The BFI & Radio Times Television Festival present a series of special events to celebrate Season 2 of BBC One’s His Dark Materials. Show creators, producer Jane Tranter and writer Jack Thorne take us on a journey into new worlds with principal cast Dafne Keen (Lyra), Amir Wilson (Will), Ariyon Bakare (Lord Boreal) and Simone Kirby (Mary Malone).

Available from 7pm on the BFI YouTube channel.

BFI at Home: His Dark Materials: Creating Cittàgazze – 4th November

An exclusive look behind the scenes of Season 2 with executive producer and production designer Joel Collins, casting director Kahleen Crawford, VFX Art Director and Previs Supervisor Dan May, Framestore’s Senior VFX Supervisor Russell Dodgson and composer Lorne Balfe.

Available from 7pm on the BFI YouTube channel.

BFI at Home: His Dark Materials: Jopari and the Witches – 5th November

Discover more about Season 2 with new cast members Andrew Scott (John Parry) and Jade Anouka (Ruta Skadi), as they are joined by Ruta Gedmintas (Serafina Pekkala), Season Two writer Francesca Gardiner and costume designer Caroline McCall.

Available from 7pm on the BFI YouTube channel.

BFI at Home: Rebecca – 6th November

Filmmaker Charlotte Regan talks to director Ben Wheatley about his creative process, storyboarding, what to drink on set and his new psychological thriller Rebecca, available now on Netflix.

Available from 7pm on the BFI YouTube channel.

Postcards from London – 9th November

Harris Dickinson (County Lines, Beach Rats) stars in Steve McLean’s stylish film about a young man’s journey into an unusual form of escort work.

 

A BFI Player subscription costs £4.99 a month, with a 14-day free trial.

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