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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · 2d

Celebrating #HispanicHeritageMonth on #FoundFilmFriday! We're spotlighting the newly restored Enamorada by Mexican master Emilio Fernández. A timeless classic now preserved for new audiences. #MissingMovies #Enamorada #FilmRestoration #HispanicHeritage

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · 6d

MISSING MOVIES MONDAY! We need your help finding Eli Cohen's powerful 1991 drama #TheQuarrel! It features brilliant performances by Saul Rubinek & R.H. Thomson as two Holocaust survivors arguing over faith & God. Where is this award-winning film? #LostFilm #FilmTwitter

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · 9d

FOUND FILM FRIDAY! The "holy grail" of #JamesDean finds: Campbell SoundStage: Life Sentence (1953)! The 16mm reel was mislabeled for decades until the @paleycenter.bsky.social discovered the lost TV drama. Now, TCM subscribers can watch this incredible rarity!

#FoundFilm #TCM #MissingMovies

Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Jun 27

It's #FoundFilmFriday! 🎉 Our pick: the incredible 4K restoration of Michelangelo Frammartino's Il Dono! This atmospheric film about life in rural Calabria is returning to theaters this July. Don't miss experiencing this beautifully restored piece of cinema! #IlDono #FilmRevival

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Jun 6

#FoundFilmFriday Ready to see where it all began for @TheSlyStallone? 🎬 His first starring film, "Rebel: Director's Cut," hits select cinemas & on-demand TOMORROW, June 6th, in stunning 4K! Who's watching? #SylvesterStallone #ClassicFilm #MovieRelease #GIANTPictures

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Apr 11

#FoundFilmFriday - Peter Greenaway's "The Belly of an Architect" (1987) is FINALLY on Blu-ray from @VinegarSyndrome! Brian Dennehy in Rome, stunning visuals. A must-own for Greenaway fans! 🎬 #PeterGreenaway #VinegarSyndrome #4KRestoration #ArtHouseCinema #FilmPreservation

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Mar 14

#FoundFilmFriday! Alan Rudolph's "Choose Me" (last disc release 2001) is back! @criterion released a beautiful blu-ray/UHD. Great for all #IndieFilm fans. #FoundFilmFriday #ChooseMe #FilmPreservation @MissingMoviesOrg

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Mar 7

#FoundFilmFriday! Sean Baker's "Prince of Broadway" (2008) is back! Fresh from his Oscar win for "Anora," Baker's early gem gets a stunning 4K restoration, out on @Criterion April 29, 2025. Don't miss this raw, powerful indie masterpiece! #PrinceOfBroadway #FilmRestoration

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Mar 3

Missing Movie Monday's Selection: Dopamine (2003)

A vital piece of indie film history is missing. "Dopamine" (2003), the 1st Sundance STEM film award winner, is lost to streaming. Let's bring it back! #FindDopamine #MissingMovies #FilmPreservation

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Feb 28

Hear the music of Purple Rain like never before! Prince's film hits select AMC Theaters in Dolby Atmos for one night only, March 5th.

Grab your tickets now: ow.ly/26t450V2T2i

#PurpleRain #Prince #MissingMovies #DolbyAtmos

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Feb 24

Missing Movies Monday: What happened to the film adaptation of Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar"? This haunting story seems to have vanished. Let's discuss this missing movie!

#MMM #MissingMoviesMonday #TheBellJar #SylviaPlath #MissingFilms

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Feb 21

#FoundFilmFriday! A lost classic returns! Drugstore Cowboy gets the Criterion treatment on UHD/Blu-ray! Order your copy now from @Criterion - ow.ly/wWje50V2Wvb.

#DrugstoreCowboy #GusVanSant #CriterionCollection #CultClassic #90sMovies #IndependentFilm #MovieRelease

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Feb 3

#MissingMoviesMonday: Michael Schultz's "Together For Days" (1972), starring Clifton Davis, Lois Chiles & a debuting Samuel L. Jackson, has vanished! This interracial romance with a rumored shocking ending needs your help to be found. #LostFilms #FilmPreservation

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Jan 31

#FoundFilmFriday! Zeinabu irene Davis' "Compensation" (1999), newly restored in 4K, hits the big screen! A romance inspired by Paul Laurence Dunbar, this gem from a leading voice of the #LARebellion was recently added to the National Film Registry. #BlackFilm #FilmHistory

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Jan 24

Sam Elliott shines as the golden boy lifeguard facing a crossroads in #Lifeguard. This classic film, newly restored in 4K and releasing on February 11th, is a must-watch for fans of '70s cinema.

#MissingMovies #FoundFilmFriday #FFF #SamElliott #ClassicCinema #MovieRecommendation #FilmRestoration

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Jan 17

#GIRLSTOWN 30 YR ANNIVERSARY 4K RESTORATION returns to theaters! Restored after being lost in a corporate vault for 25 years! Director #JimMcKay, with help from Universal & @IndieCollect, brings this 90s gem back to the big screen. NYC premiere at @IFCCenter TODAY, Jan 17th!

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Nov 29

Former BFI and LoC head David Francis wrote an impassioned statement on the firing of the Academy 16. www.change.org/p/to-the-amp...

“An act of cultural vandalism.”

Academy Film Archive If the press reports are accurate – and I am sure the Academy Board of Governors would have insisted on a management correction by now if they were not – the summary dismissal of ...

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Nov 26

Come celebrate IndieCollect's festival which will run December 6-9 at Laemmle's Monica Film Center in Santa Monica with additional screenings December 13-14 at the Academy Museum's Ted Mann Theater. www.indiewire.com/news/festiva...

RescueFest, Premier Festival for Restoring Lost Indies, to Open 2024 Edition with ‘The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe’

Rescue Fest 2024 presents 'The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe' as its opening night film December 6.

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Alonso Duralde @aduralde.bsky.social · Nov 25

Make a donation of $25 or more to @missingmovies.bsky.social and get a link to watch one of three "lost" films. #filmsky 📽️

Watch a Missing Movie!

This Thanksgiving, watch a movie you can’t stream anywhere, by making a donation to Missing Movies. Here’s how it works: Select one of the three movies below by clicking on the DONATE button. When …

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Nov 25

Please donate to Missing Movies! With this donation, you get to watch a "lost" movie for free! mailchi.mp/milestonefil...

Missing Movies THANKS you 🫵 for GIVING!

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Jan 3

"Their arduous search was the impetus for Missing Movies, a foundation of industry professionals, archivists and fans dedicated to rescuing an alarming number of independent films that have fallen through the cracks." www.wbur.org/news/2024/01...

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Nov 10

Photo by Frank Aveni, courtesy of DER

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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Nov 9

Read our New Fall Newsletter including the restoration of Household Saints, Documentary Magazine's article on why docs go missing, our November 16 panel at Doc NYC, and more!
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Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Nov 3

If you haven't already joined our mailing list, please consider doing so! Our next Missing Movies Newsletter comes out next week! missingmovies.org/join-us/

Missing Movies Org @missingmovies.bsky.social · Oct 31

Rare Japanese movie prints at risk of destruction
Tokyo Laboratory forced to scrap up to 20,000 films due to quirk of copyright law.
asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Ar...

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