SLAPSTICK MASTERS DVD - four of the best shorts of the silent era. The complete DVD of SLAPSTICK MASTERS can be purchased from Alloy Orchestra's website: alloyorchestra.comSLAPSTICK MASTERS INCLUDE:ONE WEEK by Buster KeatonEASY STREET by Charlie ChaplinBIG BUSINESS by Laurel and HardyCHASING CHOO CHOOS by Monty BellThis clip is courtesy of David Shepard/Film Preservation Associates
One of the strangest films of the silent era, THE UNKNOWN matches the masterful acting of Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford at age 19, and director Todd Browning (who directed FREAKS) at his very best.
MANSLAUGHTER is the 1922 release by director Cecil B. DeMille. It stars Leatrice Joy and Thomas Meighan.The complete DVD of MANSLAUGHTER may be purchased from Alloy Orchestra's website: alloyorchestra.comciip courtesy of Kino International
THE BELL BOY is excerpted from the DVDs ARBUCKLE & KEATON Parts One Two. This DVD set presents 10 of the Silent Era's best short comedies. In 1917 Rosco "Fatty" Arbuckle, then a a veteran director working for Comique Studios, convinced the young (but already experienced) vaudville actor Buster Keaton to try his hand at the movies. The resulting short films, captured on this DVD set, show Keaton emerge at the beginning of his career as one of the most creative and original artists the world of ...
Excerpted from the DVD: THE GENERAL / STEAMBOAT BILL JR.This double DVD, on the Image Entertainment label, presents two of Buster Keaton's greatest films in one package. The complete movies presented here are mastered from the best available 35mm sources and festure Alloy Orchestra's critically aclaimed new scores.The General/ Steamboat Bill Jr. can be purchased from Alloy website:alloyorchestra.comclips courtesy of David Shepard / Film Preservation Associates
The General has often been called one of the 10 best film of all time. Combining Buster Keaton's masterful comedy with the serious epic story of the American Civil War, this film is as powerful today as it was when it was released in 1927.This clip is exerpted from the DVD, THE GENERAL / STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. The DVD presents both films in their entirety on one DVD. They have been mastered (masterfully we might say) from the best available 35mm sources, and are accompanied by Alloy Orchestra's n...
Excerpted from the complete movie found on the DVD: THE MAN WITH THE MOVIE CAMERA by Dziga Vertov, released on the Image Entertainment label.ALLOY ORCHESTRA created their new score for this classic silent film in reference to director Vertov's written notes. The resulting score helps to enlighten audiences as to Vertov's ideas of his own film.Mastered from an exquisite 35mm print from the Russian Film Archives, this film retains the power and excitement it had when originally released in 1929....
STRIKE was director Sergei Eisenstein's first film and is often considered a window into the filmmaking he might have achieved without the interference of Stalin and the Soviet Government. Combining powerful imagery, strong politics and a surprising sense of humor, the film continues to entertain audiences to this day.Alloy Orchestra's new score adds to the powerful tension of this excellent film.The complete movie of Strike can be purchased on DVD from Alloy Orchestra's website:alloyorchestra...
This magnificent restoration of the captivating 1925 silent film, THE LOST WORLD, is off the DVD of the same name issued by Image Entertainment.The stunning animated dinosaurs in this film are the work of the master animator Willis O'Brien (who made King Kong come to life). This captivating tale is taken from an Arthur Conan Doyle story of the same name.The DVD can be purchased from Alloy Orchestra's website:alloyorchestra.comclip is courtesy of David Shepard / Film Preservation Associates
GOOD NIGHT NURSE is excerpted from the DVDs ARBUCKLE & KEATON Parts One and Two. This DVD set presents 10 of the Silent Era's best short comedies. In 1917 Rosco "Fatty" Arbuckle, then a a veteran director working for Comique Studios, convinced the young (but already experienced) vaudville actor Buster Keaton to try his hand at the movies. The resulting short films, captured on this DVD set, show Keaton emerge at the beginning of his career as one of the most creative and original artists the w...
