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
Images from the original 1980 pressbook for MCVICAR – playing from a vintage 16mm print at The Cinema Museum on Wednesday Dec 3. Out-of-circulation for decades MCVICAR celebrates its 45th Anniversary this year. Join us for the resounding finale to BRITISH CRIME ON FILM: ticketlab.app/event/35178#/
November 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Images from the original 1980 pressbook for MCVICAR – playing from a vintage 16mm print at The Cinema Museum on Wednesday Dec 3. Out-of-circulation for decades MCVICAR celebrates its 45th Anniversary this year. Join us for the resounding finale to BRITISH CRIME ON FILM: ticketlab.app/event/35178#/
REMINDER! The Lost Reels Christmas event is just around the corner.
THE BEST CHRISTMAS WAR MOVIE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN. A depleted US intelligence unit encounters a group of Germans on the snowy front lines of WWII + Q&A with writer/director KEITH GORDON.
Buy now: ica.art/films/a-midnight-clear-q-a
THE BEST CHRISTMAS WAR MOVIE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN. A depleted US intelligence unit encounters a group of Germans on the snowy front lines of WWII + Q&A with writer/director KEITH GORDON.
Buy now: ica.art/films/a-midnight-clear-q-a
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
REMINDER! The Lost Reels Christmas event is just around the corner.
THE BEST CHRISTMAS WAR MOVIE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN. A depleted US intelligence unit encounters a group of Germans on the snowy front lines of WWII + Q&A with writer/director KEITH GORDON.
Buy now: ica.art/films/a-midnight-clear-q-a
THE BEST CHRISTMAS WAR MOVIE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN. A depleted US intelligence unit encounters a group of Germans on the snowy front lines of WWII + Q&A with writer/director KEITH GORDON.
Buy now: ica.art/films/a-midnight-clear-q-a
LAST CALL - tonight's the night. Crime film or Film Noir? Get Darker.
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD from 35mm at The Cinema Museum. Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD from 35mm at The Cinema Museum. Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
November 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
LAST CALL - tonight's the night. Crime film or Film Noir? Get Darker.
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD from 35mm at The Cinema Museum. Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD from 35mm at The Cinema Museum. Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
TEASER TRAILER for I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD (2003), Mike Hodges brilliant and underrated swan song playing from a rare 35mm print at The Cinema Museum on 20 November. Get your tickets now! ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
November 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
TEASER TRAILER for I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD (2003), Mike Hodges brilliant and underrated swan song playing from a rare 35mm print at The Cinema Museum on 20 November. Get your tickets now! ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
A great article on Lost Reels courtesy of TheNeverZine! It was a real pleasure to meet and talk with them. If you want to see more, check them out and consider subscribing: zine.theneverpress.com/the-big-inte...
The Big Interview: Geoff Badger, Lost Reels
Geoff Badger's quest to bring hidden gems and 'lost' film prints to audiences is keeping the celluloid dream alive.
We first came across Lost Reels when TheNeverPress went on a group outing to the wo...
zine.theneverpress.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A great article on Lost Reels courtesy of TheNeverZine! It was a real pleasure to meet and talk with them. If you want to see more, check them out and consider subscribing: zine.theneverpress.com/the-big-inte...
BRITISH CRIME ON FILM has its grand finale at The Cinema Museum on Dec 3rd with an ultra-rare 45th anniversary screening of MCVICAR (1980) from 16mm starring Roger Daltrey, Adam Faith and Steven Berkhoff! On sale now!
Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/35178#/
Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/35178#/
November 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
BRITISH CRIME ON FILM has its grand finale at The Cinema Museum on Dec 3rd with an ultra-rare 45th anniversary screening of MCVICAR (1980) from 16mm starring Roger Daltrey, Adam Faith and Steven Berkhoff! On sale now!
Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/35178#/
Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/35178#/
MIKE HODGES started and finished his filmography with stone cold British gangster classics. Similar in set-up they’re two sides of the same coin and perfect bookends. See the rarely screened I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD (2003) from 35mm at Cinema Museum on Nov 20th. Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
November 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
MIKE HODGES started and finished his filmography with stone cold British gangster classics. Similar in set-up they’re two sides of the same coin and perfect bookends. See the rarely screened I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD (2003) from 35mm at Cinema Museum on Nov 20th. Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS to I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD (2003) from 35mm at The Cinema Museum!
