I suggest the Library of Congress collection of early films. These have been carefully restored and include expert commentary. Just as important as the rare films, they include films with regional/cultural significance. I don't have the link but its title is "Treasures From American Film Archives" Robert Johnson, Jr. Framingham State College ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Evans" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:17 AM Subject: [SCREEN-L] early film title > 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 ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org