The first thing I look for above anything else is to make sure the film has no vinegar smell. Vinegar means that the film is starting to break down, becoming brittle and useless eventually. This condition...
There are a few things to beware of when selecting a 16mm sound projector.Bell Howell is a very well known brand. However certain models have a fatal flaw. The problem ones are the Filmosound models 500, 1500...
While I agree with a lot of what another poster wrote about buying film, I would like to say that 'too cold' is not a cause for film to break down. In fact, the National Archives stores all of its film in...
JAMES BOND Movie Posters-1st Four AUSTRALIAN DAYBILLS This guide produced by John Reid Original Movie Posters Australian daybill is the term that is used for original posters released for the Australian...
What is a film cell? They are the actual cells taken from 35mm film that is run in the cinemas. Since its introduction to the world in 1889 by Thomas Edison, 35mm film hasn't changed much. After the end of...
OK !! Here are what we consider to be 10 Excellent Must See - Gangster Movies These are all based on True Stories 01. Boss of Bosses - Chazz Palminteri 02. Donnie Brasco - Robert De Niro - Johnny Depp 03....
If trying to buy a classic it's out-of-print (OOP), know this: it's original was likely first transferred to a VHS. Owning the VHS is owning the collectible film. If it's OOP, it is ever so likely not to have...
This is a movie that was made in 1986 by disney. It is a very rare movie only released on vhs and hard to come by. Mr Boogedy is a 1986 family film, directed by Oz Scott and written by Michael Janover, which...
Guide To The Nightmare Before Christmas Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas was released by Touchstone Pictures--a division of Walt Disney Pictures--in 1993. The film was inspired by a poem written...
After the Kodak 126 -TR and 256 -TR 16mm projector came the 250 series. The difference with the 250 series is mainly the lamphouse! The 250 models have switched from the incendescent bulb to the halogen (EJL)...