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Today, I sat down to watch one of my most eagerly anticipated releases for 2004, Flicker Alley’s 2-Disc Set of Louis Feuillade’s 12-episode Silent Serial JUDEX (1916-17). While I thoroughly enjoyed the film and was somewhat surprised at the rather satisfactory quality of the print/transfer...

Unfortunately, that’s all I know so far except that it’s being touted as the “50th Anniversary Edition” and is scheduled for a 08/31/04 release from VCI. Of course, this doesn’t necessarily entail a veritable SE with all the trimmings we’ve come to expect – after all, last year Warners gave us a...

Here is the Press Release in full, culled from Kino’s own website: “KINO ON VIDEO TO RELEASE NEWLY RESTORED VERSION OF PAUL LENI'S CLASSIC HORROR FILM ‘THE MAN WHO LAUGHS’ By special arrangement with Universal Pictures, Kino on Video is proud to release for the first time on VHS and DVD...

Here’s some good news for Silent film buffs I chanced upon another Website: http://www.mastersofcinema.com “Eureka Video (UK) have exclusively revealed to MoC their forthcoming DVD releases for 2004. Titles and release dates are subject to change but the current schedule looks like this...

I just sat down to watch the Fox “Studio Classics” SE DVD of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951) but, barely six minutes into the film (right at the beginning of Chapter 3 to be exact), I heard a sharp snap inside the DVD player - and I had to unload it because the picture started breaking up...

An insider of Kino on Video, who also happens to be a regular poster on the “Alt.Movies.Silent” Forum, has just disclosed that they will be releasing the following three great movies on DVD in late 2003: · THE MAN WHO LAUGHS (Paul Leni, 1928) – which she also names as her all-time favorite...

Yesterday I have watched my R1 3-Disc Set of CLEOPATRA (1963) from Fox. Considering the length of the film and the numerous supplements I had been postponing it for about a year and a half! Still, now I wish I hadn't waited that long. Searching the Internet and this site in particular, I...

The following is taken from the “Alt.Movies.Silent” website, concerning 3 great DVDs of classic Erich Von Stroheim films coming from Kino in June. “The Kino Von Stroheim's will be released on June 10 and will probably be on sale on Web site with the usual 30% off discount a few weeks before...

I came upon the following by clicking the ‘Specials’ icon on the “Movie Mail” website: Alice In Wonderland (DVD) RRP £19.99 MovieMail Price £17.99 Directed by: Miller, Jonathan BFI BFIVD519 UK 1966 72+8 mins | DVD | Cert PG With: Peter Sellers, Peter Cook, Michael Redgrave, Alan...

I have just come upon a great piece of news, via the Image Entertainment website: Criterion’s DVD releases for May include Henri-Georges Clouzot’s QUAI DES ORFEVRES (1947) and Akira Kurosawa’s THRONE OF BLOOD (1957). The specs for the two discs are as follows: QUAI DES ORFEVRES ·New...

I have just learned that Robert Wise’s film noir masterpiece THE SET-UP (1949) was released on DVD in France (through the renowned Editions Montparnasse label) on 12/04/02. This label has released several classic Hollywood films (all of which, incidentally, were originally produced by RKO) on...

For the Christmas period, I have taken a look at my ever-growing “DVDs To Watch” pile and decided to select a few choice titles which ought to make my seasonal viewing both pleasurable and varied. Fri 13-DecT-MEN (1947; VCI) Fri 13-DecRAW DEAL (1948; VCI) Sat14-DecBEHIND THE SCENES AT...

I wish Martin Blythe or someone at Paramount could comment on the actual status of this film. I have just watched it for the first time (on Italian TV), and I have to say outright that I really don’t see it as a racist picture at all! On the contrary, it deals extremely tactfully with its...

I’ve just found this great piece of news on the Kino On Video website: http://www.kino.com/video/videoframe.html A Special Edition 2-Disc set of Fritz Lang’s DIE NIEBELUNGEN (1924) – to be released on 11/19/02. Awesome! I’ve been wanting to watch this classic silent two-part epic for ages...

