As a marketing gimmick using the term 'lost film' or 'restored' helps sell the units in the markeplace. However, as a historian I'll have to state up front that the movies contained in the 9 volume DVD set were never lost. As I discussed previously, Hal Roach was a great comedy producer and...

If you're a Laurel and Hardy fan, tracking down good DVD copies is quite a challenge. I had heard good things about the British 21 disc box set which contained most of their sound features and shorts although some important titles are not in the collection. I even spoke to a 'Sons of the...