DVD DISCOVERIES: FLEISCHER, FAIRBANKS,…
Even as studios and streaming networks try to eliminate “physical media” from the scene, a handful of hardy individuals…
ALL HAIL ‘KING OF…
If you’re wondering why there are shouts of jubilation from film buffs and aficionados of pre-swing-era music it’s because…
CHARLEY CHASE ON DVD—AND…
When I set out to write a comprehensive article about underrated comedian Charley Chase decades ago for my magazine Film…
THE SEA WOLF: LONGER…
I’ve always liked The Sea Wolf (1941), a Warner Bros. production that eschews formula clichés and offers a meaty, intelligent story.…
FROM LON CHANEY TO…
An uncommon number of rare and significant silent films have made their way to DVD and Blu-ray in recent…
PIGGING OUT ON LOONEY…
A decade ago Warner Home Video released a series of handsomely packaged DVDs, and later Blu-rays, of cartoons from…
TINTED TALKIES
I recently wrote about the DVD release of William S. Hart’s Western Wagon Tracks from Olive Films with artistic title cards and authentic tints,…