“...turns a conventional genre setup into a sleek, dreamy, jet-black treatise on the immutability of man’s vicious nature” - SLANT magazine
Buy now: ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
“...turns a conventional genre setup into a sleek, dreamy, jet-black treatise on the immutability of man’s vicious nature” - SLANT magazine
Buy now: ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
November 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS to I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD (2003) from 35mm at The Cinema Museum!
“...turns a conventional genre setup into a sleek, dreamy, jet-black treatise on the immutability of man’s vicious nature” - SLANT magazine
Buy now: ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
“...turns a conventional genre setup into a sleek, dreamy, jet-black treatise on the immutability of man’s vicious nature” - SLANT magazine
Buy now: ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
"A tight, well-made, evocative piece of filmmaking FOR TRUE CONNOISSEURS OF GANGSTER MOVIES"
British Crime on Film continues on Nov 20 with a rare 35mm screening of I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD (2003), dir. MIKE HODGES final statement in the genre he helped define. Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
British Crime on Film continues on Nov 20 with a rare 35mm screening of I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD (2003), dir. MIKE HODGES final statement in the genre he helped define. Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
November 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"A tight, well-made, evocative piece of filmmaking FOR TRUE CONNOISSEURS OF GANGSTER MOVIES"
British Crime on Film continues on Nov 20 with a rare 35mm screening of I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD (2003), dir. MIKE HODGES final statement in the genre he helped define. Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
British Crime on Film continues on Nov 20 with a rare 35mm screening of I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD (2003), dir. MIKE HODGES final statement in the genre he helped define. Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
THE BEST FILM IN LONDON TODAY.. "Stylish, unconventional, and unlike anything else in the genre, Peter Medak’s THE KRAYS defies expectations at every opportunity." One of the best British gangster film's ever made shows FROM FILM at The Cinema Museum tonight! Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/35162#/
October 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
THE BEST FILM IN LONDON TODAY.. "Stylish, unconventional, and unlike anything else in the genre, Peter Medak’s THE KRAYS defies expectations at every opportunity." One of the best British gangster film's ever made shows FROM FILM at The Cinema Museum tonight! Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/35162#/
LAST CHANCE to secure your ticket for one of the finest British gangster films ever made - THE KRAYS (1990) screens on Wed 29 Oct at The Cinema Museum from a gorgeous low fade 16mm film print. Tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35162#/
October 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
LAST CHANCE to secure your ticket for one of the finest British gangster films ever made - THE KRAYS (1990) screens on Wed 29 Oct at The Cinema Museum from a gorgeous low fade 16mm film print. Tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35162#/
Less than a week to THE KRAYS (1990) - a stylised, retelling of the Krays legend which met with critical acclaim and box office success 35 years ago! Watch one of the best British gangster films ever made on Wed 29 Oct at The Cinema Museum from an original film print: ticketlab.app/event/35162#/
October 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Less than a week to THE KRAYS (1990) - a stylised, retelling of the Krays legend which met with critical acclaim and box office success 35 years ago! Watch one of the best British gangster films ever made on Wed 29 Oct at The Cinema Museum from an original film print: ticketlab.app/event/35162#/
Original front of house stills for THE KRAYS (1990), screening at The Cinema Museum from an original film print on Oct 29. Don’t miss this “art film in disguise”, part of the Lost Reels British Crime Film season! Tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35162#/
October 17, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Original front of house stills for THE KRAYS (1990), screening at The Cinema Museum from an original film print on Oct 29. Don’t miss this “art film in disguise”, part of the Lost Reels British Crime Film season! Tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35162#/
ANNOUNCEMENT. Lost Reels returns to The ICA with the Best Christmas War Film you’ve never seen – Keith Gordon’s superlative A MIDNIGHT CLEAR (1992). Completely unavailable in the UK and followed by a Q&A with writer/director Keith Gordon. Tickets here: ica.art/films/a-midnight-clear-q-a
October 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT. Lost Reels returns to The ICA with the Best Christmas War Film you’ve never seen – Keith Gordon’s superlative A MIDNIGHT CLEAR (1992). Completely unavailable in the UK and followed by a Q&A with writer/director Keith Gordon. Tickets here: ica.art/films/a-midnight-clear-q-a
WANTED! BRITISH CRIME ON FILM continues….
