formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
With the switch to digital cinema now nearly five years in the past in the UK, the true value of the way film was shown for the first hundred years is thrown into relief. Yet, despite the ubiquity of digital cinema prints (DCPs), there … Continued
This past weekend, Alamo Drafthouse and Kodak partnered to host the very first annual “Reel Film Day” to celebrate 35mm cinema (official website). To mark the occasion, numerous classic films were projected in 35mm at all of the various Drafthouse … Continued
KUSA – Just like vinyl records and Polaroid cameras – film projected on reels may be seeing its own resurgence. Dozens of theaters nationwide screen a 35mm film the first Sunday of March in support of preservation efforts. Alamo Drafthouse and Kodak … Continued
Used as quality control, these haunting images were never meant to be public. Source: The Forgotten ‘China Girls’ Hidden at the Beginning of Old Films | Atlas Obscura
Deluxe is to close its UK restoration operation at the end of March with the potential loss of 12 jobs. Source: Deluxe to close UK restoration operation | News | Broadcast
Once a film is distributed, its makers tend to move on; with few exceptions they don’t spend a lot of time dwelling on where the product of their years of hard work will end up. Source: Film Preservation 101: A … Continued