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	Directed by
Mark McLaughlin
	Actors
Forrest J Ackerman	as Himself
Eric Aijala	as Himself
Alan Alda	as Himself
Laurence Austin	as Himself (Silent Movie Theatre owner)
Stan Brakhage	as Himself
Mark Cantor	as Himself
Raymond Fielding	as Himself
David Francis	as Himself
Larry Franklin	as Himself
Robert Gitt	as Himself (UCLA film preservation officer)
George Hall	as Himself
John Harvey	as Himself (Cinerama expert)
Jim Harwood	as Himself
Richard Hincha	as Himself
Herb Jeffries	as Himself
Leonard Maltin	as Himself
Roddy McDowall	as Himself
Anthony Munroe	as Himself
William O'Farrell	as Himself
Bob O'Neil	as Himself
Ralph Sargent	as Himself
Richard Utley	as Himself
Howard Walls	as Himself
Ken Weissman	as Himself
George R. Willeman	as Himself
	Actresses
Mayme Clayton	as Herself
Carla Deger	as Herself
Jean Firstenberg	as Herself
Karen Ishizuka	as Herself
Debbie Reynolds	as Herself
Martha Stroud	as Herself
Pamela Wintle	as Herself

Languages:	English

Plot:	An exploration of film preservation and restoration in the United States. We learn about nitrate film, which turns gummy before either disintegrating or burning, and which can cause nearby films to also go bad. We see "safety" film, which can also deteriorate with "vinegar syndrome." We see some of the places where films, once thought to have no lasting value, were discarded and rediscovered decades later. Soundtracks are often on film and are prone to the same problems, or for the earliest sound films, are on separate discs that often get separated from the film. Colors can fade, sometimes to the extent that the image is gone. The impressive Cinerama format has been abandoned except for some dedicated enthusiasts. Also worth preserving, but presenting their own problems, are avant-garde/experimental films and home movies.