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LostReelsUK
@lostreelsuk.bsky.social
Bringing forgotten, lost, or unavailable films back to UK cinemas, mostly in 35mm and 16mm. Founded and operated by Geoffrey M. Badger. Also found at lostreels.co.uk and on other social media sites at @lostreelsuk
FINAL CALL!!

See you at one or more of these amazing films at The Cinema Museum on Sunday!

Tickets: ticketlab.app/series/2806#/
September 12, 2026 at 8:46 AM
WOMEN ON THE EDGE is on Sunday at The Cinema Museum!

Individual films £12, all 4 for £40.

12:30 PM BUTTERFLY KISS + Q&A
2:40 PM SAFE 35MM
6:00 PM GIRLFIGHT 35MM + Q&A
8:30PM KISSED 35MM + Q&A

How many will you see?

Tickets: ticketlab.app/series/2806#/
September 11, 2026 at 7:33 AM
More terrific WOMEN ON THE EDGE artwork!

4x films: BUTTERFLY KISS (1995), SAFE (1995), GIRLFIGHT (2000), KISSED (1996) + 3x filmmaker Q&As - all in just two weeks!

£40 all day (+ free goodie bag) or £12 individual films

Tickets: ticketlab.app/series/2806#/
August 30, 2026 at 9:05 AM
KISSED (1995) – 35mm – Lynne Stopkewich’s hauntingly beautiful, breathlessly romantic, necrophiliac love story featuring Molly Parker. An extraordinarily bold and controversial film
+ Q&A with director LYNNE STOPKEWICH

SEPT 13 at The Cinema Museum at 8pm

Tickets: ticketlab.app/series/2806#/
August 26, 2026 at 8:07 AM
GIRLFIGHT (2000) – 35mm – Karyn Kusama’s rarely screened debut featuring Michelle Rodriguez in her star-making turn as a rebellious Latina teenager who channels her aggression into boxing
+ Q&A with writer/director KARYN KUSAMA

SEPT 13 at The Cinema Museum 6pm

Tickets: ticketlab.app/series/2806#/
August 26, 2026 at 8:03 AM
SAFE (1995) – SPECIAL 35MM SCREENING – On the 30th anniversary of its UK release, Todd Haynes’ masterpiece about a middle-class suburban housewife (Julianne Moore) who descends into sickness and possibly madness.

SEPT 13 at The Cinema Museum @2:50pm

Tickets: ticketlab.app/series/2806#/
August 26, 2026 at 7:59 AM
BUTTERFLY KISS (1995) – DIGITAL - UK PREMIERE of the 2K restoration of Michael Winterbottom’s controversial road movie featuring Amanda Plummer and Saskia Reeves as the two lovers on the run.

SEPT 13 @ 12:30pm and featuring a live Q&A with producer JULIE BAINES

Tickets: ticketlab.app/series/2806#/
August 26, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Huge thanks to @tpaleyfilm.bsky.social for highlighting our WOMEN ON THE EDGE all day film event! Join us if you can! All tickets now on sale.
August 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM
MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM’s debut feature BUTTERFLY KISS (1995) makes its STUNNING RETURN TO THE BIG SCREEN in a fabulous 2K RESTORATION from @severinfilms.bsky.social.

As controversial, and shocking as it was 3 decades ago followed by a Q&A with producer JULIE BAINES.

Buy: ticketlab.app/series/2806#
August 18, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Psyched to be sharing my thoughts on NADJA’s cult legacy as part of this superb @filmsradiance.bsky.social release!
[TX] UK: Michael Almereyda’s moody, deadpan riff on the vampire genre NADJA sees Dracula’s daughter search for meaning after her father’s demise.

Presenting the new 4K restoration, special features include new appreciations by Megan Abbott and @lostreelsuk.bsky.social.
August 12, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Fabulous new poster for WOMEN ON THE EDGE, an all-day film event featuring extraordinary women living beyond the boundaries:

- BUTTERLY KISS (1995)
- SAFE (1995)
- GIRLFIGHT (2000)
- KISSED (1995)

SEPT 13 at The Cinema Museum

£40 all day/£12 single films

On sale now! ticketlab.app/series/2806#
August 12, 2026 at 7:04 AM
All day film event WOMEN ON THE EDGE is on Sept 13 at The Cinema Museum and INDIVIDUAL SCREENINGS are now on sale!

4x films: 35mm plus a 2K restoration
Live and online Q&As and intros

Day passes - all 4 films plus free goodie bag - £40
Individual films - £12

Tickets: ticketlab.app/serie…
August 1, 2026 at 7:47 AM
LAUNCHING the Lost Reels WOMEN ON THE EDGE trailer, an all day film event featuring stories or extraordinary women living beyond the boundaries.

