Missing Movies Org

For #FoundFilmFriday, we’re shouting out the incredible new 4K restoration of Martin Scorsese’s BOXCAR BERTHA (1972) from Cinématographe. After years of lackluster home video options, this New Hollywood classic is finally getting a world-class physical release. Dropped Feb 24!

It’s #MissingMoviesMonday. 🎬

Sister Rosetta Tharpe invented the sound of Rock & Roll, yet so much of her early filmed history remains scattered or lost. We’re advocating for the preservation of Black musical history on film. 🎸🔥 #SisterRosettaTharpe #FilmPreservation

It’s #FoundFilmFriday! We’re celebrating the "Mad Prophet of the Airwaves" with the brand new The Criterion Collection 4K restoration of Sidney Lumet’s NETWORK (1976). Not lost, but newly found in stunning detail.

Why preservation matters:
✅ Color accuracy
✅ Keeping classics accessible

For #MissingMoviesMonday, we’re highlighting Get Rollin’ (1982). A Sundance award-winner that perfectly captured the Brooklyn roller-disco scene, yet remains trapped in distribution limbo. Give us the HD restoration this funk-filled masterpiece deserves!

#MissingMovies #RollerDisco #Brooklyn

For #FoundFilmFriday, we’re celebrating Don Chaffey’s Charley One-Eye. Once a "missing" cult relic, it’s been restored to its fully uncut version in 4K by Vinegar Syndrome. Raw survival meets intense character drama. A must-watch for cinephiles!

#FilmTwitter #MissingMovies #4KRestoration

It’s #MissingMovieMonday! Today we’re calling for the rediscovery of Ossie Davis’s Cool Red (Countdown at Kusini). Released in 1976, it was the first US feature filmed entirely in Nigeria and funded by @dstinc1913.bsky.social A piece of Pan-African film history that deserves a modern restoration

For this week's #FoundFilmFriday, we’re highlighting the Vinegar Syndrome 4K UHD release of Dario Argento’s The Phantom of the Opera (1998)! Check out the restoration and let us know: Is it a cult classic or just plain chaotic?

#MissingMovies #PhysicalMedia #Horror #BoutiqueBluray #DarioArgento

It’s #MissingMovieMonday! Today: Andy Warhol’s 1966 Chelsea Girls.

A landmark of avant-garde split-screen cinema, yet it’s nearly a ghost—unavailable on streaming and stuck on rare DVDs. Experimental history belongs to the public, not just the archives. #MissingMovies #AndyWarhol

BIG NEWS for #FoundFilmFriday! Jia Zhang-ke's Caught by the Tides is officially RESTORED by The Criterion Collection! Experience this epic blend of doc & fiction spanning decades of Chinese history. Don't miss this cinematic event! #MissingMovies #JiaZhangke #FilmRestoration #CaughtByTheTides

It’s #MissingMovieMonday! 🎬 Today we’re spotlighting Michael Gleason’s 1981 indie drama Broken English. A raw look at NYC life that has vanished from the public eye. No stream. No DVD. No Blu-ray. Help us find it and preserve it. #MissingMovies #FilmPreservation #LostFilm #1981

For this #FoundFilmFriday, we’re celebrating the 4K debut of Jon Watts’ CLOWN (2014)! 🤡
Once a "fake" trailer, then a "missing" gem due to distribution snags, it’s finally home in UHD thanks to Turbine Medien New 4K master + Dolby Atmos = pure nightmare fuel.

#PhysicalMedia #Horror #Clown

It’s #MissingMovieMonday and we’re talking about a lost gem of 90s indie cinema: Robert M. Young’s CAUGHT (1996). A gritty, noir-tinged drama starring Edward James Olmos and Maria Conchita Alonso that premiered at Sundance to rave reviews... then vanished. #FilmPreservation

It’s #FoundFilmFriday! Today we’re celebrating a titan of the Taiwan New Wave: Edward Yang’s 'Yi Yi.' 📽️

While never "missing," the film has been found anew in a gorgeous 4K digital restoration by The Criterion Collection. A masterpiece of life, death, and everything in between.

It’s #MissingMovieMonday. Today we’re highlighting the 1997 Sundance gem Black & White & Red All Over. This vital piece of 90s Black indie cinema is currently unavailable to stream or buy. We can’t let films this important disappear. Let’s bring it back to the screen! #FilmArchive #IndependentFilm

#FoundFilmFriday

Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man has received a director-approved restoration, and it’s a monochrome dream come true. Robby Müller’s cinematography has never looked more ghostly, and Neil Young’s score still cuts like a knife.

