There's been a virtual flood of silent films arriving on DVD lately, and that means that we have yet another installment of Silent DVD. This week we have a look at the films of one of the most famous people of the 20th Century, Harry Houdini. Universally known as an extraordinary magician and escape artist, he was also a genius when it came to promotion. Realizing the power of movies early on, he released a 15 chapter serial as well as a string of feature films. Now Kino has gathered all of his surviving movies as well as some wonderful extras and released them in one very reasonably priced set. Houdini - The Movie Star is one of our favorite silent releases so far this year. We also have a review on Kino's The Magic of Méliès DVD. These 15 early films by the French film innovator are both entertaining and creative and just the thing for someone who wants to sample Méliès work. Be sure to check out all this and more in this week's Silent DVD.