Silent Era : The silent film website

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Kino Classics Blu-ray Disc edition of The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927) Added review of the Kino Classics Blu-ray Disc edition of The Golem (1920) Added review of the Kino Classics Blu-ray Disc edition of Tartuffe (1926) Added review of the Criterion Collection Blu-ray Disc edition of The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) Added review of the Undercrank and Lorusso editions of Little Old New York (1923) Lokke Heiss examines the 36th Annual Pordenone Silent Film Festival Added review of the Undercrank edition of The Kinetophone: A Fact! A Reality! (1913) Added review of the Undercrank edition of The Marcel Perez Collection, Volume 2 (1907-1923) Added review of the Flicker Alley Blu-ray Disc edition of The Lost World (1925) Lokke Heiss revisits the 35th Annual Pordenone Silent Film Festival Added review of the Flicker Alley Blu-ray Disc/DVD edition of The Blot (1921) Added review of the Flicker Alley Blu-ray Disc/DVD edition of Children of Divorce (1927) Added review of the Kino Classics Blu-ray Disc edition of Spies (1928) Added review of the Kino Classics/Lobster Films Blu-ray Disc edition of Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) Added review of the Kino Classics/Lobster Films Blu-ray Disc edition of College (1927) Added review of the Kino Classics Blu-ray Disc edition of Destiny (1921) Added review of the Olive Films Blu-ray Disc edition of The Captive (1915) Added review of the Grapevine Video DVD edition of Dream Street (1921) Added review of the Kino Classics/Lobster Films Blu-ray Disc edition of The General (1926) Added review of the Kino Classics/Lobster Films Blu-ray Disc edition of Three Ages (1923) Added review of the Kino Classics Blu-ray Disc and DVD editions of The Epic of Everest (1924) Added review of the Flicker Alley DVD edition of The House of Mystery (1921-1923) Added review of the Eureka Entertainment Blu-ray Disc edition of The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) Added review of the Kino Classics Blu-ray Disc and DVD editions of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) Added review of the Serial Squadron DVD edition of Seven Footprints to Satan (1929) Lokke Heiss reports on the 32nd Annual Pordenone Silent Film Festival Added review of the Flicker Alley Blu-ray Disc edition of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Added review of the Kino Classics Blu-ray Disc and DVD editions of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) Added review of the Kino Classics Blu-ray Disc edition of Foolish Wives (1922) Added the 100th issue of Taylorlogy Added review of the Kino Classics Blu-ray Disc edition of The Penalty (1920) Added review of the Kino Classics edition of Children of Eve (1915) Added review of the Kino Classics edition of The Inside of the White Slave Traffic (1913) Added review of the Kino Classics edition of Les vampires (1915-1916) Added review of the Flicker Alley edition of Gow the Head Hunter (1928) Added review of the Kino Classics edition of The Saphead (1920) Lokke Heiss reports on the 30th Annual Pordenone Silent Film Festival. Kino Lorber (USA) has released their separate Blu-ray Disc and DVD editions of Clarence Brown’s The Eagle (1925) starring Rudolph Valentino. The discs feature a new 2K digital restoration from archival 35mm print materials. The film is accompanied by a musical score composed and performed by The Alloy Orchestra. The supplementary material includes audio commentary by film historian Gaylyn Studlar. Kino Lorber (USA) has released their separate Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases of Lobster Films’ edition of Buster Keaton’s Our Hospitality (1922). This new edition features a 2K digital restoration from archival 35mm print materials. The film is accompanied by a musical score by Robert Israel. The supplementary material includes audio commentary by Farran Smith Nehme and Imogen Sara Smith; Un duel à mort [A Duel to the Death] (1947), a short film starring Buster Keaton; The Iron Mule (1925), a short film starring Al St. John; a presentation on Our Hospitality by Serge Bromberg; an insert booklet with an essay by Jeffrey Vance; and “Scoring for Buster,” a documentary on the recording of Robert Israel’s score. The Criterion Collection (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc edition of Benjamin Christensen’s Häxan (1922). This edition features a new 2K digital restoration from archival 35mm print materials. The film is accompanied by Gillian Anderson’s recreation of the original Danish score based on music cues prepared for the film’s premiere and is performed by the Czech Film Orchestra. The supplementary material includes the 1968 revamp of Häxan entitled Witchcraft Through the Ages, with narrative by Burroughs and music performed by Jean-Luc Ponty; the eight-minute long introduction Christensen shot in early 1941 to accompany the film’s European rerelease; and a new essay by scholar Chloé Germaine Buckley, among other materials originally prepared for DVD release in 2001. The Criterion Collection (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc collection 3 Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg (1927-1928), including Underworld (1927), The Last Command (1928) and The Docks of New York (1928). This edition features new high-definition scans from archival 35mm print materials. Six musical scores accompany the films: one full orchestral score each by Robert Israel for the three films, two scores for Underworld and The Last Command by the Alloy Orchestra, and a piano and voice piece by Donald Sosin and Joanne Seaton for The Docks of New York. Supplemental material includes visual essays by Janet Bergstrom and Tag Gallagher; a television