MELIES:
LE GRAND MELIES

This special tribute to the great, pioneering ‘Magician of the cinema’ begins with Georges Franju's famous docudrama, 'Le Grand Melies', which offers a rare look into the Beginning of his career and a privileged insight into how he achieved his spectacular effects. Melies’ son portrays George and Melies’ wife appears as herself. Our tape concludes with quality recordings of some of his most popular films including ¨ Trip to the Moon ¨ Paris to Monte Carlo (from a hand colored print) ¨ Extraordinary Illusions ¨ The Enchanted Well ¨ The Apparition ¨ The Conquest of the Pole France,

70 minute. Original English narration.
ISBN 1-55881-510-4
$24.95

THE EPIC THAT NEVER WAS

In 1937 the flamboyant producer Alexander Korda acquired the film rights to Robert Graves' novel, I, Claudius. Korda proceeded to assemble a stellar cast, including Charles Laughton, Merle Oberon, Eileen Corbett and Robert Newton and, finally, he hired the legendary Josef von Sternberg to direct. The end result was to be another ‘instant classic’ in the Korda tradition. Unfortunately, the production ran into problems including artistic differences, personality clashes and a tragic accident. The doomed film was eventually closed down. This BBC documentary, narrated by Dirk Bogarde, blends interviews with the participants and some of the filmed footage to create an insightful look at the epic that never was

BRITAIN 1967. 84 Minutes.
ISBN 1-55881-132-X
$29.95

HOLLYWOOD WITHOUT MAKE-UP

Ken Murray was a Vaudeville performer who came to Hollywood in the 1920's & took home movies of the stars for more than 30 years. This compilation of footage he shot offers glimpses at the Hollywood that is now nearly gone. The Marx Brothers, Clark Gable, Laurel and Hardy, Dick Ponell, Joe E, Bronn, Mae West, Jackie Cooper, Cary Grant, Mary Pickford, Clara Bon, Kirk Douglas, Tom Míx, Johnny Mack Bronn, Hopalong Cassidy, Humphrey Bogart, June Allison, Errol Flynn, Johnny Weismuller, Lucílle Ball, Bob Hope, Robert Taylor, Bob Cummings, Charles Farrell, Van Johnson, Donna Reed, John Wayne and many others appear.

USA:1962 54 minutes
ISBN 1-55881-135·8
$19.95

FILM ON FILM VOLUME ONE

The first installment in the series examines the development of cinema and the language of editing.

ORIGINS OF THE MOTION PICTURE- A historical overview of the development of motion picture technology and techniques. Included are various motion "parlor toys" from the 1800's, cameras from the early 20th century, and some of the earliest motion picture footage including a synchronized sound film produced by Edison two decades before the fìrst "talkies". 1955,

GUNSMOKE FILM EDITING- An exploration of film editing techniques using a scene from the old television series' Gunsmoke. First, raw camera footage from the lab is shown as shot from different angles. Three different editors begin assembling the scene. Although the editors are working with the same footage, they each manage to create their own unique version of the same scene!

USA:1958, 50 minutes.
ISBN 1-55881-134-6
$29.95

FILM ON FILM VOLUME TWO

Volume two examines the history of sound & the evolution of sound in cinema.

THE SOUNDMAN- A technical documentary focusing on the transition from silent to sound cinema.

VOICE FROM BEHIND THE SCREEN- The Bell Telephone Company produced this documentary on the Vitaphone sound on film process. This is the first all sound Vitaphone film produced for exhibition.

USA; 45 minutes.
ISBN 1-55881-135-4
$29.95

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