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Wow...just, wow. This is maddeningly contradictory and ill-informed all at once. Where do I begin? I don't argue that every missing film is a lost classic. There's a lot of extant junk out there. Also, the standards of box office and, God help us, AMPAS awards recognition, are hardly indicative of q...

This is not an offering, which can be made by prospectus only. Your mileage may vary. but certainly a safer investment than Beanie Babies.

Thank you, Richard, and a Merry Christmas to you and yours, and all our fellow Mafioso (Mafiosi?) And in the spirit of holiday festivities: "I drank all night, and I didn't stagger...I couldn't even move." George Burns: Bill, I hear you're not drinking any more? WC Fields: Yes, that's true...

Well, this is all kinds of wonderful...

Rob thanks so much for sharing this, and a Merry Christmas to you!

Richard, I don't care if you release it on Edison wax cylinders, with paper doll cutouts...I'm in for the whole shebang. Having missed out on the Super 8 sound versions from the old Blackhawk catalogue, I'm delighted to get them any way I can! I encourage everyone to exhibit 1.) patience and 2.) loy...

Quick question - I was watching a few 9.5mm films online (links from this site) - did 9.5mm film have one sprocket hole in the middle?

I didn't see a resemblance at all - he looked more like George Voscovec than Monte Blue, and I knew it wasn't him, either!

My advice is, don't hesitate to grab this set. The Turpin comedies are the highlight (if my son is any judge, and he is). I was glad to catch the Pollard-Loback entries and the Hairbreadth Harry romps; they best represent the absurdity to which silent comedy could aspire. An added bonus is the overa...

"Five most divisive" perhaps, but he's waaayyyyyy down the list for me in terms of any real importance. There are even some Citadel Press "The Films of..." authors that I'd rank above Schickel. Hats off to him for THE MEN WHO MADE THE MOVIES, to give credit where credit is due (d...

Anxiously awaiting the turning of the worm, i.e. a biography of Richard Shickel's life and work by a film fan/historian who ultimately doesn't like him.