Laurel & Hardy: Year One (1 Viewer)

[dana martin]

Silence is Golden,

Looks like a new set of the boys is on the way from Flicker Alley, from the latest newsletter, hope that some may find this information useful.


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[Ronald Epstein]

Woah!

Count me in...potentially.

Just need to know who is doing the restorations and the reputation behind it.

I mean, if this were ClassicFlix I wouldn't even need to ask.

 

[dana martin]

Woah!

Count me in...potentially.

Just need to know who is doing the restorations and the reputation behind it.

I mean, if this were ClassicFlix I wouldn't even need to ask.

Ron, it's up on their preorder page at Flicker Alley, looks to be a collaboration between Blackhawk Films and Lobster,

2 disc 13 films plus extras, just wanted to get this out to peek interest, hopefully you should get a official announcement from Flicker Alley , full specks are up on their site. But it seems they have some other small silent film by someone no one has ever heard of named Erich von Stroheim , Little film titles Foolish Wives (1922).

Nice to see the silents getting some love,

 

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Silence is Golden,

Looks like a new set of the boys is on the way from Flicker Alley, from the lates newsletter, hope that some may find this information useful.

Can't wait to hear more about this collection!!

 

[Robert Harris]

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This may be the collection folks have been waiting for.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Ron, it's up on their preorder page at Flicker Alley, looks to be a collaboration between Blackhawk Films and Lobster,

2 disc 13 films plus extras, just wanted to get this out to peek interest, hopefully you should get a official announcement from Flicker Alley , full specks are up on their site. But it seems they have some other small silent film by someone no one has ever heard of named Erich von Stroheim , Little film titles Foolish Wives (1922).

Nice to see the silents getting some love,

Thanks, Dana.

This is indeed good news. Over the years, there have just been so many "mediocre" L&H restorations followed up by a stellar, first-class LITTLE RASCALS restoration that you hope the same is done for these titles.

I already own enough complete "mediocre" L&H collections on Blu-ray. I am looking forward to learning why this will stand out from the others.

 

[dana martin]

Thanks, Dana.

This is indeed good news. Over the years, there have just been so many "mediocre" L&H restorations followed up by a stellar, first-class LITTLE RASCALS restoration that you hope the same is done for these titles.

I already own enough complete "mediocre" L&H collections on Blu-ray. I am looking forward to learning why this will stand out from the others.

Ron,
Thank you for bringing it up first, I was thinking sort of the same thing, and the current silents being done for the done by CF, looks to be amazing, My hope is that this is on par with those releases, of the Rascals sets.

 

[RobertMG]

An unprecedented restoration project

Very few of the silent films of Laurel and Hardy’s negatives survive, and the available elements scattered throughout the world are always mediocre or unwatchable. It took three years to gather all the surviving prints of these shorts, compare them shot by shot and give them the best digital restoration possible. Today, these invisible films look as young as they did 95 years ago. A world premiere for all the Laurel and Hardy fans.

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy first appeared on film together in 1921, after an initial period in their careers spent apart. The two would formally team up in 1927 and found success by following a simple comic formula that displayed the hilariously ambitious and anarchic qualities of their joint personality. Laurel & Hardy: Year One, The Newly Restored 1927 Silents,as proudly presented by Flicker Alley and Blackhawk Films®, offers fans new and old the rare opportunity to observe the evolving partnership of the comedy team that would reach enormous popularity. Featuring all new restorations sourced from best available materials contributed by archives and collectors around the world restored by Blackhawk Films® and Lobster Films in Paris, this comprehensive deluxe Blu-ray 2-Disc collection features thirteen extant films produced in 1927 and two additional films from before they were officially a team. It includes new scores from some of the best silent film composers working today: Neil Brand, Antonio Coppola, Eric le Guen, and Donald Sosin. The films included are Lucky Dog (1921), 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926), Duck Soup (1927), Slipping Wives (1927), Love ‘em and Weep (1927), Why Girls Love Sailors (1927), With Love and Hisses (1927), Sugar Daddies (1927), Sailors, Beware! (1927), The Second 100 Years (1927), Call of the Cuckoo (1927), Do Detectives Think? (1927), Putting Pants on Phillip (1927), The Battle of the Century (1927), and Flying Elephants (1928). It is curated by film historians and Laurel and Hardy specialists; Randy Skretvedt, Dick Bann, Serge Bromberg, Eric Lange, and Ulrich Ruedel.

