Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Made for Love
(1926)
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This melodrama, directed by Paul Sloane, stars Leatrice Joy, Edmund Burns, Ethel Wales, Brandon Hurst and Snitz Edwards.
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 Grapevine Video
2018 Blu-ray Disc edition
Made for Love (1926), black & white and color-tinted black & white, 59 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc (BD-R); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $22.95.
Release date: September 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 2K scan of a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score performed by David Knudtson.
Sight unseen, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition is available directly from . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2018 DVD edition
Made for Love (1926), black & white and color-tinted black & white, 59 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: September 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 2K scan of a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score performed by David Knudtson.
Sight unseen, this is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Alpha Video
2015 DVD edition
Made for Love (1926), black & white, 73 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7683D, UPC 0-89218-76839-1.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at 6.8 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at 192 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 4 August 2015.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 3 / audio: 3 / additional content: 0 / overall: 3.
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a good to very-good 8mm reduction print. Dust and speckling are present, as is a spare amount of schmutz, emulsion damage, and other print flaws.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack crudely compiled from preexisting recordings.
Not recommended.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Made for Love (1926), black & white, 65 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 201?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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