Oct 29 - THE KRAYS (1990) from 16mm
Nov 20 - I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’’M DEAD (2003) from 35mm
Dec 3 - MCVICAR (1980) from 16mm
All shows ON SALE, tickets from cinemamuseum.org.uk or lostreels.co.uk
Oct 29 - THE KRAYS (1990) from 16mm
Nov 20 - I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’’M DEAD (2003) from 35mm
Dec 3 - MCVICAR (1980) from 16mm
All shows ON SALE, tickets from cinemamuseum.org.uk or lostreels.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
WANTED! BRITISH CRIME ON FILM continues….
Oct 29 - THE KRAYS (1990) from 16mm
Nov 20 - I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’’M DEAD (2003) from 35mm
Dec 3 - MCVICAR (1980) from 16mm
All shows ON SALE, tickets from cinemamuseum.org.uk or lostreels.co.uk
Oct 29 - THE KRAYS (1990) from 16mm
Nov 20 - I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’’M DEAD (2003) from 35mm
Dec 3 - MCVICAR (1980) from 16mm
All shows ON SALE, tickets from cinemamuseum.org.uk or lostreels.co.uk
WANTED! BRITISH CRIME ON FILM continues at The Cinema Museum on OCT 29 with THE KRAYS (1990) - Peter Medak’s bold art-house gangster epic featuring Gary and Martin Kemp as the infamous twins. Experience this classic as never before from a beautiful low fade 16mm print: ticketlab.app/event/35162#/
September 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
WANTED! BRITISH CRIME ON FILM continues at The Cinema Museum on OCT 29 with THE KRAYS (1990) - Peter Medak’s bold art-house gangster epic featuring Gary and Martin Kemp as the infamous twins. Experience this classic as never before from a beautiful low fade 16mm print: ticketlab.app/event/35162#/
FINAL CALL! Last few tickets for SITTING TARGET (1972) on WED 24th SEP!
Missing-in-action since the 80s, Oliver Reed is the unstoppable Harry Lomart hellbent on revenge in this underseen action classic, named as one of 10 great British action films of the 70s by the BFI! ticketlab.app/event/34735#/
Missing-in-action since the 80s, Oliver Reed is the unstoppable Harry Lomart hellbent on revenge in this underseen action classic, named as one of 10 great British action films of the 70s by the BFI! ticketlab.app/event/34735#/
September 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
FINAL CALL! Last few tickets for SITTING TARGET (1972) on WED 24th SEP!
Missing-in-action since the 80s, Oliver Reed is the unstoppable Harry Lomart hellbent on revenge in this underseen action classic, named as one of 10 great British action films of the 70s by the BFI! ticketlab.app/event/34735#/
Missing-in-action since the 80s, Oliver Reed is the unstoppable Harry Lomart hellbent on revenge in this underseen action classic, named as one of 10 great British action films of the 70s by the BFI! ticketlab.app/event/34735#/
ANNOUNCEMENT. Lost Reels adds Mike Hodges underseen neo-noir, I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD (2003) to "Wanted! British Crime on Film" at Cinema Museum on Nov 20. A retired gangster returns to London to find the reason for his brother’s suicide. Screening from 35mm. On sale: ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
September 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
ANNOUNCEMENT. Lost Reels adds Mike Hodges underseen neo-noir, I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD (2003) to "Wanted! British Crime on Film" at Cinema Museum on Nov 20. A retired gangster returns to London to find the reason for his brother’s suicide. Screening from 35mm. On sale: ticketlab.app/event/35335#/
Don't miss the ultra-rare screening of the British action classic SITTING TARGET (1972) at The Cinema Museum on SEPT 24! Oliver Reed embarks on a maniacal trail of vengeance and nothing can stop him!
“Killing is an old fashioned word for what he had in mind”
Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/34735#/
“Killing is an old fashioned word for what he had in mind”
Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/34735#/
September 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Don't miss the ultra-rare screening of the British action classic SITTING TARGET (1972) at The Cinema Museum on SEPT 24! Oliver Reed embarks on a maniacal trail of vengeance and nothing can stop him!
