VCI Entertainment has once again dug into the Mary Pickford vaults, releasing another great silent starring the legendary actress. Stella Maris is a 1918 classic silent drama where she plays two completely different characters, and both happen to fall in love with a married man! The film is based on William John Locke’s 1913 novel…
Johanna Enlists Blu-ray review
VCI Entertainment has once again partnered with The Mary Pickford Foundation and have released another classic silent film with the legendary actress. Not too long ago, they give us a great release of Sparrows, and now through the pair of companies, they have released Johanna Enlists onto Blu-ray! This picture is a 1918 silent comedy…
Sparrows (1926 film) Blu-ray review
Mary Pickford was one of the leading ladies during the silent era and one of the most powerful, influential females in Hollywood. Not only did she star in dozens of silent movies, but she often produced them as well. Sparrows, a 1926 silent film that she both starred in and produced, is the story about…
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Blu-ray review (Kino Lorber)
Based on Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is one of the most iconic pictures in our cinematic history. The first version was a 26-minute short French film from 1911. The 1923 silent classic starring Lon Chaney as Quasimodo followed and has been remade several times since then with various big-name actors…
The Woman One Longs For Blu-ray review
Also known as Three Loves and The Woman Men Yearn For, The Woman One Longs For is a 1929 German tragic love story between two men and one woman, who happens to be the iconic Marlene Dietrich in one of her earliest roles. Even in these early roles, she has an incredible screen presence that…
13 Washington Square Blu-ray review
I hadn’t heard of 13 Washington Square until it was announced by Kino Lorber several months ago. The movie immediately caught my attention, not so much because of the cast, since none of them rang a bell at first, but due to its premise of a rich man marrying a middle-lower class woman which was…
Drifting / White Tiger Blu-ray review
I must admit that I really enjoy the silent films that Kino Lorber has released over the years having found some amazing discoveries for me. The label recently released a silent film double-feature on Blu-ray-Drifting and White Tiger. Both films have a lot in common; they are from 1923, directed by Tod Browning and feature…
Outside the Law(1920) Blu-ray review
Outside the Law is a 1920 American crime silent film directed by Tod Browning and starring silent screen legends Lon Chaney and Priscilla Dean. The picture was the second picture that Browning and Chaney worked together on. San Francisco criminal leader Silent Madden (Ralph Lewis, American Madness), and daughter Molly Madden (Priscilla Dean, White Tiger)…