It’s important to keep in touch with the past, and restorations like this are essential to keep the love of cinema alive and thriving. We have 3 Blu-Ray copies of the film up for grabs. Whilst it may not strike fear into the hearts of those that watch it, Waxworks will educate and entertain. This week Eureka Entertainment released WAXWORKS Paul Leni’s expressionist anthology masterpiece, on Blu-ray as a part of The Masters of Cinema Series. By today’s standards it is obviously tame, but it’s always good to trace the origins of things and this is a classic portrayal of early ‘horror’. Technically told more like three separate shorts run together rather than a straight feature, the film explored what was considered back then to be the darker side of cinema. The sets and costumes, which Leni had a hand in, are memorably striking, encompassing the Germanic expressionist movement beautifully. The main draw of these low-budget horror pictures is their unabashed affection for the great horror movies of the past. for the characters in a wax museum and he pens backstories for the Caliph of Baghdad (Jannings). II: Bud the CHUD - NovemReturn of the Living Dead 3 - NovemLair of the.
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Waxworks as a feature is a shining example of the silent era of cinema. Waxworks - The Masters of Cinema Series, Blu-ray BluRay. Vestron Video Collectors Series Blu-Ray Releases Chopping Mall - SeptemBlood Diner - SeptemWaxwork and Waxwork II: Lost in Time - October 18th, 2016 C.H.U.D. He works on the ideas with the daughter of the museum owner, and as they imagine exoctic and evocative tales for them, they begin to fall in love. The story sees a young man hired to work within a wax museum, his job, to create stories for three of the figures.
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There’s so much to delve through that it’ll keep fans entertained for hours. Street Date: 10/18/16Blu-ray Double Feature SRP: 39.99. There’s also the inclusion of Leni’s series of crossword style shorts that played during cinema presentations, a piece looking at the restoration itself, and the first wave of discs come with an additional booklets featuring several essays on the history of the film. Waxworks comes with two choices of audio accompaniments – a piano or orchestral score, an audio commentary from Australian film and arts critic, Adrian Martin, and an in-depth conversation with Kim Newman, who charts the legacy of the film. In addition to seeing the film itself, which is an excellent restoration, there is a wealth of special features. Anyone with a keen interest in film history will find plenty to dig through with this release.
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