Thanks for yours and other nice back ups. I did notice a small potential typo . I did not mean LITERALLY straight from the VHS, we did of course make a new master for the DVD ( though did not RE master). Probably obvious but just in case. Also the set is currently on sale on the web site at 25% BUT I also was doing a special extra sale for librarians for all the Kino boxed sets ( except the Asian action stuff) so if you want to save 30% on Movies Begin Edison, Griffith, Murnau boxed set etc. you can use the sale code 3136 through Oct 15 On 9/13/06 11:55 AM, "James Steffen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > But that's a horn well worth tooting--THE MOVIES BEGIN set is essential > for any basic Film Studies collection, as is the EDISON: THE INVENTION > OF THE MOVIES set that Jessica Rosner mentions. > > In case you're all interested, I've created a web page on "Early Cinema > on DVD" for the library here at Emory University: > > http://musicmedia.library.emory.edu/research/early_cinema.html > > It has listings for other DVD and VHS titles as well. > > Best regards, > James Steffen > > Quoting Jessica Rosner <[log in to unmask]>: > >> Um I hate to toot my ( or rather my company's) own horn but the single best >> compilation of early films is Kino's Five volume DVD set >> THE MOVIES BEGIN. It has Melies, Lumiere, Edison, Porter, Griffith, etc >> 2 Volumes are from material from the BFI and 3 from film >> historian/preservationist David Shepard. As it was an "early" DVD release >> straight from the previous VSH no real extra's though there are few narrated >> Docs from the BBC on it. Here is the link to the info >> >> http://www.kino.com/video/item.php?product_id=694 >> >> We also have a terrific VERY elaborate 4 volume set of Edison films >> Done with MOMA & LOC material. Alas our great Lumiere DVD is out of print >> >> >> >> >> On 9/13/06 8:17 AM, "Jeff Evans" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> My department is slowly replacing films on VHS cassettes w/ those >>> on DVD.We're looking for suggestions for anthologies of early film >>> that would conveniently include the likes of the Lumieres, Edison, >>> Melies, Porter, etc. (I remember seeing a long time ago a >>> wonderfully self-conscious Melies' short called, I think, "The Magic >>> Box.") >>> >>> Any suggestions on or offline will be appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Jeff Evans >>> University of Maine >>> >>> >>> >>> ---- >>> Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite >>> http://www.ScreenSite.org >> >> >> >> Proud Resident of a BLUE STATE >> >> Jessica Rosner >> Kino International >> 333 W 39th St. 503 >> NY NY 10018 >> [log in to unmask] >> 212-629-6880 >> >> ---- >> Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite >> http://www.ScreenSite.org >> > > Proud Resident of a BLUE STATE Jessica Rosner Kino International 333 W 39th St. 503 NY NY 10018 [log in to unmask] 212-629-6880 ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org