Jeffery Masino founded this Los Angeles label in 2002 to put silent, classic, experimental and independent films on DVD and Blu-ray, often in newly restored editions with commissioned scores. Later lines include film noir restorations made with the Film Noir Foundation and the Cinerama features restored with Cinerama Inc. Most discs are coded for Region A, with a selection region-free.
Flicker Alley
45 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 34 in HD11 in SD4 more announced
Films where Flicker Alley's release is the pick. How picks are made
Films where Flicker Alley's release is the pick. How picks are made
34 in HD
Best video release on Blu-ray or HD streaming · by Letterboxd rating
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Flicker Alley Blu-ray
Director: Georges Méliès
Sources: vesglobal.org (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
(Unsure whether the "new" restoration is more on the restoring other lost films or actually A Trip to the Moon. Regardless, there's no more news after the announcement.)
Director: Marcel L'Herbier
Director: Erich von Stroheim
Director: Bruce Baillie
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Flicker Alley Masterworks of American Avant-Garde Experimental Film 1920–1970 Blu-ray
Director: James W. Horne
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Flicker Alley Laurel & Hardy: Year Three Blu-ray
Director: Frank Urson
Best English-Friendly:
Older Restoration: Flicker Alley Blu-ray
2026 Restoration: YouTube 4K Streaming
Best Video:
Older Restoration: Lobster Films DVD
2026 Restoration: YouTube 4K Streaming
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Flicker Alley Masterworks of American Avant-garde Experimental Film 1920-1970 Blu-ray
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Flicker Alley Blu-ray
Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Flicker Alley Blu-ray (encoded by FiM) has much better encoding than Lobster Films Blu-ray, see DVDBeaver caps
11 in SD
Best video release on DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Reginald Barker
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Flicker Alley Perils of the New Land: Films of the Immigrant Experience DVD
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Best Video:
Flicker Alley DVD or Kino Lorber DVD
Video Notes:
Flicker Alley DVD or Kino Lorber DVD no comparisons available
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Kino Lorber Edison: The Invention of the Movies DVD or Flicker Alley Landmarks of Early Film DVD
Director: Fred Niblo
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Flicker Alley Douglas Fairbanks: A Modern Musketeer DVD
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Flicker Alley Perils of the New Land: Films of the Immigrant Experience (1910-1915) DVD
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Flicker Alley DVD
Sources: loc.gov (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Also available on Library of Congress SD Streaming https://www.loc.gov/item/2017604960/ but the Flicker Alley DVD is probably much superior
4 announced
Flicker Alley's release is announced; until it is out, the picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
Director: King Vidor
Upcoming Release:
Flicker Alley new 4K restoration
Best Video:
2013 Bach Films DVD
Director: Herbert Brenon
Upcoming Release:
Upcoming Flicker Alley Blu-ray Focus on Clara Bow according to their calendar
Director: Harry O. Hoyt
Upcoming Release:
Upcoming Flicker Alley Blu-ray Focus on Clara Bow according to their calendar
Director: James P. Hogan
Upcoming Release:
Flicker Alley Blu-ray Focus on Clara Bow according to their calendar
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