The films on Treasures and More Treasures are generally lesser-known (and often long thought missing) titles that have not had the years of upkeep that the well known early films on The Movies Begin have had. Scott ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Tim Shary <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:39:10 -0400 >I too agree that Kino's MOVIES BEGIN is probably the best compilation of >early films. The prints are crisp and clean, and there are many important >and diverse films. TREASURES FROM AMERICAN FILM ARCHIVES is very nice too, >but not as comprehensive in terms of early film history, and many of the >prints do not seem to have been preserved or restored very well. > >Tim Shary >Clark University > > > >on 9/13/06 10:17 AM, Jessica Rosner at [log in to unmask] wrote: > >> 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 >> >> > >---- >Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite >http://www.ScreenSite.org > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at cix.csi.cuny.edu ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu