|
|
|
|
|
|
News
Reports
Recent
Archives
|
|
|
Buster Keaton's The General Blu-ray for November
Posted September 2, 2009 05:20 AM by Juan Calonge
|
|
|
|
Kino Video is set to release Buster Keaton's silent-cinema masterpiece 'The General' on Blu-ray on November 10, making it the first silent feature film on BD in America (although the absolute record is for the UK release of 'Sunrise', which comes out September 21). This release has been mastered from a 35mm archive print struck from the original camera negative.
On the audio side, three different musical scores will be available: music composed and conducted by Carl Davis, performed by The Thames Silents Orchestra (in 5.1 or 2.0); music arranged and directed by Robert Israel; and theatre organ score by Lee Erwin.
Special features include:
- A video tour of the authentic General, presented in association with The Southern Museum
- A tour of the filming locations, presented by John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes
- Behind-the-scenes home movie footage
- Filmed introduction by Gloria Swanson
- Filmed introduction by Orson Welles
- “The Buster Express,” a brisk montage of train gags from throughout Keaton's Carreer
|
|
Source: Classic Flix |
Permalink
|
Relevant for:
|
|
William H Pratt
»
Sep 02, 2009
|
 
|
Hope this release "breaks"dam & we see MORE Silent releases. I especially want to see Fritz Lang titles released. |
|
|
|
AikonEnt
»
Sep 02, 2009
|
|
Just because it's a silent film does not mean we don't expect lossless audio  |
|
|
|
Nycguy84
»
Sep 02, 2009
|
|
Best Blu-ray news of the summer! One of my favorite films.
And whatever happened to that Metropolis restoration / blu-ray release we heard about last year? |
|
|
|
TheManInBlu
»
Sep 02, 2009
|
|
Awesome news! Kino is THE distributor for silent pictures. Now bring on The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu and Metropolis  |
|
|
|
monkeyjb1988
»
Sep 02, 2009
|
|
Great news. I can't wait to see how it holds up, though I believed it'll look great. I'm hoping for some Chaplin soon. |
|
|
|
RedZeppelin
»
Sep 02, 2009
|
|
Fantastic! One of the greatest movies ever. Can't wait to get a look at this on BR. |
|
|
|
jason00
»
Sep 02, 2009
|
|
This is an absolute must buy for me, great news! |
|
|
|
nathanp
»
Sep 02, 2009
|
|
Never had this on DVD, so this is a sure thing for me. |
|
|
|
J6P
»
Sep 02, 2009
|
|
What a treat! I've seen this on the big screen in revival houses a few times through the years. Keaton was an absolute genius. |
|
|
|
pro-bassoonist
»
Sep 02, 2009
|
|
These are the type of releases we want to see on Blu-ray!
Pro-B |
|
|
|
Morriford
»
Sep 02, 2009
|
|
Please/Please/Please be region free! |
|
|
|
blackhook
»
Sep 02, 2009
|
|
and to think that Keaton did his own (incredibly dangerous) stunts in The General ...amazing! |
|
|
|
ShellOilJunior
»
Sep 02, 2009
|
|
Great film. Can't wait to see this again on BR. |
|
|
|
BigNickUK
»
Sep 03, 2009
|
|
This is good news, I have Sunrise on pre order. Metropolis has been put back until Q1/2 2010 for a very good reason, a lost print of the full version of the film has been found in a museum vault in South America. Amazing news. |
|
|
|
repete66211
»
Sep 03, 2009
|
|
Awesome! Anything that prompts a restoration of these deteriorating movies is a good thing.
Keaton's body of work pales a bit in comparison to Chaplin, but the General is as good as anything Chaplin ever did.
I'd like to see Joan of Arc on Blu-ray. Metropolis would be good too, as would Wings. |
|
|
|
vveksuvarna
»
Sep 03, 2009
|
|
kino promised metropolis for 2009....im still waiting ! |
|
|
|
Add comment
Please login to post a comment.
|
|
Top Bargains
|
|
1.
|
Star Trek
$16.99, Save 58%
|
|
2.
|
Inglourious Basterds (Special Edition)
$16.99, Save 58%
|
|
3.
|
A Serious Man
$19.49, Save 47%
|
|
4.
|
2001: A Space Odyssey
$7.99, Save 72%
|
|
5.
|
Up
$19.99, Save 57%
|
|
6.
|
Batman Begins
$9.99, Save 66%
|
|
7.
|
The Hangover
$19.96, Save 45%
|
|
8.
|
The Dark Knight
$14.99, Save 58%
|
|
9.
|
Iron Man (Ultimate Edition)
$19.49, Save 51%
|
|
10.
|
Dark City (Director's Cut)
$7.99, Save 72%
|
» See more bargains
|
|
