'Spook' unearths a radical time capsule of a movie Pulled from theaters but now on DVD, the 1973 film imagines a black political revolution in the blaxploitation era. By Lewis Beale, Special to The Times When it comes to sticking it to the Man, there is no blaxploitation film more...
The estate of John Wayne has made a deal with Cinetech and Chace Prods. to update and restore two of the actor's 1950s hits, "The High and the Mighty" and "Island in the Sky."... -VARIETY
or Immediate Release Warner Home Video Announces The Chaplin Collection Collection’s First Four Titles Debut July 1 With All-New Digitally Mastered Picture & Audio from Restored Chaplin Estate Vault Elements Burbank, Calif., April 9, 2003 -- Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush, The...
From alt.movies.silent: Ok this must be the worst kept "secret" around but YES Kino IS releasing the resored METROPOLIS. It will open in THEATERS first, begining at the Film Forum in New York on July 28. We hope to play all major cities in the summer & Fall. Ironically this will be the...
Charlie Chaplin's Genius Launched to a New Generation as Rare and Exclusive
Material Is Unveiled in Cannes
CANNES, France--May 16, 2002--Warner Home Video and MK2 Strike a Sensational
Deal to Distribute the Charlie Chaplin Collection
Warner Home Video (the home video division of Warner...
The rights to Harold Lloyd's films have finally been untangled, and most of his features (and a number of shorts) are scheduled for DVD release next spring.
Some details:
http://www.haroldlloyd.com/letter.html
Forwarded from rec.arts.movies.tech:
I just spoke with a ghost.
Joe Caporiccio.
He is, much to my shock, fine. That is: He was hit by a hit and run
driver (who they have caught). He was in a coma. He had brain
surgery. And... he's making a full recovery. He is expected to be
released...
Forwarded from FILMUS-L:
Heard this morning that Joe Caporiccio was seriously injured last
week, struck by a car while out walking. Apparently he's in a coma.
This was from a friend of his, who intends to post details on the FSM
board for those interested.
-Joseph Kaufman