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OK gang--anybody have any inside info on what's up with this?

http://www.amazon.com/March-Wooden-Sold ... 43&sr=1-15

Spectacularly restored? Every copy I've ever seen has been a fuzzy mess. Has something changed?

I think the single most important distinction between the implementation of color vs sound is the difference between what was a change in the asthetics of a film's production vs a change in the technology of a film's exhibition. At that critical moment when sound really blossomed, 1928-1929, you had...

I hadn't seen any discussion of this here so I thought I'd give it a mention-- Dave and Ali Stevenson at Looser Than Loose have just put out a Harry Langdon DVD-R that includes SHANGHAIED LOVERS. The first half comes from what they identify as a Kinescope source--it looks pretty soft and has some gh...

This is a terrific question and a fun discussion, but there is a possible trap inherent in the phrasing of the question. If you want to introduce today's young people to silent comedy, asking "what worked for YOU?" may be the wrong place to start. I, like most everyone else in this group, ...

I'm coming late to this party, but David Pearson has put a lot of time and thought into making some valid critiques, and I'm more than happy to defend my choices. To answer the big question, "Was anybody thinking?", the fact is every one of these elements was the direct result of some seri...

Chris, I'm pretty sure I have in storage here a USB-based outboard ZIP drive you're welcome to if you think it would help read your damaged discs. You can email me at david@alldayentertainment.com if you're interested and let me know your address. I don't have anything to add to the discussion, sorry.