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Rudolph Valentino Rarities Make Their 2-Disc Home Video Premiere September 11
(Los Angeles, CA) Flicker Alley, LLC, a specialty supplier of fine silent films and classic cinema programming, today announced that the company will release "THE VALENTINO COLLECTION" on DVD September 11, 2007. The 2-disc DVD edition is poised to become the definitive career overview of one of the silent screen's greatest stars and follows the Rudolph Valentino commemorative event on August 18th, co-curated by historian Tracy Ryan Terhune and Stella Grace, sponsored by Hollywood Heritage.
As one of the most iconic personalities of the silent film era, Rudolph Valentino achieved an unprecedented level of fame that was due in part to his exotic good looks and a magnetic personality which leapt from the screen. His undeniable cultural resonance, coupled with his untimely death in August of 1926, has made him a recognizable and still-relevant figure throughout the world.
"THE VALENTINO COL*LECTION" is the definitive Rudolph Valentino DVD compilation containing digital reconstructions and DVD premieres of four unavailable Rudolph Valentino films--the "lost" Valentino production The Young Rajah (1922) and Stolen Moments (1920), featuring new musical scores by Jon Mirsalis; A Society Sensation (1918), featuring Bob Mitchell at the pipe organ; and Moran of the Lady Letty (1922), featuring a restoration of the film's original intertitle text and tinting and a new score by Robert Israel.
Three of the four digital reconstructions found on Flicker Alley's DVD release of "THE VALENTINO COLLECTION" were originally produced in partnership with Turner Classic Movies and The Library of Moving Images, and first broadcast on Turner Classic Movies in 2006. The DVD collection boasts an extensive selection of bonus features detailing several aspects of Valentino's remarkable life and legacy, sure to fascinate film fans and scholars alike. The DVD carries a $39.99 suggested retail price.
"THE VALENTINO COLLECTION" DVD Bonus Features include:
Valentino Forever: A short film documenting the Valentino Memorial Services and the mysterious Lady in Black by Valentino Forever author and historian Tracy Ryan Terhune.
Vintage Valentino: Rare short subjects featuring new music scores by Bob Mitchell at the pipe organ, including A Trip to Paramountown, Screen Snapshots, and Character Studies; Round About Hollywood, an early Cinecolor travelogue; and Rudolph Valentino, a fifteenth anniversary memorial tribute.
Valentino In Memoriam: A unique collection of biographical information, rare images and vintage audio recordings, including an exclusive audio interview with the original Lady in Black, Ditra Flame.
Valentino Landmarks: A tour of significant Hollywood locations in Valentino's life, including an interactive video tour of Falcon Lair, a slide show of the Whitley Heights residence and rare images of Valentino's personal belongings.
A Friend Remembered: Many never-before-published images by Valentino's close friend, Paul Ivano.
Rare Rudy: Additional rare footage of Valentino, including a newly-uncovered original 35 mm tinted nitrate fragment of Stolen Moments.
Who's Who Valentino: Over 80 pages of biographical information and unique photographs of the major performers and technicians involved with each film, as well as the key players in Valentino's life in Hollywood.
A virtual treasure trove of rare images! Fascinating promotional materials from the four feature films and two special slide show presentations: Valentino The Athlete and Valentino and His Beloved Pets.
New booklet essay: DVD introduction by Emily W. Leider, author of Dark Lover - The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino.
Flicker Alley's "THE VALENTINO COLLECTION" DVD is being released in conjunction with unveiling of a new long-term exhibit of rare Valentino ephemera at The Hollywood Heritage Museum. The museum is located in the Lasky-DeMille Barn at 2100 North Highland Avenue in Los Angeles.
(Los Angeles, CA) Flicker Alley, LLC, a specialty supplier of fine silent films and classic cinema programming, today announced that the company will release "THE VALENTINO COLLECTION" on DVD September 11, 2007. The 2-disc DVD edition is poised to become the definitive career overview of one of the silent screen's greatest stars and follows the Rudolph Valentino commemorative event on August 18th, co-curated by historian Tracy Ryan Terhune and Stella Grace, sponsored by Hollywood Heritage.
As one of the most iconic personalities of the silent film era, Rudolph Valentino achieved an unprecedented level of fame that was due in part to his exotic good looks and a magnetic personality which leapt from the screen. His undeniable cultural resonance, coupled with his untimely death in August of 1926, has made him a recognizable and still-relevant figure throughout the world.
"THE VALENTINO COL*LECTION" is the definitive Rudolph Valentino DVD compilation containing digital reconstructions and DVD premieres of four unavailable Rudolph Valentino films--the "lost" Valentino production The Young Rajah (1922) and Stolen Moments (1920), featuring new musical scores by Jon Mirsalis; A Society Sensation (1918), featuring Bob Mitchell at the pipe organ; and Moran of the Lady Letty (1922), featuring a restoration of the film's original intertitle text and tinting and a new score by Robert Israel.
Three of the four digital reconstructions found on Flicker Alley's DVD release of "THE VALENTINO COLLECTION" were originally produced in partnership with Turner Classic Movies and The Library of Moving Images, and first broadcast on Turner Classic Movies in 2006. The DVD collection boasts an extensive selection of bonus features detailing several aspects of Valentino's remarkable life and legacy, sure to fascinate film fans and scholars alike. The DVD carries a $39.99 suggested retail price.
"THE VALENTINO COLLECTION" DVD Bonus Features include:
Valentino Forever: A short film documenting the Valentino Memorial Services and the mysterious Lady in Black by Valentino Forever author and historian Tracy Ryan Terhune.
Vintage Valentino: Rare short subjects featuring new music scores by Bob Mitchell at the pipe organ, including A Trip to Paramountown, Screen Snapshots, and Character Studies; Round About Hollywood, an early Cinecolor travelogue; and Rudolph Valentino, a fifteenth anniversary memorial tribute.
Valentino In Memoriam: A unique collection of biographical information, rare images and vintage audio recordings, including an exclusive audio interview with the original Lady in Black, Ditra Flame.
Valentino Landmarks: A tour of significant Hollywood locations in Valentino's life, including an interactive video tour of Falcon Lair, a slide show of the Whitley Heights residence and rare images of Valentino's personal belongings.
A Friend Remembered: Many never-before-published images by Valentino's close friend, Paul Ivano.
Rare Rudy: Additional rare footage of Valentino, including a newly-uncovered original 35 mm tinted nitrate fragment of Stolen Moments.
Who's Who Valentino: Over 80 pages of biographical information and unique photographs of the major performers and technicians involved with each film, as well as the key players in Valentino's life in Hollywood.
A virtual treasure trove of rare images! Fascinating promotional materials from the four feature films and two special slide show presentations: Valentino The Athlete and Valentino and His Beloved Pets.
New booklet essay: DVD introduction by Emily W. Leider, author of Dark Lover - The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino.
Flicker Alley's "THE VALENTINO COLLECTION" DVD is being released in conjunction with unveiling of a new long-term exhibit of rare Valentino ephemera at The Hollywood Heritage Museum. The museum is located in the Lasky-DeMille Barn at 2100 North Highland Avenue in Los Angeles.
