Long-lost films by John Ford, Mabel Normand, and Alfred Hitchcock are brought back to life in LOST AND FOUND: TREASURES FROM THE NEW ZEALAND ARCHIVE. Treasures New Zealand draws from the extraordinary cache of nitrate prints safeguarded in New Zealand for nearly a century and preserved through a groundbreaking international partnership led by the National Film Preservation Foundation. None of the DVDâs films have been seen before on video; in fact, none were even thought to exist just four years ago. The 3-1/4 hour DVD, playable worldwide, includes: John Fordâs Upstream (1927) and a preview for his lost feature Strong Boy (1929) The White Shadow (1924), 3 reels from the first surviving feature credited to Alfred Hitchcock, the assistant director, art director, writer, and editor Won in a Cupboard (1914), the first surviving film directed by and starring Mabel Normand Lyman H. Howeâs Famous Ride on a Runaway Train (1921), reunited with its sound-effects disc for the first time in decades Stetsonâs Birth of a Hat (ca. 1920) The Love Charm (1928), a South Seas romance filmed in two-color Technicolor by Ray Rennahan and written by Duncan Renaldo (the âCisco Kidâ) Andy's Stump Speech (1924), directed by Norman Taurog, following funny-paper favorite Andy Gump (played by Joe Murphy) on the campaign trail The cartoon Happy-Go-Luckies (1923), 5 newsreel stories, and an episode from Dolly of the Dailies (1914) in which the unstoppable newspaperwoman saves the day and gets the scoop Treasures New Zealand includes a 56-page illustrated catalog with forewords by Leonard Maltin and Chris Finlayson and program notes by Scott Simmon and David Sterritt; more than 180 interactive screens; new music created by Michael D. Mortilla and Donald Sosin; and a music video extra. The disc was digitally mastered and produced from the only source materials known to survive. That films lost in the United States came to be found 7,000 miles away speaks volumes about the international popularity of American movies from the very start. By the late 1910s, American distributors circulated prints around the globe with the expectation that they would be shipped back or destroyed at the end of their runs. But some prints evaded destruction and made their way into public collections, like the New Zealand Film Archive. Today hundreds of American movies from the silent era that were not saved in the U.S. survive aboard. The Treasures New Zealand films can be shared today thanks to the generous stewardship of the NZFA, the preservation work directed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, George Eastman House, the Library of Congress, the Museum of Modern Art, and UCLA Film & Television Archive, and the contributions of hundreds of donors. Net proceeds will support further film preservation.
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Hitchcock fans: You need this DVD collection!
I've been a journalist all my life, covering a wide range of subjects. But from my undergraduate days in the early 1970s until today, I've had a special interest in film studies. And, given my era of studying film as an undergraduate, Hitchcock was all the rage. This was the era when film studies was highly influenced by the milestone:Â Hitchcock (Revised Edition) Â Hitchcock (1899-1980) will still alive; he was still releasing movies; and I can remember, as a student, being in awe of his career as one of our greatest (as the French would say) "auteurs."Whether you're that deeply engaged with Hitchcock's work -- a life-spanning fascination -- or you're simply a fan of his classics -- the fact is that the early years of Hitchcock's career were "taught as lost" back in the early 1970s. Everybody started watching his body of work with "The Lodger" and the silent era was pretty much a big question mark. Now, we're all able to enjoy some of the early works. I have to admit, knowing his later work, I'm a fan of the 1925 "Pleasure Garden." Sure, it's a silent with lots of flaws, but you can see so many of Hitchcock's later themes and cinematic stylings in that movie. I even like "The Ring," despite the poor quality of most prints of that silent boxing drama. Again, we see Hitchcock's artistry at work even in a fairly hackneyed tale that was an early precursor to "Rocky."Well, this is all a lead up to saying: As far as I can see, this collection is the only place to see the surviving remnants of Hitchcock's earlier silent, "The White Shadow." I bought this collection a few years ago and watched a couple of the selections. I enjoyed them -- but I somehow failed to notice the Hitchcock fragment in the collection. Only more recently, reading about efforts to recapture the early body of Hitchcock's work did I realize that the surviving reels of White Shadow are in this set!No one even knew that the film existed until the 2011 announcement that half the film had been found in New Zealand. The print of this fragment was shown in a couple of major U.S. cities. The sound track is original and, if you're a fan of silent film, you know that it's a pleasure to find an original sound track of this quality. (Lots of silents are released on DVD with fairly random clips of music attached.)In looking back onto the Amazon page, I see reviews praising this set. But I wanted to stress the Hitchcock "find" on this DVD. Perhaps this is too obscure for most movie fans -- but, if you've had a long-time fascination with his work, then I urge you to pick up a copy of this set.
