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booklover · Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 560

Hey, I just read that Michael Agee's updated box set of L&H silent films was supose to be released May 29th, 2007. Anybody know what happened??
Thanks!

Mack Sennett · Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 280 Location: Keystone Studios

Image Entertainment has announced they are no longer releasing silent films.

That might be the reason.

Hillbilly Franey · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:22 pm Post subject:

I have heard that Mr. Agee will be offering his new set privately by mail order later this year.

Mack Sennett · Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 280 Location: Keystone Studios

He's putting them out on DVD-R's?

WaverBoy · Joined: 29 May 2007 Posts: 280

Aw man, too bad he can't strike a deal with Flicker Alley ala David Shepard. It would be a great pity if this set was not released on real DVDs.

booklover · Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 560

[quote="WaverBoy"]

Mack Sennett · Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 280 Location: Keystone Studios

Laughsmith Entertainment or Milestone would be good too.

Ian Elliot · Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 282

Here's a thread from alt.movies.silent quoting the beleaguered Mr. Agee, which indicates that a release may be about to happen (I'm sure this has already been seen by many members, but I thought I'd put it up here anyway).

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.movies.silent/browse_thread/thread/a5c8aa60e19e15a2/2a87262d511b9a6e?lnk=st&q=lost+laurel+films+laurel+hardy#

booklover · Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 560

Has anybody heard anything new? I hate to be a pain and keep asking, but I don't know of any other site to go to to get reliable information (which I guess is a tip of the hat to you guys...)

WaverBoy · Joined: 29 May 2007 Posts: 280

I second that question.

Will this ever come out? I hope Michael Agee is doing well.

booklover · Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 560

This is what I found on www.hometheaterforum.com Can anyone confirm that this is indeed from Michael and not from some prankster? Thanks!

We are ready to accept orders. We originally priced this at $399 in a shoebox-sized epic similar to the thing put out in the UK a few years ago. (Of course, the key difference is that you can actually SEE our masters.) Someone asked the very sensible question--"do we really need ANOTHER shoebox full of DVD's? For which the customer has to pay?" I decided, "No", and compressed everything onto twelve double-layered discs, designed them into a "slim pac" design with a beautiful color booklet displaying all the L&H one sheets full page, and retailing it for $199.99--two hundred dollars (half of our originally planned price). With the dollar in the "censored", those in other countries will have a real steal on their hands.

A "Paypal" ordering page is going up in a week or so with a pre-publication discount price of $180--AND the first 50 to order right now will immediately be sent a set of the beautiful Al Herschfeld lithographs, the one sheets on BIG BUSINESS and DOUBLE WHOOPEE, printed at a very frameable 16x20.

Our publication date is set for December 15.

Of course, we accept orders by mail as well.

HAL ROACH STUDIOS
PO BOX 790
Yorba Linda, California 92885-0790

Holmes · Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 195 Location: Schuylerville NY

Does anyone know what happened to the boxset that booklover described? Sadly, there aren't any collections by the great comedy duo.