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Cinema Europe – The Other Hollywood [VHS] $69.95 British film historians Kevin Brownlow and David Gill have earned their spot in cinema heaven by painstakingly preserving the history of silent cinema in a series of expansive documentaries, most notably the 13-episode 1980 epic Hollywood: A Celebration of American Silent Film. Their partnership came to a close almost two decades later with the long-awaited companion piece Cinema Europe: The Other… |
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Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film – Swanson and Valentino [VHS] $9.98 … |
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Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Complete Set 1-13 [VHS] $69.98 The award-winning team of David Gill and Kenneth Brownlow present a definitive and unparalleled look at the history of silent film in America: “Hollywood,” narrated by James Mason. This 13-part series celebrates the birth of an industry, the town and people who made it all happen. People who, in a few short years, produced an enourmous range of spectacular, inventive and exciting films. From the… |
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Mary Pickford $5.83 She could play nice little girls or feisty, fiery women; her romance with swashbuckler Douglas Fairbanks was the stuff of Hollywood legend; and she was a partner in the formation of the United Artists studio. But for Mary Pickford, “America’s Sweetheart,” once she was at the top, there was nowhere to go but down. Pickford’s astonishing life and career are profiled in this in-depth documentary from… |
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Silent Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin $16.53 Explore the traces of early Hollywood hidden within Charlie Chaplinâs timeless films. This stunning work of cinematic archeology combines Chaplinâs movie images with archival photographs, vintage maps, and scores of then-and-now comparison photographs to conjure up the silent-movie era from an entirely new perspective. By describing the historical settings found in such Chaplin classics … |
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Silent Visions: Discovering Early Hollywood and New York Through the Films of Harold Lloyd $12.50 Highlighting visions of a bygone age preserved in the background of Harold Lloyd’s films, this history explores the urban landscapes of Hollywood, Los Angeles, and New York–popular settings for his films–through archival photographs, vintage maps, and scores of then-and-now photographs. From Coney Island to Catalina Island and from Brooklyn to Beverly Hills, Lloyd’s timeless movies reflect vis… |
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Mary Pickford Rediscovered $39.95 In the days of silent cinema, Mary Pickford was unmatched in popularity. Known as “America’s Sweetheart,” she lived a fairy-tale life appropriate to such status–marrying Douglas Fairbanks at the height of both their careers and living in the legendary mansion called Pickfair (which she maintained until her death in 1979). The world’s first superstar was best known for playing children, which… |
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