Category Archives: History
What A Bargain! Lost Chaplin Short Bought On Ebay
IT’S AMAZING what you can pick up on eBay for a pittance, as Morace Park discovered to his delight recently. For Park, an antiques dealer and inventor, has wowed the movie community by stumbling upon a previously unknown, uncatalogued film … Continue reading
Filed under Cinema, Discoveries, History
New Insights Into Life Of Composer Thanks To Film Discovery
NEW insights into the life of one of Britain’s greatest composers have come to light with the discovery of reels of film intended for a documentary that was never finished. The colour film reels, dating back to the 1970s, contain … Continue reading
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NASA Over The Moon With Hollywood Enhancement
The original high resolution Moon landing tapes might still be missing, believed wiped, but NASA has unveiled the next best thing to getting them back. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission, the space agency has … Continue reading
Filed under History, Restoration, Television
Historic Footage of Sir Edmund Hillary Found Just In Time
Rare footage of mountaineer and explorer Sir Edmund Hillary ready to embark on his historic expedition to Antarctica has been saved from oblivion after being found in a loft. The black and white 16mm film was discovered in February in … Continue reading
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