“Hitch Finding His Way”
By Raymond Benson
While there are many DVD collections (and VHS anthologies before that) of the early British material directed by Alfred Hitchcock in the 1920s and most of the 1930s, there are very few that contain decent transfers. The silent films, until recently, all existed in extremely poor quality, as so did most of the British sound pictures. Companies like The Criterion Collection and Kino Lorber have begun to finally restore these classics in high definition Blu-ray.
The new 2-disk Kino Lorber set, British International Pictures Collection, contains a handful of these early movies—The Ring (1927), The Farmer’s Wife (1928), Champagne (1928), The Manxman (1929), and the only sound feature in the bunch, The Skin Game (1931). They all display Hitch finding his way, exploring the possibilities of the medium, and trying to find his directorial “voice.” He was not yet the “Master of Suspense,” even though he...
By Raymond Benson
While there are many DVD collections (and VHS anthologies before that) of the early British material directed by Alfred Hitchcock in the 1920s and most of the 1930s, there are very few that contain decent transfers. The silent films, until recently, all existed in extremely poor quality, as so did most of the British sound pictures. Companies like The Criterion Collection and Kino Lorber have begun to finally restore these classics in high definition Blu-ray.
The new 2-disk Kino Lorber set, British International Pictures Collection, contains a handful of these early movies—The Ring (1927), The Farmer’s Wife (1928), Champagne (1928), The Manxman (1929), and the only sound feature in the bunch, The Skin Game (1931). They all display Hitch finding his way, exploring the possibilities of the medium, and trying to find his directorial “voice.” He was not yet the “Master of Suspense,” even though he...
- 12/24/2019
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Kino Lorber continues to make Halloween dreams come true, announcing that they will release The Phantom of the Opera (1925/1929) on Blu-ray and DVD October 13th.
From Kino Lorber: "The Phantom Of The Opera (1925/1929) - Starring Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin - Directed by Rupert Julian.
Disc 1
24 frames-per-second version (78 Min.) 1920 x 1080 (1.33:1 pillarbox)
• Music composed and performed by Alloy Orchestra (2.0 Stereo)
• Theatre organ score arranged and performed by Gaylord Carter (2.0 Mono)
20 frames-per-second version (92 Min.) 1920 x 1080 (1.33:1 pillarbox)
• Musical setting composed by Gabriel Thibaudeau (2.0 Stereo)
Performed by I Musici de Montréal; Conducted by Yuri Turovsky; Claudine Côté, Soprano
• Audio commentary by film historian Jon Mirsalis (2.0 Mono)
Disc 2
1925 Version (114 Min.) Standard Definition (4x3)
• Musical Setting Arranged and Performed by Frederick Hodges (2.0 Mono)
Extras:
Original Screenplay (91 Min. video scroll)
Montage of Stills (13 Min.)
Interview with composer Gabriel Thibaudeau (9 Min.)
Two travelogues by Burton Holmes, depicting Paris in 1925:
Paris From A Motor (3 1/2 Min.
From Kino Lorber: "The Phantom Of The Opera (1925/1929) - Starring Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin - Directed by Rupert Julian.
Disc 1
24 frames-per-second version (78 Min.) 1920 x 1080 (1.33:1 pillarbox)
• Music composed and performed by Alloy Orchestra (2.0 Stereo)
• Theatre organ score arranged and performed by Gaylord Carter (2.0 Mono)
20 frames-per-second version (92 Min.) 1920 x 1080 (1.33:1 pillarbox)
• Musical setting composed by Gabriel Thibaudeau (2.0 Stereo)
Performed by I Musici de Montréal; Conducted by Yuri Turovsky; Claudine Côté, Soprano
• Audio commentary by film historian Jon Mirsalis (2.0 Mono)
Disc 2
1925 Version (114 Min.) Standard Definition (4x3)
• Musical Setting Arranged and Performed by Frederick Hodges (2.0 Mono)
Extras:
Original Screenplay (91 Min. video scroll)
Montage of Stills (13 Min.)
Interview with composer Gabriel Thibaudeau (9 Min.)
Two travelogues by Burton Holmes, depicting Paris in 1925:
Paris From A Motor (3 1/2 Min.
