As I may have mentioned a few times previous, I'm a huge fan of silent comedies, particularly those of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
So when Park Circus sent word that they're releasing a DVD box set of Chaplin's features, I held my breath. And held it. And held it. Until I realised that I might not last until Tuesday 14 November, which is when this box of goodies hits the shelves.
The collection includes (in chronological order): The Kid (1921), A Woman of Paris (1923), The Gold Rush (1925), The Circus (1928), City Lights (1941), Modern Times (1936), The Great Dictator (1940), Monsieur Verdoux (1947), Limelight (1952), A King in New York (1957) and The Chaplin Revue (1959).
After Park Circus launched their Chaplin collection of DVDs and BluRays, I vowed to collect them all. Now that they're available in this jaunty little package I can't wait to get my hands on them. While most are available individually, A King in New York, Monsieur Verdoux and A Woman of Paris are new to the collection. So who wants to buy them for my Christmas?
While we're on the subject, I wanted to share with you a few of my favourite Tumblrs devoted to silent comedy stars. This begins, of course, with the ubiquitous Tumblr set up: and . I also love , and, more generally, . Enjoy!
Which filmmaker would you most like to see immortalised in a big fat DVD collection?
Read more: Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton's autobiographies, reviewed. Notes on The General and Limelight.
Thank you so much for the shout out about my blog on Tumblr, I am a huge Chaplin admirer and through him have gotten to know more about silent films and the people that created the foundation over 100 years ago of Cinema today, there is such a rich history to be explored, I feel they are largely ignored by Hollywood. Anne Keady "Chaplin for the Ages".
ReplyYou're very welcome Anne!
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