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  • Alma Reville: The Power Behind Hitchcock’s Throne

    by Brent Reid 14th August 2019

    Celebrating the 120th birthday of a hugely underrated pioneer of British cinema Giving credit where it’s due: she was one half of the best filmmaking duo in history Alfred Hitchcock was loyally…

  • Raymond Rohauer: King of the Film Freebooters by William K. Everson

    by Brent Reid 22nd October 2018

    Infamous nitrate era film collector and one of its most contentious figures He lied, stole and bullied his way into ownership of a vast archive of rarities Retained an army of…

  • Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide, Part 6

    by Brent Reid 7th June 2018

    1995 and 2006 Restorations Nosferatu’s metamorphosis continues: two new versions, many new sets of intertitles Both are equally complete and the only ones available on Blu-ray and HD digital video…

  • 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…

  • The Birth of a Nation: Controversial Classic Gets a Definitive New Restoration

    by Patrick Stanbury 17th February 2016

    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…

  • Kevin Brownlow’s Napoléon to Make Long-Awaited Début on Home Video

    by Brent Reid 28th January 2016

    Napoléon (1927) Abel Gance’s Restored Epic in UK Cinemas November 2016–January 2017 Update: 28 July 2016 Press Release and BFI Blu-ray/DVD Details It’s true: noted film historian Kevin Brownlow’s magnum…

  • Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide

    by Brent Reid 18th November 2015

    “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.”

  • Multiple-Language Version Film Collectors’ Guide

    by Brent Reid 21st July 2015

    1930 Films Q: What do the following have in common? Laurel and Hardy, Greta Garbo, Buster Keaton, Marlene Dietrich, Alfred Hitchcock, John Wayne, Dracula and Fritz Lang. A: They all…

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