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One of the rarest and most sought-after Erich von Stroheim films made during his French exile, LA DANSE DE MORT was restored a few years ago and quietly flew under the radar. Von adapted Strindberg's play and wrote the screenplay (as typical for Erich, other scribes subsequently added their own two ...

Received my copy today - and spent the last 3 hours revelling in its many delights. Dinner break, and then we'll likely watch another 3 hours before continuing tomorrow. Today is proving the best and most enjoyable way to spend a Monday! Amazing footage of all the Stooges, most of it new to me; the ...

And just like that, this account was closed by YouTube. Must've been due to that 1929 version of SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE with Richard Dix that wasn't yet at PD status. I'm glad I got to see both of these films, the '29 BALDPATE was extremely good and a lively adaptation.

I'm making a disclaimer here. A couple of people contacted me offsite asking about the additional items on Eureka!'s THREE AGES Blu-ray. I do not know what has been finalized regarding extras, except that the above were under consideration in the Fall of 2022. The one certainty is that they are not...

1948: Erich von Stroheim returns to Vienna for the first time since 1930 for the filming of LE SIGNAL ROUGE, a French film directed by Ernst Neubach. Together with him is the rest of the cast: his partner Denise Vernac; Claude Chenard; and Franck Villard. Denise later recalled that she had never see...

Miracle of miracles, Amazon just decided to publish my 5-star review of this outstanding book...after 16 months!

Thoroughly enjoyed the webinar, thank you all, it was a lot of fun listening to your anecdotes, everyone's comments stirred up similar memories for me. Speaking of THE CHARLIE CHAPLIN COMEDY THEATRE, I recall as a kid being intrigued by the show's opening & closing credits, featuring Charley Cha...

Very enjoyable Mack Sennett early talkie, released by Educational on June 9, 1929. As usual, Andy Clyde and Vernon Dent do some terrific work together and it's nice seeing Alma Bennett in one of her very few appearances in a Sennett sound film. https://youtu.be/FSMBtKx5OTE filmdaily4950newy_0162.jpg

Ordered! And thank you, Paul!

What a nice memento to remember him by. Thank you for sharing this, Richard.