Michael Elliott
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movi...eut/index.html
Sorry if that has been posted already but it appears more classics could be released when VAN hits DVD. From the article:
Graffeo said there will be a core market of classic horror film buffs for the DVD collection now but that the bigger opportunity will arise when "Van Helsing" comes out on DVD later this year and Universal launches another major wave of promotions at retail outlets.
I'm not a fan of Tod Browning's sound films (Dracula, Freaks, Mark of the Vampire) and I've often said he was a silent director who couldn't make the jump to sound. Watching something like THE UNKNOWN makes me believe this all the more. I've often wondered if DRACULA would have been better if it were silent. I've got several problems with the film but in the end I wish it would have been silent.
I think I read somewhere that a silent version was shown at theaters back in 1931 and this here is something I'd really like to see.
Sorry if that has been posted already but it appears more classics could be released when VAN hits DVD. From the article:
Graffeo said there will be a core market of classic horror film buffs for the DVD collection now but that the bigger opportunity will arise when "Van Helsing" comes out on DVD later this year and Universal launches another major wave of promotions at retail outlets.
I'm not a fan of Tod Browning's sound films (Dracula, Freaks, Mark of the Vampire) and I've often said he was a silent director who couldn't make the jump to sound. Watching something like THE UNKNOWN makes me believe this all the more. I've often wondered if DRACULA would have been better if it were silent. I've got several problems with the film but in the end I wish it would have been silent.
I think I read somewhere that a silent version was shown at theaters back in 1931 and this here is something I'd really like to see.