February

19/02/08 - Flicker Alley is releasing an exciting five disc DVD on March 11 entitled GEORGE MELIES - FIRST WIZARD OF CINEMA. The set will include 173 films, as well as Georges Franju's 1953 film LE GRANDE MELIES. Of further interest, Flicker Alley has also recently released a collection SAVED FROM THE FLAMES, which contains a selection of films by Melies and his imitators (as well as Chomon's copy of A TRIP TO THE MOON).

August

13/08/07 - I have revised a great majority of this site, including a new design.

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December

28/12/05 - It appears that Charlie Chaplin was a fan of Melies, whom he called "the alchemist of light". Here is a production still of Chaplin on the set of MONSIEUR VERDOUX (1947) reading Georges Melies Mage et Mes Memoires par Melies, 1945 PRISMA (buy it here). Take a look! 

October

Updates: 09/10/05 - I have done a major revision to this site. As well as changing the look of the homepage, most of the articles have been retyped. 

September

News: 26/09/05: According to imdb.com, the 1899 Melies film CLEOPATRE, which  had been presumed lost, has been found in France. It was reported by Agence France Presse on September 22.