Marcel L’Herbier: L’Inhumaine
Trevor reviews Marcel L'Herbier's 1924 silent film L'Inhumaine, just out in a fabulous restoration from Flicker Alley. Read the full post.
Charles Chaplin: City Lights
In 1931, in some of the worst days of the Great Depression, Charlie Chaplin released his compassionate, yet dark, film City Lights. In his ongoing look at Chaplin's work, Trevor looks at the film. Read the full post.
Charles Chaplin: The Gold Rush
In 1925 Charlie Chaplin released one of his major masterpieces, The Gold Rush, a delightful, touching film starring The Tramp. Trevor reviews the film and discusses the Criterion Blu-ray as part of his Chaplin series. Read the full post.
Flicker Alley’s Chaplin’s Mutual Comedies
In 1916, Chaplin signed on with a new studio, the Mutual Film Corporation, and became the highest paid entertainer in the world. In a lovingly compiled dual-format home video release, Flicker Alley presents beautiful restorations of all twelve of the films Chaplin made at Mutual. Trevor looks at Flicker Alley's Chaplin's Mutual Comedies. Read the full post.
Flicker Alley’s Chaplin at Keystone
I'm planning on making the next few months Chaplin months because there's a special book coming out a bit later this year: The Charlie Chaplin Archives from Taschen. For those of you who do not know Taschen, it is an "art book" publisher that specializes in large, detailed, photo-heavy tomes on a variety of subjects. My wife loves [...]
Flicker Alley’s The Mack Sennett Collection: Volume One
Flicker Alley's giant The Mack Sennett Collection, Volume One is one of the best (because it's important, because it's historic, because it's absolutely delightful) home video sets I've encountered this year (though it came out in 2014). Read the full post.