interview with Sternberg; and a 96-page booklet featuring material by Ben Hecht, Geoffrey O’Brien, Anton Kaes, and Luc Sante; and an excerpt from Sternberg’s autobiography, Fun in a Chinese Laundry. The Criterion Collection (USA) has released their separate Blu-ray Disc and DVD editions of Charles Chaplin’s The Circus (1928). This edition features a new 4K high-definition scan from archival 35mm print materials. The film is accompanied by Chaplin’s original score from its 1969 rerelease. Supplementary material includes commentary by Jeffrey Vance; interviews with Charles Chaplin, Eugene Chaplin and Eric James; a new program on the film’s visual effects and design by Craig Barron; a 2003 documentary on the film featuring Emir Kusturica; film outtakes; an essay by critic Pamela Hutchinson, and more. Kino Lorber (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc edition and their remastered DVD edition of Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1927) directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring James B. Lowe, Virginia Grey, George Siegmann and Margarita Fischer. The presentation features the original 1927 music score composed by Erno Rapee. Flicker Alley (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc edition of Marcel L’Herbier’s L’Argent (1928) starring Brigitte Helm, Marie Glory, Yvette Guilbert and Alfred Abel, which has been prepared from a 4K scan of the original 35mm nitrate camera negative. The film is accompanied by two music scores: an orchestral score by Olivier Massot, and another performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra. The supplemental material includes Prométhée . . . banquier (1921) by Marcel L’Herbier; a 1928 documentary short by Jean Dréville; a photo gallery; a booklet essay written by Mireille Beaulieu; and more. Juno Films (USA) has released their combination Blu-ray Disc / DVD edition of Shiraz (1928) starring Himansu Rai. The film is presented with a specially commissioned music score by Grammy Award-winning composer Anoushka Shankar. Kino Lorber (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc and DVD editions of James Cruze’s Old Ironsides (1926) starring Charles Farrell, Esther Ralston and Wallace Beery and, separately, William A. Wellman’s You Never Know Women (1926) starring Florence Vidor and Lowell Sherman. Music for You Never Know Women was composed and performed by Donald Sosin. Supplemental material for You Never Know Women includes audio commentary by William Wellman, Jr., and a booklet essay by filmmaker, critic and archivist Gina Telaroli. Undercrank Productions (USA) has released their DVD-R edition of early synchronized sound films produced by the Edison studio in 1913: The Kinetophone: A Fact! A Reality! (1913). The collection features eight Kinetophone films that have surviving print and soundtrack elements, with one mute Kinetophone comedy and a featurette on the history and restoration of Kinetophone films. Flicker Alley (USA) has released their dual-format Blu-ray Disc / DVD edition of E.A. Dupont’s The Ancient Law [Das alte Gesetz] (1923) starring Ernst Deutsch and Henny Porten. Restored from five nitrate prints originally released in different languages, the original intertitles were restored from censor records. The film is accompanied by two optional music scores: an orchestral score by French composer Philippe Schoeller, and a second ensemble score by Donald Sosin and Alicia Svigals. Kino Lorber (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc and DVD editions of Arnold Fanck’s drama The Holy Mountain (1926) starring Leni Riefenstahl. 2K Restoration from 35mm elements by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung. Supplemental material includes audio commentary by film historian Travis Crawford; interview footage of Leni Riefenstahl and costar Louis Trenker (excerpted from the documentary The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl). Kino Lorber (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc and DVD editions of Allan Dwan’s drama Stage Struck (1924) starring Gloria Swanson and Lawrence Gray, with Gertrude Astor, Marguerite Evans and Ford Sterling. The film is accompanied by a music score performed by Andrew Simpson. The disc’s supplementary material includes audio commentary by author Frederic Lombardi; with a booklet essay by film historian Farran Smith Nehme. Kino Lorber (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc and DVD editions of Allan Dwan’s drama Manhandled (1924) starring Gloria Swanson and Tom Moore, with Lilyan Tashman, Ian Keith, Arthur Housman, Paul McAllister and Frank Morgan. The film is accompanied by a music score performed by Makia Matsumura. The disc’s supplementary material includes audio commentary by Gaylyn Studlar; with a booklet essay by film historian Peter Labu. Cinemuseum (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc / DVD edition of Roscoe Arbuckle’s first feature film, The Round-Up (1920). The dual-format edition features a 4K high-resolution scan and digital restoration of the 35mm print preserved by the Library of Congress and is accompanied by a music score performed by Donald Sosin. Supplemental material includes audio commentary by Richard M. Roberts; the early Keystone comedies A Bandit (1913) and Peeping Pete (1913) with Arbuckle, presented with theater organ music scores composed and performed by Dennis Scott; and more. Direct fulfillment orders are being taken at the Cinemuseum LLC website. The Criterion Collection (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc edition of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928). The film is presented with three scores: an oratorio by Richard Einhorn performed by Anonymous 4 and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and Choir; the second by Goldfrapp’s