Dear Readers, I hope you don't mind this intrusion, but I thought this might be of interest to many of those on the list. MILESTONE'S "THE AGE OF EXPLORATION" SERIES SILVER SCREEN ADVENTURES FROM 1912-1933 NOW FOR SALE AT HALF-PRICE ON LASERDISC! Milestone Film & Video announces a special sale on seven films on laserdiscs focusing on the men and women who risked their lives to explore exotic cultures and unknown lands during the early days of the cinema. These restored "lost" films, featuring the original soundtracks or newly commissioned scores, are now on sale at 50% off. The first seven titles (please note, laserdisc only) are now $20 each or all seven for $120. Selected by Video Magazine's as winner of the Gold Viva Award as one of the Top Ten Video Programs of 1992, "The Age of Exploration" series focuses on the men and women who risked their lives to explore exotic cultures and unknown lands during the early days of the cinema. Since their release they have received acclaim by the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Entertainment Tonight and other shows, newspapers and magazines around the country as rare and remarkable films. The laserdiscs are: 1) Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack's CHANG. Cooper and Schoedsack themselves were the models for the characters of Denham and Driscoll in their later film, KING KONG and that classic script was greatly influenced by their experiences on CHANG. Despite KONG and the many other classics he created, Cooper always called CHANG "the best picture I ever made." Filmed in Siam, with an all-native cast and a spectacular elephant stampede, CHANG features an acclaimed new score by composer Bruce Gaston and performed by Fong Naam, Thailand's world-renowned traditional music ensemble. Winner of Best Film at the Aubervilliers International Children's Film Festival in France, CHANG is classic for adults and children alike. 2) Famed African explorers Martin and Osa Johnson's greatest film, SIMBA (1928). The disc features many previously unseen and now rare images of African cultures and wildlife, as well a wonderful new Kenyan score by African composer James Makubuya. 3) W. Douglas Burden and H. P. Carver's drama of the Ojibway Indians, THE SILENT ENEMY (1930) restored from the original nitrate archive tinted print. One of the best, depictions of Native American life from the silent era. 4) One of the New York Times Ten Best Films of the Year, the Academy Award-winning WITH BYRD AT THE SOUTH POLE (1930), featuring Admiral Byrd's history making first flight over the South Pole. 5) Cooper and Schoedsack risked their lives to film the amazing Persian adventure classic GRASS (1925) With a native score composed by Gholam Hosain Janati-Ataie, the film remains one of the greatest of all documentaries and still one of the most exciting films ever made. As you can guess, a personal favorite of ours. 6) 90o SOUTH (1913, restored especially for the series from the original camera negatives by Britain's National Film & Television Archive) documents Captain Robert Scott's tragic race to the South Pole. Herbert Ponting's gorgeous images are still astonishing and set a standard that is unsurpassed even today. 7) Edward S. Curtis, the world-famous photographer of American Indians directed IN THE LAND OF THE HEAD HUNTERS from 1912-1914 in the village of a Kwakiutl tribe in western Canada. A story based on the tribe's legends encompassing the rituals and festivals of an era long gone, was a disastrous financial failure when first premiered. Rescued by George Quinby and William Holm in the early seventies, IN THE LAND OF THE WAR CANOES (the title change came at the request of those who appeared in the film) has become a landmark of documentary films and now considered one of the main influences on Robert Flaherty when he made NANOOK. Restored with an authentic Kwakiutl score, the film has amazing images. In fact, many of the totem poles and war canoes made by the Kwakiutls for the film are in museums today as the most authentic and beautiful examples of their work. ADDITIONAL TITLE: Legendary directors F. W. Murnau (NOSFERATU, SUNRISE) and Robert Flaherty (NANOOK OF THE NORTH) joined forces in Tahiti to make the Academy Award winner, TABU (1931). A brilliant, moving story of two ill-fated lovers, the film has become of the classics of silent cinema and tragically the last film of the legendary German director. Sad to say, this title had to be removed from the sale since there are now only 30 copies left on laserdisc. They are now $75 a piece or $60 if bought with the other seven titles. Call, email or fax if you'd like more information! Purchases can be made by institutional purchase order, personal checks, money orders or by the American Express card. As is our custom, public performance rights are available for double the price. Dennis Doros Milestone Film & Video 275 West 96th Street, Suite 28C New York, NY 10025 phone: (800) 603-1104 fax: (212) 222-8952 email: [log in to unmask] ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? 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