- 8/3/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Several shorts directed by film pioneer Georges Méliès, played by Ben Kingsley in Martin Scorsese's well-received Hugo, will be featured throughout January 2012 at the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum's Edison Theater in Fremont, Calif. The Méliès screenings will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, 21, and 28. On Jan. 7, the Edison Theater will show Méliès' 1910 short The Doctor's Secret prior to the main feature, the William S. Hart 1916 classic Western Hell's Hinges, which also features Clara Williams (excellent in the highly recommended The Italian) and Louise Glaum, a film vamp who four years later would star in Sex. Musical accompaniment by Frederick Hodges. On Jan. 21, the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum will celebrate "seven years of showing great films" with a screening of future two-time Oscar winner Lewis Milestone's 1928 The Garden of Eden. The romantic comedy stars one of the great beauties of the silent era, Corinne Griffith,...
- 1/2/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
In 1925, Universal released what would become one of the most influential and important movies ever made. Even today it stands as a singular achievement in film that still impresses some eighty years on.
From Lon Chaney’s outstanding makeup to the beautiful sets and costumes, it is a breathtakingly lavish film that entertains as much as it educates. The film cannot be overstated in its historical importance, as it was the first of the Universal Monsters to be born.
Without Chaney and his amazing creation, we would arguably never have seen Lugosi’s Dracula or Karloff’s Monster and so on. One could point to this film and say it was the birth of the horror film, as we know it today. Sure, Nosferatu had come before, as had The Golem, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and of course Edison’s Frankenstein. However, The Phantom of the Opera was the...
From Lon Chaney’s outstanding makeup to the beautiful sets and costumes, it is a breathtakingly lavish film that entertains as much as it educates. The film cannot be overstated in its historical importance, as it was the first of the Universal Monsters to be born.
Without Chaney and his amazing creation, we would arguably never have seen Lugosi’s Dracula or Karloff’s Monster and so on. One could point to this film and say it was the birth of the horror film, as we know it today. Sure, Nosferatu had come before, as had The Golem, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and of course Edison’s Frankenstein. However, The Phantom of the Opera was the...
- 12/29/2011
- by Derek Botelho
- DailyDead
The Phantom Of The Opera was the first horror film I ever saw. It was at my grandparents’ house. I was about 3 or 4 and it was either on television or my grandfather had a VHS tape of it or something like that. I clearly remember the now famous shot of Mary Philbin pulling off the mask of Lon Chaney’s horrific Phantom as he played the organ. The look of sheer shock and fury etched on Chaney’s horribly disfigured face scared and delighted my admittedly warped young mind, as it must have very well done so for countless fans of the classic film.
I’m happy to say that that iconic scene, and many more, have never looked better than on Image Entertainment’s newly remastered high definition transfer of The Phantom Of The Opera, out November 1st on Blu-Ray. For classic horror fans who have had to make due with scratchy video recordings,...
I’m happy to say that that iconic scene, and many more, have never looked better than on Image Entertainment’s newly remastered high definition transfer of The Phantom Of The Opera, out November 1st on Blu-Ray. For classic horror fans who have had to make due with scratchy video recordings,...
- 11/1/2011
- by Marc
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Great news for fans of the classics, and I mean real classics, and that is the upcoming Blu-ray release of the Lon Chaney movie The Phantom of the Opera. Image Entertainment will be unleashing this beauty on November 1st and it will contain no less than three versions of the movie. Can you believe that this gem is 86 years old now? It’s original release being way back in 1925.
Below you can take a gander at all the specs and extras you can expect on this plush looking release.
Produced by renowned silent film authority and preservationist David Shepard, the Phantom of the Opera Blu-ray™ includes the following versions:
Brand-new HD digital transfer of the 24fps version of 1929 reissue (Academy Aspect Ratio; 16×9 pillar-boxed) from the 35mm negative, with tinted sequences including the Bal Masque sequence in two-strip Technicolor. Featuring a brand new music score by Alloy Orchestra, plus Gaylord Carter’s famous theatre organ score,...
Below you can take a gander at all the specs and extras you can expect on this plush looking release.
Produced by renowned silent film authority and preservationist David Shepard, the Phantom of the Opera Blu-ray™ includes the following versions:
Brand-new HD digital transfer of the 24fps version of 1929 reissue (Academy Aspect Ratio; 16×9 pillar-boxed) from the 35mm negative, with tinted sequences including the Bal Masque sequence in two-strip Technicolor. Featuring a brand new music score by Alloy Orchestra, plus Gaylord Carter’s famous theatre organ score,...
- 9/9/2011
- by Jude
- The Liberal Dead
Release Date: Nov. 1, 2011
Price: DVD $39.98
Studio: Image Entertainment
Lon Chaney lurks beneath the Paris Opera House in the 1925 silent classic The Phantom of the Opera.
