Rags and Riches: The Mary Pickford Collection Blu-ray - Milestone Nov 6 Pre-order

[Yami]

Rags and Riches: The Mary Pickford Collection Blu-ray

Rags and Riches: The Mary Pickford Collection Blu-ray review

Milestone Films are releasing Rags and Riches: The Mary Pickford Collection in Summer 2012. The release will consist of The Poor Little Rich Girl, The Hoodlum, Ramona and Sparrows.

[Arkadin]

wow. impressive.
I have heard that Sparrows is a very good film.
don't know much about MP.
still great to see more silent films coming to bd.
I wish Milestone would release The Trial on blu-ray.
I have the OOP dvd, and that is one cool film.
edit: looks like Milestone has a ton of MP films on dvd. seems like this set should have been labelled Vol.1

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by Arkadin

wow. impressive.
I have heard that Sparrows is a very good film.
don't know much about MP.
still great to see more silent films coming to bd.
I wish Milestone would release The Trial on blu-ray.
I have the OOP dvd, and that is one cool film.

I presume you mean the 1962 The Trial w/ Orson Welles.

[Arkadin]

that's the one. super OOP dvd. with Anthony Perkins also.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

[dana martin]

hopefuly this is the first volume from there collection of Mary Pickford's the next should have Daddy Long Legs, My Best Girl, Tess Of The Storm Country

[jheez]

This is available for preorder on Milestone's site & amazon. Ordering directly through Milestone would probably be preferable to cut out the middle man for this fantastic mom & pop business. Price isn't bad at all!


Rags and Riches: The Mary Pickford Collection Blu-ray

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by jheez

This is available for preorder on Milestone's site

According to the e-mail newsletter Milestone sent out, they're also shipping copies now... four months earlier than the release date.

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by Crimson King

I presume you mean the 1962 The Trial w/ Orson Welles.

Originally Posted by Arkadin

that's the one. super OOP dvd. with Anthony Perkins also.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

Studio Canal are releasing that film on Blu-ray in the UK this year.

[hudakj]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

According to the e-mail newsletter Milestone sent out, they're also shipping copies now... four months earlier than the release date.

Only to those who have already signed up for the Milestone newsletter or have done prior business through their website. They also seem to have given a break to those who have an account at Nitrateville.com

From their newsletter:

Available ONLY for Customers and
Subscribers to Milestone’s Newsletter!

and

For friends of Milestone ONLY:

A chance to buy this great NEW collection FOUR months early!

And from the representative announcing this on Nitrateville.com

For members of the Milestone newsletter and Nitratevillians, you can get it now!

I actually got a shipping confirmation recently, so it they certainly are shipping these now for those who qualify.

[P@t_Mtl]

I know very little about her (expect the fact she was Canadian). In general for silent movies I always buy Chaplin and Keaton or the well known classis like Sunrise or Wings.

I think I will go and buy this once it's release

[Arkadin]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

Studio Canal are releasing that film on Blu-ray in the UK this year.

yes I heard about that.
very exciting news for sure.

[McCrutchy]

Ordered a copy.

[Blu-Velvet]

I ordered it from Milestone on Friday and got a shipping notice later the same afternoon!

It's available to Milestone customers on their own website at http://milestonefilms.com/products/r...ord-collection (currently for 20% off the suggested list price), but if you order directly from them that makes you a Milestone customer (and you can sign up for their newsletter when you order). I gather the disc just won't be officially in stores or through Amazon or other dealers until November, to tie in with a new book about Mary Pickford being published at that time. Even the list price is a good deal, considering there are three complete features on three Blu-ray discs, as well as a short, and the sale price is a great bargain. (Those so inclined can also buy it with public performance rights at considerably higher cost.)

SPARROWS is one of the best Pickford titles for those who have never before seen one of her films. It goes over well with general audiences of classic film fans, not just Pickford fans or silent movie fans (especially seen on a big screen in a crowded theatre with a live pipe organ accompaniment). My favorite is POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, however, and THE HOODLUM is also very good.

[DVD Phreak]

The email I got from Milestone also says this set is "designed to introduce younger viewers to the pleasures of silent films. Each film includes an optional short intro featuring a group of kids who discover a treasure trove of old films in an attic and learn a lot about film history in the process. Each silent feature also has an optional audio track with spoken intertitles and explanations to help them enjoy the experience even more!"

Hope this doesn't get too cringe-worthy. Wonder why they do this. I would imagine Disney would do it if they ever released silents. But what kids would ever hear of Milestone anyway?

[HuggyBear73]

Blind buy for me!

[MichaelR]

Rags and Riches: The Mary Pickford Collection Blu-ray review

[Atreyu]

Haven't watched it yet, but I love silents.

[NoirFan]

For those interested in this set but put off by the relatively high price tag at Amazon, I just noticed that it's only $21.38 plus shipping (46% off) from Import CDs.