3x 35mm, 1x digital (UK premiere), 2x filmmaker Q&As and more!

Sept 13th, 12:30-10:30pm at The Cinema Museum.

Tickets: ticketlab.app/series/2806#
July 30, 2026 at 8:11 AM
WOMEN ON THE EDGE – The LOST REELS all-day film event on Sun Sept 13th at The Cinema Museum announced and ON SALE!

Presenting four films that exemplify the Lost Reels brand, WOMEN ON THE EDGE features extraordinary women living beyond the boundaries.

All-day tickets: ticketlab.app/series/2806#/
July 19, 2026 at 7:18 AM
ANNOUNCEMENT. The LOST REELS ALL DAY FILM EVENT is on Sunday Sept 13th at The Cinema Museum! FOUR films that exemplify the Lost Reels brand:

• Missing in Action
• Forgotten Classics
• Special 35mm Presentations
• Midnight Movies

More details coming soon!

HOLD THE DATE!!!
May 21, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Just one of the amazing scenes in the massively underseen LIANNA (1983) – John Sayles groundbreaking examination of LGBTQ+ life in America in the 80s.
 
Don’t miss this ultra-rare 35mm screening @princecharlescinema.com with an online Q&A with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi: tinyurl.com/33bfc63e
April 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Reposted by LostReelsUK
#bestfilminlondontoday Apr 23 at capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com guide to rep cinema scene. @lostreelsuk.bsky.social 35mm screening of Sayles' LIANNA (1983) @princecharlescinema.com. 'A gem, rough-hewn and polished to perfection in peerless performances' capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/04/capi...
Capital Celluloid 2027 — Day 113: Thu Apr 23
Lianna (Sayles, 1983): Prince Charles Cinema, 8.15pm This is a 35mm screening from Lost Reels. The presentation will include an online Q&A ...
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April 1, 2026 at 4:56 PM
FINAL CALL for LOST REELS ultra-rare screening of MI VIDA LOCA (1993) from 35mm - PLUS in-person Q&A with ALLISON ANDERS and producer DAN HASSID. We had a blast last night talking about GAS FOOD LODGING so I can tell you it's going to be great! Tickets here: ica.art/films/lost-reels-mi-vida-loca
ICA | Lost Reels Mi Vida Loca on 35mm + Q&A
The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is London’s leading space for contemporary culture. We commission, produce and present new work in film, music, performance and the visual arts by today’s most...
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March 13, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Had a fabulous time with director ALLISON ANDERS and producer DAN HASSID last night after enjoying a well-used but still luminous 35mm print of GAS FOOD LODGING at The ICA. Even better we get to do it all again tonight with MI VIDA LOCA! Join us tonight! tickets here: www.ica.art/films/lost-r...
March 13, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Tonight's the night! If anyone is still on the fence, check out the new review and Allison Anders interview from the wonderful @film-authority.bsky.social:
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Tickets from ica.art
March 12, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Reposted by LostReelsUK
I'm a cheerleader for Allison Anders, she's at London's ICA on March 11th+ 12th.

This @lostreelsuk.bsky.social event has rare 35mm screenings of Mi Vida Loca and firstly, 1992's mercurial classic Gas Food Lodging at 6.30pm on Thursday. #ICA
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March 10, 2026 at 9:26 AM
A great Allison Anders interview by @film-authority.bsky.social and many thanks for highlighting the @lostreelsuk.bsky.social screening events at The ICA this week! See you there!
Making a rare but welcome appearance in the UK, indie legend Allison Anders is talking about her career after screenings at London's ICA; Gas Food Lodging on March 12th and Mi Vida Loca on the 13th.Thanks to Lost Reels, I interviewed Allison about her awesome work!
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March 9, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Long out-of-circulation MI VIDO LOCA (1993) is back on the big screen by special permission from the last surviving UK 35mm print. A fascinating time-capsule of LA’s Echo Park in the early 90s featuring music by Los Lobos and an original score by Duran Duran's John Taylor! Buy: tinyurl.com/2n6jsxxb
March 8, 2026 at 9:07 AM
LESS THAN A WEEK until GAS FOOD LODGING (1992) from 35mm + ALLISON ANDERS Q&A!

Named by @indiewire.com as one of “The 30 Most Important Sundance Films of All Time” and “one of the greatest directors to emerge in the 1990s independent film scene”

Tickets: ica.art/films/lost-reels-gas-food-lodging
March 6, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Some B&W stills from John Sayles' LIANNA (1983) screening from 35mm @princecharlescinema.com on APR 23 together with a Q&A with JOHN SAYLES and MAGGIE RENZIE.

Tickets selling FAST so don’t miss the opportunity to see this forgotten milestone of Sapphic cinema on the big screen: tinyurl.com/33bfc63e
March 4, 2026 at 8:17 AM