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RARE TREASURES OFFER NICE SAMPLING OF EARLY CINEMA
The National Film Preservation Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving America's film heritage, has made available on DVD 13 titles believed to have been lost. Held in the New Zealand Film Archive, these films weren't seen in the U. S. for nearly a century, and include works by important filmmakers like John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock and Mabel Normand. This compilation gives us a valuable sampling of various types of films from 1914-1929: Short subjects, animated cartoons, previews, dramas, comedies, serials, and travelogues. These particular titles have some notable significance be they technically innovative or containing artistic, historic, and cultural interest. All are off tinted, nitrate source prints, some of which were rescued just in time as they contain portions that have begun to decompose. Other than that, the images are sharp with excellent contrast.Here's the line-up:LYMAN H. HOWES FAMOUS RIDE ON A RUNAWAY TRAIN (1921), a great short film shot in subjective camera from the front of a speeding train engine.THE HAPPY-GO-LUCKIES (1923), a frenetically paced cartoon by pioneer animator Paul Terry.STRONG BOY Preview (1929), a trailer for the lost film directed by John Ford and starring Victor McLaglen.UPSTREAM (1927), a full length feature directed by John Ford set in a boarding house for actors starring Nancy Nash and Grant Withers. The film offers another side to Ford's work we don't see as much of.BIRTH OF A HAT: THE ART AND MYSTERY OF MAKING FUR FELT HATS (1920), an educational short depicting the manufacturing process of a wardrobe staple from the era.THE LOVE CHARM (1928), a one-reel South Seas drama directed by Howard Mitchell shot in two-color Technicolor, and starring Ann Christy.WON IN A CUPBOARD (1914), a one-reel Keystone comedy directed by and starring Mabel Normand.THE ACTIVE LIFE OF DOLLY OF THE DAILIES: EPISODE 5, THE CHINESE FAN (1914), this was a 12 chapter serial from the Edison Company directed by Walter Edwin starring Mary Fuller.STORIES FROM AMERICAN NEWSREELS: CO-OPERATIVE WEEKLY REVIEW (1918), a World War I homefront news report, and SELZNICK NEWS (1921), which was partially compiled from a travelogue of the period.ANDY'S STUMP SPEECH (1924), a two-reel comedy directed by Norman Taurog about an unlikely presidential candidate played by Joe Murphy.VIRGINIAN TYPES: BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINEERS (1926), a travelogue in hand-stenciled Pathecolor.THE WHITE SHADOW (1924), an incomplete print of Alfred Hitchcock's earliest film in existence for which he was the assistant director/editor/art director, starring Betty Compson in a dual role and Clive Brook. Three out of six reels survive.The music scores were composed by Michael Mortilla and Donald Sosin, and the DVD includes interactive screens about the films as well as an illustrated catalog with film notes and credits. Proceeds from sales will go toward supporting film preservation. This eye-opening, 3 1/2 hour compilation of never before available rarities is sure to captivate any lover of early cinema, and it gets my highest recommendation.
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Nice collection and a few gems
I bought this region free DVD after thoroughly enjoying the previous Treasures of the West compilation. I find they are a good way for me to encounter a wider range of silent films outside of my particular preferences for certain stars and directors. The reason the price is much lower than earlier collections is partly the increasing scarcity of earlier ones and due to this being a smaller one disc compilation.All are watchable but I my highlights are: upstream, dolly of the dailies, won in a cupboard and the white shadow.Upstream shows an unexpected gift for comedy from John Ford, very much a character driven piece a bit like show people. A great score accompanies it surprisingly originally recorded on analogue tape. It will definitely reward repeat viewings.Dolly of the Dailies is part of a mainly lost serial a competitor of Perils of Pauline, great stuff from a go getting gal newspaper reporter taking on the white slave trade. This is charming stuff in particular the actress seems to have whale of a time in this film.Won in a Cupboard is a riot, completely ridiculous and silly, a climax which has people falling over for no reason and a sheriff with a daft haircut that looks like a horn coming out of his head. What more can you ask.The White Shadow is incomplete and a bit dull and stagey until the action moves to the laughing cat, a French bohemian night club where the bad twin female star has turned up having a great time playing cards and smoking using a long cigarette holder, so decadent!. It reminds me of some of Richard Sala's comicbooks and I just wish we could have had more of this.
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