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Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide, Part 5
David Shepard and Eureka Versions After years of cult popularity, Nosferatu finally made its quality home video début Its source was the same print that spawned the so-called “public domain
Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide, Part 3
Surviving Prints and Public Domain Version Casting light on the shadows of Nosferatu’s greatest myth: that only one print survived There are lots of archived extant early copies but they’re all
Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide, Part 7
Shorts and Features 1918–1967 Charlie Chaplin Competition: Win Artificial Eye Blu-rays and DVDs! We move on to perhaps Chaplin’s best known works: his later shorts and feature films on DVD
Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide, Part 6
Essanay and Mutual Restored in HD Covering the definitive editions of the Little Tramp’s pivotal short films They’re the closest ever to the versions Chaplin’s original audiences saw Now with
Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide, Part 5
Essanay and Mutual 1980s–2000s Restorations For many years the Little Tramp’s mid-1910s films were inaccessible and languished in poor condition In the 1980s, film preservationist David Shepard fully restored them
Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide, Part 4
Keystone 1914 The Little Tramp makes his first foray into film and refines the art of motion picture comedy More than mere early sketches, Chaplin’s earliest films offer much broad
Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide, Part 2
1920s Screenings Every known première and 1920s screening of the tenacious vampire film that refused to die Even legal action from the widow of Dracula’s author couldn’t halt the spread of its
The Birth of a Nation: Controversial Classic Gets a Definitive New Restoration
Giveaway: Win Two Brilliant BFI Birth of a Nation Blu-ray Sets! Landmark film still generates headlines and fierce debate over a century after original release Photoplay’s Patrick Stanbury recounts the tale
Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide
“Nosferatu – Does this word not sound to thee like the midnight call of the Bird of Death? Take care in saying it, otherwise the images of life will fade to shadows, and ghostly dreams will rise from your heart and nourish themselves on your blood.”
Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide, Part 3
Early Reissues As the Little Tramp’s popularity grew, so did the scale and complexity of his films They became longer and more sophisticated as he moved to bigger studios Each time Chaplin moved on,