Up in the projection booth at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Brooklyn, head projectionist Tanner Agle tinkers with a 70 mm projector. “I’m hitting this green button start,” he said, as the projector ...

There’s a soft, rhythmic patter behind you—the mechanical whisper of film spooling through a projector. A cone of light beams from the projection booth, flickering overhead as it lands on the screen.

Using salvaged machines and a hand-cranked camera, conservators at the George Eastman Museum created the first strip of 35mm motion-picture film not produced by a commercial company. Movie shot on the ...

The simple 1934 invention that finally made photography convenient for everyone ...

I’ve always found there’s something a bit magical about black-and-white film photography. It has its own distinctive look with real-life grain, that digital cameras can only emulate. This reusable ...

Periscope Film owners [Doug] and [Nick] just released a mini-documentary about the rescue of a large collection of old 35 and 16 mm celluloid films from the landfill. The video shows the process of ...

If you’re perusing Craigslist looking for an IKEA love seat, a vintage tea set or an “I Love Lucy” telephone, you might be surprised to see an ad for 35mm Film Prints of Indie Movies. The price is the ...

Scanning film is great for archival purposes as well as sharing said photos digitally. However, if you’re scanning 120 film, aka medium format, it can be expensive to get the requisite hardware. 35mm ...