The Blu-ray debut of the 1925 classic silent film The Phantom of the Opera, starring “Man of a Thousand Faces” Lon Chaney, contains three different versions of the movie. And this disc is the first time all three have appeared together in a single release.
Produced by respected silent film preservationist David Shepard, the Phantom of the Opera Blu-ray includes the following versions:
new high-definition digital transfer of the 24 frames per second reissued version of 1929 film taken from the 35mm negative, with tinted sequences including the Bal Masque sequence in two-strip Technicolor. It features a new music score by Alloy Orchestra, plus Gaylord Carter’s famous theatre organ score, released for the first time in stereo.new high-definitiom transfer of 20 frames per second version of the 1929 reissue with tinting,...
Price: DVD $39.98
Studio: Image Entertainment
Lon Chaney lurks beneath the Paris Opera House in the 1925 silent classic The Phantom of the Opera.
The Blu-ray debut of the 1925 classic silent film The Phantom of the Opera, starring “Man of a Thousand Faces” Lon Chaney, contains three different versions of the movie. And this disc is the first time all three have appeared together in a single release.
Produced by respected silent film preservationist David Shepard, the Phantom of the Opera Blu-ray includes the following versions:
new high-definition digital transfer of the 24 frames per second reissued version of 1929 film taken from the 35mm negative, with tinted sequences including the Bal Masque sequence in two-strip Technicolor. It features a new music score by Alloy Orchestra, plus Gaylord Carter’s famous theatre organ score, released for the first time in stereo.new high-definitiom transfer of 20 frames per second version of the 1929 reissue with tinting,...
- 9/8/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
We’ve been really excited for this Blu-ray and have been reporting on it for the last few months, but now Image Entertainment has issued a press release with all of the details for the Blu-ray release of Lon Chaney’s The Phantom of the Opera.
“Chatsworth, CA — He was the “Man of a Thousand Faces.” Generations of filmgoers the world over have been thrilled by his portrayals that showcased – and more often than not, empathized with – the shadows of human nature. And now the makeup artistry of a true cinematic pioneer can be seen in high definition! On November 1st, Image Entertainment releases the Lon Chaney classic Phantom of the Opera for the first time on Blu-ray™! The Blu-ray™ features 3 versions of the film – assembled together for the first time in a single release — including a brand-new high definition digital transfer from the 35mm negative, plus Gaylord Carter’s famous theatre organ score,...
“Chatsworth, CA — He was the “Man of a Thousand Faces.” Generations of filmgoers the world over have been thrilled by his portrayals that showcased – and more often than not, empathized with – the shadows of human nature. And now the makeup artistry of a true cinematic pioneer can be seen in high definition! On November 1st, Image Entertainment releases the Lon Chaney classic Phantom of the Opera for the first time on Blu-ray™! The Blu-ray™ features 3 versions of the film – assembled together for the first time in a single release — including a brand-new high definition digital transfer from the 35mm negative, plus Gaylord Carter’s famous theatre organ score,...
- 9/8/2011
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
You want to talk about delivering the goods? Wait until you read the latest on Image Entertainment's upcoming delivery of the original Phantom of the Opera on Blu-ray! It's a great day to be a fan of classic horror!
From the Press Release
He was the “Man of a Thousand Faces.” Generations of filmgoers the world over have been thrilled by his portrayals that showcased – and more often than not, empathized with – the shadows of human nature. And now the makeup artistry of a true cinematic pioneer can be seen in high definition! On November 1st, Image Entertainment releases the Lon Chaney classic Phantom of the Opera for the first time on Blu-ray™! The Blu-ray™ features 3 versions of the film – assembled together for the first time in a single release -- including a brand-new high definition digital transfer from the 35mm negative, plus Gaylord Carter's famous theatre organ score,...
From the Press Release
He was the “Man of a Thousand Faces.” Generations of filmgoers the world over have been thrilled by his portrayals that showcased – and more often than not, empathized with – the shadows of human nature. And now the makeup artistry of a true cinematic pioneer can be seen in high definition! On November 1st, Image Entertainment releases the Lon Chaney classic Phantom of the Opera for the first time on Blu-ray™! The Blu-ray™ features 3 versions of the film – assembled together for the first time in a single release -- including a brand-new high definition digital transfer from the 35mm negative, plus Gaylord Carter's famous theatre organ score,...
- 9/8/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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