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Just a quick heads-up (thanks to a couple friends for the alert!) that the Criterion DVD of TRAFIC will already be going OOP any time now. This is a seminal release, as it includes Sophie Tatischeff's remarkable feature length documentary on her father. Meanwhile, both the newly restored HULOT and, ...

Along with an interview with Stefan Drössler, just the English version and the PARDON US trailer as extras, it turns out: http://www.kinowelt.de/dvd/dick_doof_sprechen_deutsch_spuk_um_mitternacht The Chaplin and Lloyd sets are reissues of the mk2 and Sony editions -- seems like Kinowelt / Arthaus wa...

After airing once again on arte, several episodes of Lobster's series Ayez donc des gosses! , a compilation of Little Rascals shorts and other kiddie comedies, are (currently) available for streaming online: http://plus7.arte.tv/de/1698106,templateId=noncache.html?search=kleine+andere+strolche Enjoy...

According to German DVD site Cinefacts, Kinowelt has announced their March, 2010 releases. The list includes the German phonetic SPUK UM MITTERNACHT, a BEST OF CHAPLIN (no idea what that would be), and a HAROLD LLOYD EDITION (makes me wonder whether they have early Lloyd among Kirch's Hal Roach Libr...

According to DVDBeaver, region free after all and highly recommended:
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare5/thegeneral.htm

Uli

Some delightful announcements of releases "in preparation," from http://www.edition-filmmuseum.com/product_info.php/info/p34_Forthcoming-releases.html : Karl Valentin und das Kino 1912-1930 Max Davidson Comedies Leo McCarey, 1927-1928 Female Comedy Teams Hal Roach, 1929-1935 And maybe The ...

Unfortunately, Axelmusic suggests this will be Region A encoded.

First Criterion's PLAYTIME, then this... time for region free BR players to catch on!

Uli

Thanks guys, and Brent, good luck on wrapping up your eagerly awaited book!

Uli

Just what is going on on the German DVD market? Some strange similarities to the US "Silent Comedy Mafia" DVD here: http://www.amazon.de/Die-Stummfilm-Mafia-Stan-Laurel/dp/B0013EIK54/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1256064248&sr=1-1 And suddenly Weiss(orama)n shorts show up as wel...

Bruce Calvert wrote:I can't fairly judge it until I get a chance to see the movie matched with the music

It's been a long time since this showed up on German TV, but I don't recall any such thing as a match between the Frisell music and the moviesl...

Uli
(by the way, Alloy admirer)