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Welcome, at long last, to issue \\#11 of THE LOST LAUGH.  \nI’ve been on a bit of a hiatus as work, other interests and projects have taken up my time. The time off has made me reflect on just how many exciting developments are happening right now in the world of classic  \nfilm: rediscoveries of rare and lost films we never thought we’d see; DVD releases of many of those films, several made possible by the relatively new method of crowdfunding. There are new silent film festivals, TV channels, new books, and even a new biopic of Laurel & Hardy out to great acclaim. We really are spoiled. In fact, there’s so much that I haven’t been able to include it all in here. Apologies if I haven’t included your own pet project. As ever, if you think I’ve missed something, have something to promote or would just like to write a review or article of your own, I’d love to hear [from you: movienightmag@gmail.com](from you: movienightmag@gmail.com)  \nThere will be more issues of THE LOST LAUGH in the future, and updates to the [blog and website thelostliagh.com . Like this](blog and website thelostliagh.com . Like this)[ ](blog and website thelostliagh.com . Like this)issue, they’ll probably be a bit more sporadic than they have been, but somewhere down the line they’ll appear!  \nUntil then, all the best , and thanks for your continued interest!  \nMatt  \nIn the UK, independent channel Talking Pictures TV has ended an era of black and white films largely being shunned by television. Best of all, many of these have been comedy: Laurel and Hardy, Will Hay, George Formby and even obscure comics like Frank Randle and Walter Forde have all had their first TV screenings in years. Bravo! TPTV is available on Freeview channel 81, and the schedule can be found at  \n[www.talkingpicturestv.co.uk/schedule](www.talkingpicturestv.co.uk/schedule).  \nBATTLE OF THE CENTURY ON DVD?  \nThe restored, almost-complete, version of BATTLE OF THE CENTURY has been doing the rounds of film festivals, and has just had a screening on ARTE TV. This has fuelled speculation that it will be soon released on DVD. The word is that Serge Bromberg’s Lobster films are likely candidates, and that hopefully it will entail a set including other L & H silents. At least one other, DO DETECTIVES THINK, has also been screened on ARTE, giving a bit more credence to this. The existing prints are certainly due an upgrade—it would be especially nice to have original titlecards lacking from the Kirch Group prints. Fingers crossed!  \n3  \nALICE HOWELL IN THE SPOTLIGHT!  \nAlice Howell was one of the few women in the male-dominated realm of silent comedy permitted to be funny in her own right. Her image was quite unique; piled-up frizzy red hair and a permanently surprised expression made look rather like a manic doll. Her scatty but carefree working girl was something of an ancestor to Lucile Ball. Happily, she’s been given some overdue appreciation of late; Anthony Slide’s book She Could Be Chaplin! Is a slim but rewarding study of her life and work, while Alice also features in Steve Massa’s wider-ranging Slapstick Divas. Something of a companion piece to his earlier Lame Brains and Lunatics, this is an in-depth look at the underappreciated women of early comedy.  \nFinally, there’s more Alice on DVD! Silent film accompanist, historian and DVD producer Ben Model, who has produced some wonderful releases highlighting forgotten comics such as Marcel Perez, Monty Banks and Johnny Hines, now turns his attention to Alice. The Alice Howell Project, funded through Kickstarter, collates rare films from the Library of Congress, including HOW STARS ARE MADE (1916), IN DUTCH (1918), A CONVICT’S HAPPY BRIDE (1920), HIS WOODEN LEGACY (1920), DISTILLED LOVE (1920) and UNDER A SPELL (1925) . 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