Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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She
(1925)
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This fantasy drama, from the H. Rider Haggard novel, stars Betty Blythe as She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed with Carlyle Blackwell.
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 Alpha Video
2013 DVD edition
She (1925), black & white, 57 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7160D, UPC 0-89218-71609-5.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 24 September 2013.
Country of origin: USA
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| This DVD-R edition of She (1925) has likley been mastered from a 16mm reduction print of the USA release version.
The film is likely accompanied by a compilation of preexisting recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Sunrise Silents
2006 DVD edition
She (1925), color-tinted black & white, 74 minutes, not rated, with Lizzies of the Field (1924), color-tinted black & white, 14 minutes, not rated, A Knight of the Trails (1915), color-tinted black & white, 24 minutes, not rated, Mystery of the Double Cross (1917) [episode 8: “The Stranger Disposes”], color-tinted black & white, 24 minutes, not rated, The Magic Pen of Mother Goose (191?), color-tinted black & white, 5 minutes, not rated, and The 1918 Maxwell (1918), color-tinted black & white, 13 minutes, not rated.
Sunrise Silents,
SBBH-N (NTSC) and SBBH-P (PAL), no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC or PAL DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in windowboxed 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at 3.0 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 192 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $23.95.
Release date: 26 July 2006.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 4 / audio: 4 / additional content: 5 / overall: 4.
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This DVD-R edition of She (1925) has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print of the USA release version. As is to be expected, some highlight details are lost in the print and some shadows are plugged up. The print is marked with dust, speckling, processing defects, exposure fluctuations, and other print flaws.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from royalty-free MIDI files played through a MIDI synthesizer.
In his recent releases, edition producer Rich Oliver offers more in additional disc features than any other independent home video company. Lizzies of the Field (1924), A Knight of the Trails (1915), the Mystery of the Double Cross (1917) episode, and The 1918 Maxwell (1918) are presented from good 16mm reduction prints. Also included is a trailer for The Head Man (1928), and still galleries of glass advertising slides and photoplay book covers.
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SUNRISE SILENTS has discontinued business and this edition is . . .
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 Fatkat Enterprises
201? DVD edition
She (1925), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Fatkat Enterprises, no catalog number, UPC 6-35189-67202-3.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $5.00.
Release date: 201?.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from archival print materials held by the Library of Congress.
The film may be accompanied by a music score.
This independent producer sells discs under the Fatkat Enterprises and Rare Silent Films names. The disc has been available for sale from time-to-time on eBay for $5.00 plus shipping, and sale benefits the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum.
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This
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Other BRITISH FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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