BFI Filmstore

El BFI es uno de esos lugares maravillosos de Londres y, por supuesto, imprescindible para cada cinéfilo o fan del cine. En cada rincón hay algo maravilloso, desde la magia del lugar en sí, sus salas de cine, su cineteca y –sin lugar a dudas– su store, un local único y realmente genial.
El Filmstore del BFI es un negocio que emana cine. A comparación de las tiendas más reconocidas, ésta tiene un catálogo amplio y espectacular en lo que a DVD y blu-​ray se refiere. Este es el lugar dónde se pueden encontrar esas películas clásicas o de culto que en otros sitios sería imposible. Onda que una vez que entras ahí es probable que te quedes horas revolviendo e investigando todo lo que tienen en sus estantes, desde esos films que buscabas y no encontrabas hasta una gran cantidad de libros imprescindibles para el amante del cine.
El local no es demasiado grande, aunque tampoco es muy chico, por lo cual realmente tiene de todo. Es un sitio agradable, sumamente bonito. Tiene alguna que otra buena oferta, pero la verdad que no es nada económico, por lo tanto cuando pasen por acá sepan que van a gastar unas buenas libras.

The cinemas at the BFI are, of course, fantastic, with an excellent range of films and events, but the Mediatheque should not be overlooked. In fact, I’d say that Mediatheque is one of my favourite things in London.
You just turn up, book a screen and for two hours or so, you can choose from an enormous range of archive material. It’s just incredible. Hardly anyone seems to know about it, which in many ways suits me fine, as it means it’s never too busy, but it’s a brilliant service.
If you’re on the South Bank, and it’s a bit rainy and miserable, you can pop in and warm yourself while watching an old episode of Hartbeat. But really, it’s better than that. It’s a destination in itself, rather than just an addition on the side of a cinema.
Take an afternoon off work and try it. It’s just lovely.

The Bfi Filmstore is a film buffs’ paradise. There are loads of obscure DVDs and more popular choices in here too…
I recently found some cool Korean films in here that I couldn’t get in Zavvi or HMV. There is so much choice, it’s really great. I’ve also found a few gifts in here for friends as well. The Bfi is a great place to be anyways, the Benugo’s Café is in the building, the cinema too… I love this place…

This place is so brilliant, I had no idea I was living beside such a gem. I went in for a browse today and ended up buying some really good dvds that I haven’t seen for sale anywhere else, like the a latin american documentary and an Irish film I love, each were £17.99.
They have all the dvds arranged by country so it’s all very easy to navigate. As well as books on film theory, biographies etc they also have fun little things like postcards of movie stills and cartoon flip books which would make nice little presents come my usual Christmas week panic. They also had a large flatscreen t. v on the wall playing a dvd that is on sale there so if you like it you can just buy it, no fuss. It’s really user friendly and not at all film-​nerdy like I though it would be. I’ll be back!