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I started Brenton Film because I love film – quelle surprise! The silent era, 1930s and 1940s especially get my literary juices flowing, so you'll see a lot about those. For more, see the About page.

  • Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide, Part 5

    by Brent Reid 7th June 2018

    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 4

    by Brent Reid 7th June 2018

    1981–1987 Restorations Orlok’s resurrection begins: finally brought back to life after lying dormant for decades Third time’s the charm: after two earlier efforts, the film was returned to première length After…

  • Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide, Part 3

    by Brent Reid 7th June 2018

    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…

  • Nosferatu: Chronicles from the Vaults, Volume III

    by Brent Reid 28th May 2018

    Il Cinema Ritrovato 2011 catalogue notes Helmed by iconic director Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, one of the key works of the entire silent era Both have inspired – then as now –…

  • Nosferatu: Chronicles from the Vaults, Volume II

    by Brent Reid 28th May 2018

    Il Cinema Ritrovato 1995 catalogue notes Helmed by iconic director Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, one of the key works of the entire silent era Both have inspired – then as now –…

  • Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide, Part 8

    by Brent Reid 22nd May 2018

    1918–1967 Shorts and Features in HD Charlie Chaplin Competition: Win Artificial Eye Blu-rays and DVDs! Concluding this definitive overview of the silent movie icon’s lengthy career This time it’s the…

  • Charlie Chaplin Collectors’ Guide, Part 7

    by Brent Reid 22nd May 2018

    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

    by Brent Reid 21st May 2018

    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

    by Brent Reid 21st May 2018

    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

    by Brent Reid 21st May 2018

    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…

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