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Another one:

https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/aud ... es-projets

Uli

Meanwhile (quite a while)... there IS a region A Blu of RABBI JACOB, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGx2DwPq8AA as well as a Kino Lorber FANTOMAS collection, and in France, OSCAR and some other English-friendly Blus (check specs carefully) have been released. So with some unfortunate exceptions, mo...

The second version of MALICE AFORETHOUGHT directed by Hitch, as ALFRED HITCHCOCK SHOW audition, presented by and contextualized for Bavarian radio. The original show begins following the German intro (with some Hitch interview clips) at ca. 11 minutes in, and it seems to be quite a bit better qualit...

"Marianne MONESTIER interviewe Buster KEATON (en anglais avec traduction simultanée) qui parle de la technique du cinéma muet qui est devenu un "art perdu", de ses débuts au music-hall, et rend hommage à Charlie Chaplin qu'il considère comme un maître du comique et du tragique et un t...

Those wondering what all the fuss in a number in European countries is all about can now officially download a video from the Swiss Television website at https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/film/video/dinner-for-one?urn=urn:srf:video:88e475e6-28e7-41c6-bbda-0dbed736cc0b . Note that this is the Swiss version ...

https://www.filmarkivet.se/movies/veckorevy-1951-09-10/, beginning at ca 3:45.

Uli

A newsreel from Sweden: https://www.filmarkivet.se/movies/veckorevy-1931-12-07/. Great stuff, courtesy National Libray and Swedish Film Institute.

Uli

It appears I have to correct my first cursory and enthusiastic impression, then based on a glimpse on portable devices - as friends have observed on social media, it seems the opening's Technicolor and titles are digital recreations rather than (color) restoration - perhaps somewhat justifiable, but...

Louie Despres wrote:Video not available in the US.

As is common for arte, alas. I imagine there will be a Blu-ray release much like it was for OUR HOSPITALITY though.

Uli

Lobster has now worked on their own version,apparently, and come up with the best results for the Technicolor opening. Currently online courtesy arte, at https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/108525-000-A/buster-keaton-sieben-chancen/.

Uli