I have too many DVDs already, but boy do I ever want this: http://www.unseen-cinema.com/
Seven discs of magic.
This is the reason I’m dismissive of much of what passes for “film” today.
Who do I have to promise to be good to in order to get my mitts on these?
OH MY!
You said it, dude
Whoa. Now that is delightful!
I know 3 people here who want that set (including me!). Thing is, I wonder if they offer closed-captioning. Can’t tell from their site or pdf (unless I missed something).
Not all films on dvd offer it (most, but not all). If so, it would be the most perfect gift for A. Damn.
I’ve seen a few of those movies mentioned in magazines that I read over the years. It’s probably worth the $$.
Oh, that looks great… let’s do a movie festival! (not literally, of course) But, it gives me another idea or two about some things that I might like to develop further as projects for Miami Art Exchange.
I’d say that the great majority of these are silent (from what I remember) with the exception of the musical excerpts.
I saw this at MoMA when gift shopping, but by then I had already gotten you the oinking pig pocket flashlight, the bacon band-aids, and the gnome-scented car air freshener, so you didn’t get it.
That’s good to know. I’m not familiar with most films, because well…just not. But I’ve slowly been working on expanding this part of my education in the last few years.
Such a deal!
I’m glad you didn’t get it for me, because if you had I would have had to immolate myself in the face of your shocking generosity!
Must have. Must have now. I just tossed around a few items on the entertainment budget for January to see if I can swing it. Of course, I do have a birthday coming up in a couple of weeks. I had read about this before, but could not remember who put it out – I ordered the Kino set earlier – but need this as well. Thanks for posting the link.
Weird I remember seeing a number of these in film school on shoking as it may be on real film.
Sigh I want it.
People make films today ?
OOoohhh! Netflix has it. I just added it to my queue 🙂
Wow! all seven of them?
You get Busby Berkely and Man Ray.
That’s the only downside – the video is just not going to live up to the film experience -but still….
Yup! All 1187 minutes….
I’m especially interested in “Picturing a Metropolis” since it might be a boon to an essay I’m writing about NYC windows.
Yeah I know it sucks.
Even the popcorn tastes different.
was loking at the list of films in the pacage and rember seeing some at moma when i was little as well as in and around little film places in soho and up at the thalia. There used to be this place next to brunos bakery on west broadway that when I was 8 or 10 (I dont really remember) did the entire flash gordon serial a couple of episodes each weekend.
Okay now I am jonesing for the old summer scifi festival at the old film forum and the warner bros animation festival at the retro house on 13th
Oops, that was me….
Man that would be a great collection to have or to see! I toyed around with some video pieces back in school. Id’ love to see how the pros did it.
Now to start counting all the pennies…
gnome-scented car air freshener?
OMG!
This was totally my Xmas present to myself this year! Come over and watch it…come visit I should say! xo.
nothin but the best for my friend nayland
Be nice to me and I’ll dupe you a copy
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Wow… I’d never seen that before. Thanks. 🙂
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Now my bathroom smells like gnome