Milestone Film & Video presents on DVD and VHS Winsor McCay: The Master Edition Collector’s Edition: All the existing films from the great animator now newly remastered Available June 1, 2004 Available on VHS and DVD with great new restorations, digital masters, scores and bonus features from Milestone for just $29.95 plus shipping and handling! See below on how to order. "McCay combined the abilities of a superb draftsman with the imagination of a master story-teller … Gertie lives and she exudes the same impish charm today that captivated audiences in 1914." —Leonard Maltin, Of Mice and Magic "The two most important people in animation are Winsor McCay and Walt Disney." —Chuck Jones Winsor McCay: The Master Edition. United States. 1911-1921. 110 minutes. B&W and Hand Colored. Music composed and performed by Gabriel Thibaudeau. ©2004 Milestone Film & Video and the Cinémathèque Québecoise. Available June 1st, 2004 VHS and DVD Price: $29.95 DVD Bonus Features: 1) "Remembering Winsor McCay" -- the life and career of the great cartoonist Winsor McCay is warmly recalled by his former film assistant, John Fitzsimmons, with clips of classic McCay animated films. (18 minutes.) 2) Commentary by McCay historian John Canemaker 3) Extensive Stills Gallery! Winsor McCay was the first master of animation and one of its greatest and most influential artists. His films — joyous, hilarious and beautiful —continue to delight and astonish audiences today. Milestone’s Winsor McCay: The Master Edition features brand-new digital transfers of every surviving film by this cinema pioneer, a new piano score by composer Gabriel Thibaudeau, and John Canemaker’s wonderful documentary Remembering Winsor McCay (1976, 18 minutes). McCay created a pantheon of beloved characters including Little Nemo, the intrepid traveler in Slumberland; Nemo’s friends Flip and Impie; and the enchanting Gertie the Dinosaur. Highlights in this collection include the stunning hand-colored Little Nemo (1911) mastered from the only known 35mm print in existence, and Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) which was recently restored by the National Archives of Canada using four 35mm nitrate prints from the Cinémathèque’s collection. Other cinematic treasures include the funny and bizarre How A Mosquito Operates (1912), the deeply moving The Sinking Of The Lusitania (1918), the existing fragments of the lyrical The Centaurs (1918-21), the charming Gertie On Tour (1918-21) and Flip’s Circus (1918-21). McCay’s final three works, all from his surreal and bizarre "Scenes from a Rarebit Fiend" series are featured: Bug Vaudeville (1921), The Pet (1921) and The Flying House (1921). The DVD is an Image Entertainment release from The Milestone Collection. For More information or to be removed from this email list please contact: Dennis Doros / Milestone Film & Video / (800) 603-1104 / Email: [log in to unmask] Press kit for WINSOR McCAY: THE MASTER EDITION is available at http://www.milestonefilms.com/presskits.php Dennis Doros Milestone Film & Video PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: (800) 603-1104 or (201) 767-3117 Fax: (201) 767-3035 Email: [log in to unmask] www.milestonefilms.com How To Order: By Phone: Please call (800) 603-1104. We’re in the office 10:00 am – 6:00 pm EST, Monday – Friday. At other times, please leave a message. Outside the US, call (201) 767-3117. By Fax and Email: You can fax us at (201) 767-3035 or email us at [log in to unmask] Milestone accepts American Express, Visa, MasterCard and Discover. Please include your name, address, phone number, credit card number, credit card expiration date, and whether you would like VHS or DVD. We also accept institutional purchase orders. By Mail: To prepay, please send a check or money order (payable in US$ drawn on a US bank only) to: Milestone Film & Video, PO Box 128, Harrington Park, NJ 07640. Shipping Fees: In the US: Add $5.00 for the first VHS or DVD and 75¢ for each additional. To Canada: Add $6.00 for the first VHS or DVD and $1.00 for each additional. Overseas: Add $8.00 for the first VHS, $6.00 for DVD and $3.00 for each additional film. New Jersey residents: Please add 6% sales tax. ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]