The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

Directed by Rupert Julian and starring Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin.

3-disc Blu-ray + DVD bought in 2014
89mins

* Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition
* The original 1925 version, (black & white, 103 mins): with newly commissioned piano accompaniment by Ed Bussey
* Original 1925 trailer and 1929 sound re-issue trailer
* Reel 5 from lost 1929 sound re-issue (12 mins): the only surviving element, newly discovered in the Library of Congress archives.
* The 'man with a lantern' sequence: mysterious footage thought to have been shot for non-English speaking territories
* Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000, Kevin Brownlow, 86 mins, DVD only): Kevin Brownlow's definitive documentary on the legendary actor.
* Channel 4 Silents restoration souvenir programme (PDF)
* Fully illustrated booklet featuring new essays, review and film credits

The Lost World (1925)

Directed by Harry Hoyt and starring Bessie Love, Lewis Stone and Wallace Beery.

DVD bought in 2003
93mins

Audio Commentary by Roy Pilot, Author of The Annotated Lost World
Restored and Remastered Footage
Two Alternate Orchestral Scores
More than 12 minutes of Animation Outtakes
Reproduction of the Original Souvenir Program.

The Thief of Baghdad (1924)

Directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas Fairbanks.

Blu-ray bought in 2014

Eureka - Masters of Cinema Series

140m 20s

• New high-definition 1080p presentation of the film on the Blu-ray
• Audio commentary by Fairbanks biographer Jeffrey Vance
• 20-PAGE BOOKLET including new and exclusive writing on 
• Douglas Fairbanks and Raoul Walsh

Die Nibelungen (1924)

Directed by Fritz Lang and starring Paul Richter and Margarete Schön.

Blu-ray bought in 2014

Eureka - Masters of Cinema Series

290 mins.

 

• Long-awaited expert HD restoration by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung, Germany
• Immaculately presented in the film's original frame rates and aspect ratio, in 1080p on the Blu-ray
• Newly translated optional English subtitles for the original German intertitles
• An hour-long documentary: The Heritage of Die Nibelungen
• Illustrated booklet featuring the words of Lang, rare archival imagery, and more

Nosferatu (1922)

Directed by F.W. Murnau and starring Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim and Greta Schröder.

1-disc Blu-ray bought in 2014

2-disc DVD bought in 2009

Eureka - Masters of Cinema Series 

95m 11s

DVD

Blu-ray extras -

• Brand new high - definition restoration by Friedrich - Wilhelm - Murnau - Stiftung
• Two audio commentaries: one newly recorded by film historian David Kalat; the second by historian R. Dixon Smith and critic Brad Stevens
• The Language of Shadows, a 53 - minute documentary on Murnau's early years and the filming of Nosferatu
• New video interview with BFI Film Classics Nosferatu author Kevin Jackson
• Newly translated English subtitles with original German intertitles
• PLUS: a 56 - page booklet featuring writings and rare imagery

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Directed by Robert Wiene and starring Werner Krauss and Conrad Veidt.

Blu-ray bought in 2014

Eureka - Masters of Cinema Series

77m 18s

• Brand new and exclusive audio commentary by historian David Kalat
• "Caligari: The Birth of Horror in the First World War" - a new 52-minute documentary on the cultural and historical context of the film
• "You Must Become Caligari" - a new video essay by David Cairns
• On The Restoration - three short video pieces on the film's restoration
• Theatrical trailer for 2014 reissue
• PLUS: A 44-page booklet with new writing, reprints and rare archival imagery

The Buster Keaton Chronicles

6-disc 28 films and shorts DVD box set bought in 2006

A list of Buster Keaton shorts and movies in this set -

One Week (1920) – 20 minutes

The Saphead (1921) - 70 minutes

Convict 13 (1920) – 20 minutes

The Scarecrow (1920) - 18 minutes

Neighbors (1921) – 23 minutes

The Haunted House (1921) – 20 minutes

The Goat (1921) – 20 minutes

The Boat (1921) – 20 minutes

The Playhouse (1921) – 20 minutes

The Paleface (1921) – 22 minutes

Cops (1922) – 20 minutes

My Wife’s Relations (1922) – 23 minutes

The Blacksmith (1922) – 20 minutes

The Frozen North (1922) – 23 minutes

The Electric House (1922) – 25 minutes

Day Dreams (1922) – 18 minutes

The Balloonatic (1923) – 23 minutes

The Love Nest (1923) – 18 minutes

The Three Ages (1923) – 60 minutes

Our Hospitality (1923) – 70 minutes

Sherlock Junior (1924) – 45 minutes

The Navigator (1924) – 63 minutes

Seven Chances (1925) – 58 minutes

Go West (1925) – 70 minutes

Battling Butler (1926) – 68 minutes

The General (1926) – 84 minutes

College (1927) – 65 minutes

Steamboat Bill Jr (1928) – 67 minutes

The Great Stone Face (1968) – 100 minutes