Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Shoes
(1916)
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Lois Weber directed this drama of a woman who attempts to earn a living for her family of five at a five-and-dime store.
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 The Milestone Cinematheque
2018 Blu-ray Disc edition
Shoes (1916), color-tinted black & white, 60 minutes, not rated.
Milestone Film & Video, distributed by Kino Lorber,
unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region A Blu-ray Discs, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in windowboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) progressive scan AVC (MPEG-4) format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, DTS-HD Master Audio? 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; 12 chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $34.95.
Release date: 6 February 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from the 35mm restoration print prepared by the Eye Film Instituut Nederland. The restoration combined a 35mm Dutch language nitrate print in the Eye collection and a 1930s American rerelease version of the film called Unshod Maiden held by the Library of Congress.
The film is accompanied by a music score compiled and performed by Donald Sosin and Mimi Rabson.
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This Region A Blu-ray Disc edition is available from
MILESTONE FILMS through . . .
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 The Milestone Cinematheque
2018 DVD edition
Shoes (1916), color-tinted black & white, 60 minutes, not rated.
Milestone Film & Video, distributed by Kino Lorber,
unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD discs, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in windowboxed 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 6 February 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from the 35mm restoration print prepared by the Eye Film Instituut Nederland. The restoration combined a 35mm Dutch language nitrate print in the Eye collection and a 1930s American rerelease version of the film called Unshod Maiden held by the Library of Congress.
The film is accompanied by a music score compiled and performed by Donald Sosin and Mimi Rabson.
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This Region 1 NTSC DVD edition is available from
MILESTONE FILMS through . . .
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 Loving the Classics
2025 DVD edition
Shoes (1916), black & white, 60 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 24 February 2025
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other silent era LOIS WEBER films available on home video.
Other silent era films directed by WOMEN DIRECTORS.
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