Will Gregory and Portishead’s Adrian Utley; and the third composed and performed by Mie Yanashita. Kino Lorber (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc and DVD editions of Gregory La Cava’s comedy It’s the Old Army Game (1926) starring W.C. Fields and Louise Brooks. The film is accompanied by a music score performed by Ben Model. The supplementary material includes audio commentary by film historian James L. Neibaur. Kino Lorber (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc and DVD editions of Gregory La Cava’s comedy Running Wild (1927) starring W.C. Fields and Mary Brian. The film is accompanied by a music score performed by Donald Sosin. The supplementary material includes audio commentary by film historian James L. Neibaur. Flicker Alley (USA) has rereleased their 2012 dual-format Blu-ray Disc / DVD edition of A Trip to the Moon (1902) directed by Georges Méliès. This edition features a high-definition scan of an original hand-colored version the film, with a black & white version of the film and two other astronomical Méliès films, plus a documentary. The hand-colored film is accompanied by three optional original music scores: the first performed by Jeff Mills, the second performed by musical group Dorian Pimpernel, the third an improvised piano score by Serge Bromberg. A fourth option adds narration by Bromberg to the piano score, originally written by Méliès. Undercrank Productions (USA) has released their second DVD collection of The Marcel Perez Collection, Volume 2 (1907-1923) starring (who else?) Marcel Perez. The edition collects nine additional Perez films presented from archival 35mm prints (with one 16mm reduction print) held by the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art. The films are accompanied by piano music scores performed by Ben Model. Kino Lorber (USA) has released their separate Blu-ray Disc editions of The Covered Wagon (1923) starring J. Warren Kerrigan and Lois Wilson. The edition has been mastered in HD from the 35mm restoration of the film. The film is accompanied by the historic theater pipe organ music score performed by Gaylord Carter. Supplementary material includes audio commentary by film historian Toby Roan; a booklet essay by film scholar Matt Hauske; The Pie-Covered Wagon (1932) a one-reel spoof starring Shirley Temple. Milestone Film Video (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc and DVD editions of Lois Weber’s The Dumb Girl of Portici (1916) starring Anna Pavlova, Rupert Julian, Douglas Gerrard, Betty Schade, Jack Hoxie and Nigel de Brulier. The film is accompanied by a music score composed by John Sweeney. Milestone Film Video (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc and DVD editions of Lois Weber’s Shoes (1916) starring Mary MacLaren, Harry Griffith, Jessie Arnold and William V. Mong. The film is accompanied by a music score compiled and performed by Donald Sosin and Mimi Rabson. Kino Lorber (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc and DVD editions of the recent 2K HD scan of F.W. Murnau’s The Last Laugh (1924). Two versions of the film are presented: the 2003 F.W. Murnau Stiftung restoration version and the 1924 American release version. The film is presented with optional soundtracks, including a new musical score by the Berklee College of Music’s Berklee Silent Film Orchestra (2017), as well as the original score by Giuseppe Becca, orchestrated by Detlev Glanert and performed by the Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra (2003), and a music score composed by Timothy Brock and performed by the Olympia Chamber Orchestra (2001). Kino Lorber (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc and DVD editions of the documentary Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016) directed by Bill Morrison. The film documents the recovery of complete and incomplete nitrate prints of more than 500 silent era films in Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada, in 1978. The edition is supplemented by a small sampling of drama films and newsreels recovered in Dawson City. Flicker Alley (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc edition of The Lost World (1925) starring Wallace Beery, Bessie Love and Lloyd Hughes. This updated edition features a new 2K high-definition transfer of the film, with approximately eight minutes of recently-recovered footage. The film is presented with a newly-composed music score by Robert Israel, which is performed by a full orchestra. Supplementary material includes animator Willis O’Brien’s short films R.F.D., 10,000 B.C. (1917) and The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918). Kino Lorber (USA) has announced their separate Blu-ray Disc and DVD editions of the restored version of William A. Wellman’s Beggars of Life (1928) starring Louise Brooks, Richard Arlen and Wallace Beery. The film is accompanied by a new music score arranged and performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra from the original 1928 cue sheets. The disc’s supplementary material includes an audio commentary by actor William Wellman, Jr.; an audio commentary by Thomas Gladysz, founding director of the Louise Brooks Society; and an insert booklet with an essay by film critic Nick Pinkerton. Kino Lorber (USA) has released their Blu-ray Disc edition of Varieté (1925) starring Emil Jannings and Lya de Putti. The edition has been mastered in HD from the 2015 35mm restoration of the film by Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung and Filmarchiv Austria. The film is accompanied by a music score performed by Berklee Silent Film Orchestra. Supplementary material includes audio commentary by author Frederic Lombardi, and a 12-page booklet with an essay by Imogen Sara Smith.

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