Films/DVD Asylum

Movies from comedy to drama to your favorite Hollyweird Star.

Use this form to submit comments directly to the Asylum moderators for this forum. We're particularly interested in truly outstanding posts that might be added to our FAQs.
You may also use this form to provide feedback or to call attention to messages that may be in violation of our content rules.

You must login to use this feature.

Inmate Login

By default, logging in will set a session cookie that disappears when you close your browser. Clicking on the 'Remember my Moniker & Password' below will cause a permanent 'Login Cookie' to be set.

Moniker/Username: The Name that you picked or by default, your email. Forgot Moniker?	Examples "Rapper", "Bob W", "joe@aol.com".
Password:	Forgot Password?
	Remember my Moniker & Password ( What's this?)

If you don't have an Asylum Account, you can create one by clicking Here.

Our privacy policy can be reviewed by clicking Here.

Inmate Comments

From:
Your Email:
Subject:

Message Comments

Original Message

Thanks!

Posted by Harmonia on September 15, 2008 at 11:11:21:
I look forward to it. Mr. Brownlow has participated in several fine programs and commentaries, and he has written some of the most illuminating books on early cinema. There is no better guide through early film history I can think of. I recorded his wonderful Unknown Chaplin series on PBS back in the 80s - that's just one of the programs written/directed by Brownlow and David Gill and narrated by James Mason. Of course, the Chaplin series is on DVD now. Alas, not all of them were, last time I checked. They are all well worth seeking out - especially the ones on fellow comedians Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. They included interviews with co-workers and collaborators who passed away soon after these progams were produced.
Since Patrick is fairly fuming, when you venture into 1930s sound films, allow me to urge you to include L'Atalante, by Jean Vigo on your list.
My favorite French films of the thirties would have to be this film and Renoir's Rules Of the Game.