What 16mm Films Did You See Last Night?

[Melvin England]

Well, the clocks went back last night. That means it is dark in the UK by mid to late afternoon. I had a 16mm film that I had purchased recently and, already knowing there were some on the print, checked the condition of the splices. Some where a little ropey. Basically tape splices that were dry and could have come apart at any moment. Fortunately, I have just sourced a few good condition 16mm splices, so have replaced them and now ready to Rock N Roll......


Raslin' Rockets - 1x 400' - A wrestling bout that ironically was filmed at the Convention Center, Wildwood, New Jersey !

The Making of Poltergeist - 1x 400' - A corking documentary featuring Spielberg and Craig T. Nelson with behind the scenes shots as it was being made.

.....and the one I really wanted to see for the first time..... The Beverly Hillbillies 1x 1000' episode called "The Sheik" Sadly a colour film with hardly any colour left, but I am so used to seeing the black and white episodes, it didn't make much difference.

It ran though very well, by the way !

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[Janice Glesser]

Last night I watched the 1992 film Once Upon a Crime. It's kind of a crazy over-the-top "who done it" murder mystery. Starring Jim Belushi, Cybill Shepherd, John Candy, Richard Lewis, and George Hamilton.

[Steve Klare]

Tonight I watched a 16mm print I got on E-Bay a few weeks ago: The Ways of the Wind. It's about a youth sailing program and includes a regatta. What was a real bonus about it is it turns out it takes place on Long Island in the county where I grew up.

(-actually, one of my old girlfriends lived next to the harbor they sail in!).

Today I still live very close to the North Shore, about 15 miles away from the setting of this film: the scenery is very, very familiar!

[Oliver Feld]

One of my all time favorites: SUPERMAN II, starring Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackmann and the amazing Terence Stamp. The print has got some wear, but it doesn’t take away the fun of this 80‘s adventure! Full of great ideas, stunning special effects and a glorious scope image!

[Melvin England]

Last night was quite a warm night here in the UK.

So, for my 2nd ever outdoor film show, I chose to go 16mm for a change.

1x 150' - Penny Lane - The Beatles film to the song. Lost a lot of its colour but, oh boy, what a gem! Never come across this one again.

1x 2100' 1x 1600' - Casablanca

I was quite surprised to note that even with a throw of about 25', the usual 51mm lens STILL could not fill a screen 75" wide. Therefore, I had to resort to another zoom lens I have in my possession. Also interesting to note that even since my first outdoor show a couple of weeks ago, I was able to start the show 15 minutes earlier. Oh dear! We are heading for the fall ! (Yippee, though, for more indoor shows soon!)

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[Janice Glesser]

Last night I had my son and three grandsons over to watch my 16 mm print of 9 to 5 (1980). My 12-year-old grandson loaded the projector for me. This movie is a family favorite and although I didn't make any screenshots... take my word for it the print I have is in pristine condition. It does have a couple spots of censored audio but overall complete. Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton have never been so good and Dolly Parton's theme song shows her genius.

[Brian Fretwell]

Just to give the projector a run and test it. Caveman Inki the WB cartoon a Technicolor IB print I think from CHC, but started it's life at the St Louis County Library. The projector ran well but the lamp cut out and restored a couple of times - investigation needed.

[Janice Glesser]

In honor of Eva Marie Saint's 98th birthday last night I watched her in The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming. A great cast in this film and Alan Arkin debuts his wide range of talents.

[Janice Glesser]

I watched the first two reels of Baby Boom (1987) . Diane Keaton is consistently good and James Spader is oh so young. Hard to believe Sam Shepard and Harold Ramis are no longer with us. Watching the final third reel tonight.

[Oliver Feld]

A legend, who left much too early… 😢

[Janice Glesser]

What a nice print Oliver. I love The Bodyguard. Whitney Houston and her music at her best and a perfectly casted film.

[Oliver Feld]

THE BODYGUARD from 1992… Starring Kevin Costner and the legendary Whitney Houston. A feature that never loses its magic…

[Chip Gelmini]

BORN FREE

this is the true story about the married couple in Africa who adopted a baby lion cub and raised it as a pet and the decisions they had to make to release it in the wild

A bit faded but a nice strong print that ran extremely well through the projectors

It brought back strong vivid memories of when I was in the fourth grade and the class had a challenge to read X amount of books by a certain amount of time and choose a prize

The prize we got was a screening of this movie for the kids and I have strong memories of first taking note and interest of the Bell & Howell 16 mm school projector and how cool it was that it could be almost like the cinema in a classroom

and to make it even better this was a trade swap with the print I had available of Laurel and Hardy babes in toyland/March of the Wooden Soldiers so each of us only paid a little shipping price to complete the deal

It doesn't get much better or easier than that

[Janice Glesser]

I had one of my grandson stay over last night. He turned 15 yesterday. After he cooked me a delicious steak dinner we watched Max Dugan's Return.

[Oliver Feld]

Wow, Janice! What a glorious print!