“Killing is an old fashioned word for what he had in mind”
Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/34735#/
“Killing is an old fashioned word for what he had in mind”
Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/34735#/
Next in WANTED! BRITISH CRIME ON FILM is the ultra-violent, SITTING TARGET (1972) starring Oliver Reed as a brutal convict who breaks out of jail for a murderous revenge on his unfaithful wife, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. See it in full force on Sept 24: ticketlab.app/event/34735#/
September 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Next in WANTED! BRITISH CRIME ON FILM is the ultra-violent, SITTING TARGET (1972) starring Oliver Reed as a brutal convict who breaks out of jail for a murderous revenge on his unfaithful wife, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. See it in full force on Sept 24: ticketlab.app/event/34735#/
ANNOUNCEMENT. The new @LostReelsUK season, "BRITISH CRIME ON FILM" kicked off last night @CinemaMuseum! Four gritty, hard-bitten off-the-radar Britcrime epics ready to re-offend. On sale now and Season trailer available on the Lost Reels YouTube channel! youtu.be/dHRE4_erRzw?...
British Crime on Film - Season Trailer
YouTube video by Lost Reels
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September 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
ANNOUNCEMENT. The new @LostReelsUK season, "BRITISH CRIME ON FILM" kicked off last night @CinemaMuseum! Four gritty, hard-bitten off-the-radar Britcrime epics ready to re-offend. On sale now and Season trailer available on the Lost Reels YouTube channel! youtu.be/dHRE4_erRzw?...
Final call! Hard-bitten gangsters and a seamy 1970s London crime scene in THE SQUEEZE (1977), screening from a rare 35mm print on Sep 3 at The Cinema Museum. Event includes more Brit Crime film screening announcements, trailers, a free tote bag raffle, and more. Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/34729#/
September 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Final call! Hard-bitten gangsters and a seamy 1970s London crime scene in THE SQUEEZE (1977), screening from a rare 35mm print on Sep 3 at The Cinema Museum. Event includes more Brit Crime film screening announcements, trailers, a free tote bag raffle, and more. Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/34729#/
This rare 'style B' quad poster says it all - the hardest-boiled, grittiest, most nihilistic British crime film you'll ever point a sawn-off shotgun at... join us for THE SQUEEZE (1977) from 35mm on WED 3 SEP at The Cinema Museum. Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/34729#/
August 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This rare 'style B' quad poster says it all - the hardest-boiled, grittiest, most nihilistic British crime film you'll ever point a sawn-off shotgun at... join us for THE SQUEEZE (1977) from 35mm on WED 3 SEP at The Cinema Museum. Tickets: ticketlab.app/event/34729#/
TWO WEEKS until WANTED! BRITISH CRIME ON FILM and a new teaser trailer for THE SQUEEZE (1977) on Sept 3.
Uncompromisingly hard-edged, even downright nasty, it’s an appropriate kick-off to this season of very British takes on the genre. At The Cinema Museum, tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/34729#/
Uncompromisingly hard-edged, even downright nasty, it’s an appropriate kick-off to this season of very British takes on the genre. At The Cinema Museum, tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/34729#/
August 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
TWO WEEKS until WANTED! BRITISH CRIME ON FILM and a new teaser trailer for THE SQUEEZE (1977) on Sept 3.
Uncompromisingly hard-edged, even downright nasty, it’s an appropriate kick-off to this season of very British takes on the genre. At The Cinema Museum, tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/34729#/
Uncompromisingly hard-edged, even downright nasty, it’s an appropriate kick-off to this season of very British takes on the genre. At The Cinema Museum, tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/34729#/
TWO TITLES announced so far in "WANTED! BRITISH CRIME ON FILM" at The Cinema Museum during Sept-Dec. With a focus on forgotten, lost, or unavailable films, we're screening off-the-radar, rarely seen titles in the canon of great British gangster films! DON'T MISS! Tickets from: lostreels.co.uk
August 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
TWO TITLES announced so far in "WANTED! BRITISH CRIME ON FILM" at The Cinema Museum during Sept-Dec. With a focus on forgotten, lost, or unavailable films, we're screening off-the-radar, rarely seen titles in the canon of great British gangster films! DON'T MISS! Tickets from: lostreels.co.uk