Arthur Stanley Jefferson for a time understudied Chaplin in England and the US. Meanwhile Oliver Norvell Hardy was a serviceable role player in comedies and melodramas, yet neither had reached the status of movie star. It became clear upon their teaming up that their contradictory physiques and personalities complimented each other perfectly. The team would go on to do many films together reaching wide acclaim, and eventually becoming nearly unanimously considered by film critics, scholars, and movie fans alike, the funniest comedy duo in film history.


BONUS MATERIALS INCLUDE:

• Audio Commentary Tracks – For each film by historian and author Randy Skretvedt
• Documentary: Restoring Laurel & Hardy – By Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange
• Laurel & Hardy On-Location – A Video Essay by historian John Bengtson on selected location exteriors
• Hats Off! (1927): Slide Show presentation from this currently lost film
• Multiple Image Galleries – Containing original publicity materials, press reviews, and rare production stills
• Souvenir Booklet – Featuring a new essay by historian Richard W. Bann on the Blackhawk Films Story and the company’s stewardship of the Laurel & Hardy film materials, a Collection Introduction by Serge Bromberg, and notes on each film by historian Randy Skretvedt
• Additional musical scores – Soundtracks for the 1930s French re-releases of Slipping Wives, Why Girls Love Sailors, and Flying Elephants are presented here as alternate music tracks
• Audio commentary track for The Battle of the Century – By historians Randy Skretvedt and Serge Bromberg
• English SDH Subtitles

 

[dana martin]

with 3 years of silents and roughly 17 films left for 1928 and 1929, if this is the release the collective "WE' have been waiting for, One couId hope that we get a Year Two and a Year Three as well .

 

[Ronald Epstein]

with 3 years of silents and roughly 17 films left for 1928 and 1929, if this is the release the collective "WE' have been waiting for, One couId hope that we get a Year Two and a Year Three as well .

I would even hope to go beyond that with the sound films that go well into the 1930s

 

[Angelo Colombus]

I always liked John Bengtson's video essays on filming locations like he did with Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. I also have his books on my shelf.

 

[Paul Penna]

Too late, I ordered it three hours ago

 

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I took the plunge, ordered me a copy as well.

 

[Jonathan Perregaux]

Ordered. Mind-blowing to think the duo’s first appearance together pre-dates the discovery of insulin by a year.

 

[mskaye]

Ron,
Thank you for bringing it up first, I was thinking sort of the same thing, and the current silents being done for the done by CF, looks to be amazing, My hope is that this is on par with those releases, of the Rascals sets.

Woah!

Count me in...potentially.

Just need to know who is doing the restorations and the reputation behind it.

I mean, if this were ClassicFlix I wouldn't even need to ask.

I enjoyed the prior L&H box set from KP. I know it has its detractors. I dont think classicflix is perfect though. The Abbot and Costello tv show remastering is washed out and needed a lot more contrast to make it viewable.

 

[TJPC]

I wonder if thes will be available in Canada. Due to weird copyright entanglements, I have never been able to see any L&H silents. They even blank them out when shown on TCM here.

 

[Rob W]

I wonder if thes will be available in Canada. Due to weird copyright entanglements, I have never been able to see any L&H silents. They even blank them out when shown on TCM here.

These titles entered the public domain this year which is why this release exists - Flicker Alley should be able to sell this anywhere.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

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[rmw650]

I sure hope one day, one day, they will find Hats Off and produce that short onto the various formats. All that is available are stills for this short.

 

[Mark Y]

I sure hope one day, one day, they will find Hats Off and produce that short onto the various formats. All that is available are stills for this short.

Wouldn't it be ironic for it to be found in pristine condition, simply because it wasn't in Michael Agee's garage with the rest of them?