Salutations, disc devotees, Each year at this time, I look back over the past year and choose my favorite Blu-ray and DVD releases. The list
Tag: Marion Davies
For the release week of April 12th: Garv’s Pick of the Week: The Abominable Dr. Phibes / Dr. Phibes Rises Again! [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]:
For the release week of February 1st: Garv’s Pick of the Week: The Great Moment [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: The first writer/director of the studio era
Attention, silent film fans, Back on January 2nd, I posted about a Kickstarter to scan and release Marion Davies’ 1923 silent Little Old New York
On January 1st, written works, songs, and films officially published or released prior to 1924 became public domain. As a result, many silent films that
For the release week of 7/25/17: Garv’s Pick of the Week: A lot of heavy hitters were released this week, and any one of the films
While William Randolph Hearst always wanted to promote his mistress/live-in companion, Marion Davies, as an virtuous, innocent beauty, Marion bristled against playing the delicate flower.
Only around 30% of all American films produced in the silent era survive in some form, and only 25% survive in a complete print. A