I have a question regarding the Isolated Score feature found among the supplements in several DVDs. Even though I have a few discs which do have this extra, I have never actually played one yet. However, one reviewer mentioned that on the fabulous R2 DVD of Sam Peckinpah’s STRAW DOGS (1971)...

I recently came across a website dedicated to the controversial British film-maker Peter Watkins (Link Removed), perhaps best known for his atomic war short THE WAR GAME (1965) - which should be released, along with Watkins’ CULLODEN (1964), on R2 DVD by the BFI in the upcoming months. The...

Quote: “Finally, Anchor Bay has announced the acquisition of no less than 10 films from acclaimed German director Wim Wenders, all slated for DVD release in late 2002 and throughout 2003. The agreement includes THE AMERICAN FRIEND starring Dennis Hopper, NOTEBOOK ON CITIES AND CLOTHES, NICK’S...

I read on another Forum that Linday Anderson's masterpiece IF... (1968) will be released on R2 later this year. Incidentally, today I came across the release date (12/2) in a British DVD magazine. The thread mentioned that the R2 disc will probably include a recently recorded audio commentary...

Today I discovered a number of upcoming R2 titles which should give some indication of the contents to be found on their eventual R1 counterparts. The films in question are: 1) ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST [2-Disc Set] to be released on 10/14/02 Special Features ·Audio commentary...

I have just finished watching the 2-Disc Limited Edition of WALT DISNEY TREASURES: SILLY SYMPHONIES. Strangely enough, the second disc gave me quite a few recurring (if slight) problems on my Pioneer DV-535K player. On several occasions the player stuck while searching for the next short...

I have recently taken an interest in films made for TV, especially adaptations of classic horror stories. I have ordered the three Limited Edition “BBC Learning Special Interest” titles released on Region 2 DVD so far, but have yet to receive them: THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1968...

The recent announcement at the Cannes Film Festival that all the Charlie Chaplin movies made between 1925 and 1957 will be re-released on DVD in late 2002/early 2003 with several exclusive supplements has set me thinking about the copious re-issues to which we collectors have already been...

A few days before Warners announced a clutch of horror film titles on DVD for release on 8/6 including John Boorman’s much maligned EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC (1977), I read that a Box Set will be coming out on 10/14/02 in the U.K. comprising all three EXORCIST films (see...

I have recently acquired seven Charlie Chaplin DVDs (released by Image Entertainment) with four more still on the way or backordered. All these discs (as was the custom with all Image titles at the time) are packaged in the unpopular Snapper case, and unfortunately the hub (which holds the disc...

In March I placed an order with DeepDiscountDVD comprising 8 discs. As one of the items, Mario Bava’s BLACK SUNDAY (from Image Entertainment) was out-of-stock at the time and Wojchiech J. Has’ THE SARAGOSSA MANUSCRIPT (also from Image) was not yet released, only 6 items from my order were...

11-06-00 Yojimbo (1961) 07-16-01 The African Queen (1951) 09-24-01 Smiles Of A Summer Night (1955) 11-19-01 La Belle Et La Bete (1946) 12-03-01 The Way To The Stars (1945) 01-21-02 Faust (1926) 02-25-02 The Thief Of Bagdad (1924) 02-25-02 From The Life Of The Marionettes (1980)...

Quote: “I received a copy of the 2002 Kino printed catalogue this afternoon, and here are the listed "Coming Soon" films in the catalogue: Films The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Robert Wiene) - extras TBA Nosferatu (F. W. Murnau - extras TBA Spies (Fritz Lang) Siegfried (Fritz Lang) Liliom...

This news may be old hat to all you Bondphiles out there, but I have recently searched in several online stores, both Region 1 (AMAZON, DEEP DISCOUNT) and Region 2 retailers (PLAY, BENSONWORLD), for 4 of MGM’s Special Edition DVDs of The James Bond Series, namely THUNDERBALL (released in 1999)...