Discovered some buried 16mm film reels, but they're covered in
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JOHN PAIZS with Rumsey Taylor – The Brooklyn Rail
Back in the days when movies were on reels of film, and distributed to thousands of theaters, where did those reels eventually end up? - Quora
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Taiwan Prints - BroaDWcast
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Movie buff, 65, who bought a 16mm film reel 1984 discovers it is actually a long-lost horror film
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FRIDAY THE 13th: PART II Lost Footage Finally Found on 40-year-old VHS – Lunchmeat
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8mm Forum: Storing 16mm feature films
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List of rediscovered films - Wikipedia
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Lost reels: 15 directors pick great films you won't find on UK streaming, Movies
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Discovered some buried 16mm film reels, but they're covered in this dust. Advice on how to personally clean them before running them through a projector? : r/analog
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Burn Bridle Press Bucks County History
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Motion Picture Film Recovery of Damaged Movie Film
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Excerpts from a Film (1942-1987) - Reactor