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From the 2026 Calendar.

The Crowd (1928), restored by Blackhawk Films (Same folks that restored He Who Gets Slapped).

Lewis Milestone's Two Arabian Knights (1927) + The Racket (1928), both have been restored by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Will be released in a double-feature called "Howard Hughes in Hollywood Vol. 1".

We also have more details on the Flicker Fusion release of "Focus on Clara Bow", which we found out that it'll be a two-disc set. First two-disc Flicker Fusion set, that and I'm also happy to say, Bow is WAY more present in these films than Brooks was in her "Focus On" films.

The films to be included in the set.

The Pill Pounder (1923) - 14 Min
Black Lightning (1924) - 93 Min
The Primrose Path (1925) - 65 Min
Dancing Mothers (1926) - 65 Min
Hula (1927) - 64 Min
Just for kicks once again, Hula Trailer (1927) - 1 Min
They also made mention of their Méliès: Tales of the Macabre (1896-1911) Set, all of the films have been restored by Blackhawk films and are BD Premieres. Also made a mention that the set is "Arriving in time for Halloween".

We're also getting a Re-Issue (Much like the Essanay Comedies) of Flicker Alley's Chaplin's Mutual Comedies (1916-1917) Set.

Now, in my opinion, the most exciting of the announcements, and I'm just going to quote FA directly.

"A PAGE OF MADNESS (1926) - Just in time for it centennial, Teinosuke Kinugasa experimental tale of terror joins The Art of Benshi, a deluxe set of Bemshi films published with the generous support of The Yanai Initiative, and featuring new restorations by the Nihon Eiga Broadcasting Company and the National Film Archive of Japan."

Also, looking through the calendar, while these could mean nothing, I found it interesting that it made mention to the release dates of both The Black Pirate (1926) and Sunrise (1927). Could they be releasing the MoMA restoration of The Black Pirate (1926) and a potential new restoration of Sunrise (1927)? I hope so. Sunrise would be perfect for next year and could use a new restoration, especially seeing we know the film was in fact originally tinted.


For my Noir Fans, the calendar mentioned the Technicolor Noir, Slightly Scarlet (1956).

Lastly, the calendar made mention of Baby Peggy's Birthday, which the SFFP restored three short films starring her, those being, A Muddy Bride (1921), The Kid Reporter (1923), and Peg o' the Mounted (1924).

denti alligator wrote: Wed Feb 18, 2026 10:09 pm Page of Madness: new restoration?

FrauBlucher wrote: Wed Feb 18, 2026 10:23 pm

denti alligator wrote: Wed Feb 18, 2026 10:09 pm Page of Madness: new restoration?

Certainly
Trailer
Restoration trailer

FrauBlucher wrote: Thu Feb 19, 2026 2:07 am If anyone picked up He Who Gets Slapped speak to how it looks? I've only seen DVDBeaver's review

Peacock wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 1:30 am Méliès: Tales of the Macabre (1896-1911) set, all of the films have been restored by Blackhawk films and are BD Premieres.

Peacock wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 1:30 am Mizoguchi’s The Water Magician (1933)

Peacock wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 1:30 amSometime in October will bring the Méliès: Tales of the Macabre (1896-1911) set, all of the films have been restored by Blackhawk films and are BD Premieres.

denti alligator wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 2:14 am

Peacock wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 1:30 am Méliès: Tales of the Macabre (1896-1911) set, all of the films have been restored by Blackhawk films and are BD Premieres.

Which films are these and how are on the big FA Méliès from circa 2007?

eerik wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 8:24 am Is this finally confirmed, because it was teased already for 2025?

domino harvey wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 4:34 am I paid like $50 for this on DVD a couple months ago, you’re all welcome

dwk wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 4:49 am Does anyone happen to know what elements still exists for The Crowd?

Peacock wrote: Sat Feb 21, 2026 4:20 pm
Seemingly the best ones are with WB unsurprisingly and unfortunately. But Blackhawk Films/FPA I believe are using their own materials for The Crowd so hopefully they do as good a job as they did for HE Who Gets Slapped.

All of this is frustrating in a way as it feels like George Feltenstein was bread crumbing silent fans for years whenever he was asked about these silents by saying that something was definitely in the works. Clearly that’s not true at all, unless Criterion got their hands on a few of them years back then did nothing with them aside from the Brownings… which feels unlikely.

So yeah thank the gods for public domain laws. Hopefully The Wind won’t be a million years away.