Pros: Make-up, color inserts. Cons: Pacing was way off.
In 1890’s France, the Paris Opera House is said to be cursed. Handing over the reigns to its new owners, the former owners warn them good luck with the ghost. The new owners laugh it off, insisting they’re not children, but when the star of their ...
Pros: Inclusion of the original little-seen 1925 release. Brilliant extras for the 1929 reissue. Cons: Restored 1929 version made unwatchable by continuous motion blur and slow speed/low pitch
I am referring to the Milestone 2-disc Ultimate Edition of the Lon Chaney 1925/29 film, "The Phantom of the Opera," as reflected by the accompanying photo. This is the earliest, and still the best, version of the much-filmed story, initially released ...
Pros: Lon Chaney, a bit of color Cons: Chaney has more "fantastic" make up in other films
Lon Chaney’s characters were all different and he posed a unique ability to completely change his look from film to film and to reinvent himself in ways Madonna would never attempt. Because the studios depended on his ability ...
Pros: Exceptionally moody sets and props; Lon Chaney's striking makeup and portrayal Cons: Exaggerated, costume-drama elements, with an uninteresting hero and heroine
Lon Chaneys Phantom haunts the backstage of the Paris Opera as if diffused into its shadows, and his presence lingers throughout Universals 1925 silent film when he is nowhere to be seen. Below the stage trapdoor, behind the mirrored panels, ...
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