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Brent Reid

Brent Reid

I started Brenton Film because I love film – quelle surprise! The silent era, 1930s and 1940s especially get my literary juices flowing, so you'll see a lot about those. For more, see the About page and read this before emailing.

  • Kevin Brownlow’s Napoléon to Make Long-Awaited Début on Home Video

    by Brent Reid 28th January 2016

           Napoléon (1927) Abel Gance’s Restored Epic in UK Cinemas November 2016–January 2017 Update: 28 July 2016 Press Release and BFI Blu-ray/DVD Details It’s true: noted film historian Kevin …

  • British Silent Film Festival Symposium 2016

    by Brent Reid 20th January 2016

    The flagship of British silent film appreciation and rehabilitation returns – so get your diaries out! Save the date: this year’s British Silent Film Symposium is set for Thursday 28th and …

  • Jean Darling: New Documentary for Our Gang Silent Film Star

    by Brent Reid 20th December 2015

    Friends of Jean Darling (August 23, 1922 – September 4, 2015) are making a feature length documentary about her nine-decade career as an entertainer When Jean Darling, actress, singer, author, passed away …

  • Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide

    by Brent Reid 18th November 2015

    “Nosferatu – Does this word not sound to thee like the midnight call of the Bird of Death? Take care in saying it, otherwise the images of life will fade …

  • Make More Noise! Suffragettes in Silent Film – New BFI DVD Collection

    by Brent Reid 25th September 2015

    “You have to make more noise than anybody else, you have to make yourself more obtrusive than anybody else, you have to fill all the papers more than anybody else. …

  • Giveaway: Win a Lubitsch in Berlin (1918–1921) 6-DVD box set

    by Brent Reid 7th September 2015

    That’s right: one lucky silent film fan will soon be the proud owner of a brand new DVD box set! It’s time for Brenton Film’s first giveaway and we’re kicking thing …

  • Artificial Eye’s New UK Chaplin Blu-rays Reviewed

    by Brent Reid 23rd August 2015

    Charlie Chaplin Competition: Win Artificial Eye Blu-rays and DVDs! Artificial Eye, current UK licensees of his feature films, have released them in new editions Here’s the lowdown on the latest …

  • Blu-ray and DVD Region Codes and Video Standards

    by Brent Reid 21st August 2015

    Most DVDs and Blu-rays are region-locked and cannot be played in other countries That is, unless you’ve equipped yourself with multi-region audio/video equipment Region locking is often at the insistence …

  • Beware of Pirates! How to Avoid Bootleg Blu-rays and DVDs

    by Brent Reid 21st August 2015

    Overview, the Public Domain and Spotting Fakes Avast, me hearties! There be pirates and bootleggers on the horizon Robbing honest traders for years but it’s time to make them walk …

  • A Tribute to Uggie (2002–2015), Four-Legged Star of The Artist (2011)

    by Brent Reid 12th August 2015

    An appreciation of the life of Hollywood’s biggest little star, who melted hearts everywhere and proved you don’t need words to speak volumes Uggie, one of the finest actors in …

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