Out now from The Criterion Collection #DeadMan #JimJarmusch

Missing: "Breakin' and Enterin'" (1983). Before the hit movie "Breakin'", this doc captured the raw, real West Coast B-boy scene at club Radio-Tron. Featuring a young Ice-T and future stars Boogaloo Shrimp & Shabba-Doo, a clean master of this crucial hip-hop history is M.I.A. #HipHopHistory

A joyful noise! 🎤✨ For #FoundFilmFriday, we celebrate Spike Lee's film of "David Byrne's American Utopia" joining the The Criterion Collection. Securing a permanent, director-approved physical release is a vital act of preservation in the streaming age. #MissingMovies #PhysicalMedia

For #MissingMovieMonday, we’re spotlighting Cheech Marin’s 1987 satire "Born in East L.A." A cult classic about a U.S. citizen mistakenly deported, it's sadly unavailable to stream or buy digitally anywhere. A culturally vital film that deserves to be seen. Do you own a copy? #BornInEastLA

The avant-garde reborn! For #FoundFilmFriday, dive into The Criterion Collection stunning 4K restorations of Man Ray's surrealist classics in "Return to Reason." Seeing these 1920s experiments with newfound clarity—and haunting new scores by SQÜRL—is a revelation. #MissingMovies #ManRay

Don't let history disappear. Support Missing Movies in our quest to find and save lost films. Your donation keeps cinema alive! #MissingMovies #FilmArchive #SupportFilm https://www.missingmovies.org/donate #FilmPreservation #SupportTheArts #MissingMovies

For #MissingMovieMonday: "The Boys of Baraka" (2005). 🌍 This powerful doc by @LokiFilms about Baltimore boys attending school in Kenya was distributed by the defunct ThinkFilm. Like many ThinkFilm titles, it remains in rights limbo without a secure home. #MissingMovies #FilmRights

Rediscover the magic of the Scottish Isles. Powell & Pressburger’s romantic masterpiece "I Know Where I'm Going!" is this week's #FoundFilmFriday pick. The new 4K restoration returns the film’s ethereal beauty to its full glory. A must-see classic. #MissingMovies #FilmRestoration

Missing: “All Over Me” (1997). 🎸 Alex Sichel’s gritty, riot-grrrl-fueled coming-of-age classic is currently unavailable to stream and stuck on OOP DVD. A vital piece of New Queer Cinema deserves to be seen, not lost. 🏳️‍🌈 #MissingMovies #AllOverMe #FilmPreservation #LGBTQFilm

A classic reborn in 4K. ✨ For #FoundFilmFriday, we celebrate the new restoration of Mira Nair’s “Salaam Bombay!” (1988). Capturing the raw spirit of Mumbai’s streets, this masterpiece is now preserved for future generations via The Criterion Collection 🎞️ #MissingMovies #FilmPreservation

O'Brien's films are unique time capsules of rural American life using real locals instead of actors. Like many regional indie films from the early 2000s, it has vanished from distribution. No streaming. No new discs. It’s a gentle, funny look at "old vs. new" Vermont that deserves a second life.

It’s #FoundFilmFriday! His Girl Friday isn’t a "lost" film, but its original look was fading fast. The new 4K restoration (released this week by The Criterion Collection scanned the original 35mm nitrate negatives and—crucially—digitally recreated missing frames that didn't exist in any other print.

It’s #MissingMoviesMonday! Today’s pick: MAN WITH A PLAN (1996) dir. John O'Brien. A retired Vermont dairy farmer runs for Congress because he’s broke. A mockumentary so convincing, the lead actor (Fred Tuttle) actually ran for Senate in real life two years later—and won the primary! #MissingMovies

Missing Movies Monday! Where is John O'Brien's 1992 indie comedy, Vermont is for Lovers? Screened at New Directors/New Films '94, this quirky feature/doc hybrid is now lost! Help us find a print or negative.

#MissingMoviesMonday #VermontIsForLovers #LostFilm

#FoundFilmFriday! The Criterion Collection has brought 17 early films by Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami back into view! The new box set covers his first two decades at Kanoon, showcasing his vital exploration of Iranian culture and cinema. A huge win for film preservation! #NowAvailable

MISSING MOVIE MONDAY: Where is Lena's Dreams (1997)? This celebrated drama starring Marlene Forte about a Cuban-American actress facing a mid-life crisis in NYC won 5 festivals but is now lost! Help us save this vital 90s indie film! 🎬

#MissingMovies #LenasDreams #FilmPreservation