Reviewed by Ben Saylor
Quote: "The Last Bolshevik and Happiness may not appeal to a broad audience, but those who are interested in Soviet-era filmmaking (and the history of the USSR itself) should really do themselves a favor and see these films."

Reviewed by Jim Thomas
Quote: "It's easy to see why Hayakawa had such success in the silent era. There's a remarkable, compelling intensity in his visage. He radiates strength when on the screen, and manages to keep the histrionics to a minimum."

Reviewed by Daryl Loomis
Quote: "Like Delpeut's highly lauded Lyrical Nitrate, Diva Dolorosa is a composition of found silent Italian film footage, dating from 1914 to 1920, in which the 'Diva film' was a popular genre, though often risky for its stars."

Reviewed by Joe Armenio
Quote: "Anger is a Hollywood-raised surrealist, an artist whose interest in dreams and the irrational is inseparable from his love of the glamour and artifice of the movies."

Reviewed by Mike Pinsky
Quote: "The Jazz Singer is definitely worth a look on its own, but packaged up with a great commentary track and enough extras to teach a film history course in early Hollywood, it may be one of the best DVD releases of the year."

Reviewed by Brett Cullum
Quote: "If you're curious, it is a whole lot of fun to see Harry Houdini in a silent movie. While The Man From Beyond will be remembered for little else than some great escapes, it is a chance to stare at the world-famous magician. The 'Super Restoration Series' is a great find, releasing titles with great care taken in making sure they are complete and clear. There's certainly nothing to complain about. The film is almost a hundred years old, and it remains a curiosity simply because of one man's name."

Reviewed by Eric Profancik
Quote: "As a student film, Peer Gynt is an exceptional piece of work. David Bradley showed awesome potential in tackling this daunting material."

Reviewed by James A. Stewart
Quote: "American Slapstick is for people who are serious about silent comedy."

Reviewed by Brett Cullum
Quote: "Everyone told her it was career suicide, but the girl with the black helmet hair found the vehicle that elevated her from everyone's favorite flapper to immortal screen legend. The film stands out even today as a daringly dark, psychosexual journey which features incestuous love triangles, murder, prostitution, lesbians, and even Jack the Ripper bedding the heroine."

Reviewed by James A. Stewart
Quote: "Most of us occasionally have the everyday shocks that Mr. Bean encounters -- finding out that you've been filling out the wrong test paper, worrying about whether you've flossed before meeting someone important, or running out of food while hosting a party. The rest of us don't drop our pen so we can grab the next guy's paper for a peek, steal a loose thread from a waitress's apron to floss our teeth, or dip twigs clipped from the tree outside our window in Marmite, though."