Category Archives: Films

If you ask people what the first talkie was you will get some funny answers. “Some Like It Hot”… “The Wizard Of Oz”, “The Jazz Singer”. The latter film, from 1927, is generally considered to be the correct answer. It … Continue reading →

Kevin Brownlow, film historian, author and director, had a life long ambition. To restore the film “Napoleon”, directed in France in 1927 by Abel Gance, back to something like its full glory. Brownlow had come across clips in his travels, … Continue reading →

In the 1980s, Thames TV in the UK created a documentary series (in the days when major terrestrial stations did these kinds of things) that was hugely successful and award winning. Created by film historian Kevin Brownlow and producer David … Continue reading →