Missing Movies Org
@missingmovies.bsky.social
Non-profit Missing Movies was founded in 2022 to empower filmmakers, distributors, archivists, and others to make the full range of our cinema history available to all. www.missingmovies.org
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.
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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
#MissingMoviesMonday #VermontIsForLovers #LostFilm
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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
#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
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#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
#MissingMovies #LenasDreams #FilmPreservation
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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
#MissingMovies #LenasDreams #FilmPreservation
#FoundFilmFriday! The influential #ABetterTomorrow Trilogy is back! John Woo's career-defining action saga gets a stunning new restoration from Shout Studios Relive the iconic Hong Kong crime classic that set the stage for The Killer and Hard Boiled. Must-see for action enthusiasts! #HongKongAction
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#FoundFilmFriday! The influential #ABetterTomorrow Trilogy is back! John Woo's career-defining action saga gets a stunning new restoration from Shout Studios Relive the iconic Hong Kong crime classic that set the stage for The Killer and Hard Boiled. Must-see for action enthusiasts! #HongKongAction
#MissingMoviesMonday Alert! Help us find THE BIG DIS (1989)! This $8.5k indie debut by Eriksen & O'Brien, hailed at Sundance, is MISSING. Shot on 16mm, it's a vital piece of '80s cinema. Have a print? Know its location? Let us know! #LostFilm #TheBigDis
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#MissingMoviesMonday Alert! Help us find THE BIG DIS (1989)! This $8.5k indie debut by Eriksen & O'Brien, hailed at Sundance, is MISSING. Shot on 16mm, it's a vital piece of '80s cinema. Have a print? Know its location? Let us know! #LostFilm #TheBigDis
#FoundFilmFriday! Luis Buñuel's once-banned classic VIRIDIANA (1961) is newly restored in 4K! Starring Silvia Pinal, the sacrilegious masterpiece opens at Film Forum on November 14th from Janus Films and available on Criterion Collection. Go see this saved cinema! #Viridiana #Buñuel #FoundFilm
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#FoundFilmFriday! Luis Buñuel's once-banned classic VIRIDIANA (1961) is newly restored in 4K! Starring Silvia Pinal, the sacrilegious masterpiece opens at Film Forum on November 14th from Janus Films and available on Criterion Collection. Go see this saved cinema! #Viridiana #Buñuel #FoundFilm
FOUND FILM FRIDAY! Missing Movies celebrates the stunning 4K restoration of Arturo Ripstein's 1996 dark masterpiece, DEEPCRIMSON by The Criterion Collection The director's cut of this true-crime anti-romance is back and more wickedly perverse than ever. #FilmRestoration
October 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
FOUND FILM FRIDAY! Missing Movies celebrates the stunning 4K restoration of Arturo Ripstein's 1996 dark masterpiece, DEEPCRIMSON by The Criterion Collection The director's cut of this true-crime anti-romance is back and more wickedly perverse than ever. #FilmRestoration
Found Film Friday success! 🎉 Nick Nolte's WEEDS (1987) is back!
Unavailable for streaming & stuck on old DVD, this "missing movie" is getting a Director Approved 2K HD Blu-Ray restoration!
Available to purchase now!
#FoundFilmFriday #WeedsMovie #NickNolte #FilmRestoration #MissingMovies
Unavailable for streaming & stuck on old DVD, this "missing movie" is getting a Director Approved 2K HD Blu-Ray restoration!
Available to purchase now!
#FoundFilmFriday #WeedsMovie #NickNolte #FilmRestoration #MissingMovies
October 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Found Film Friday success! 🎉 Nick Nolte's WEEDS (1987) is back!
Unavailable for streaming & stuck on old DVD, this "missing movie" is getting a Director Approved 2K HD Blu-Ray restoration!
Available to purchase now!
#FoundFilmFriday #WeedsMovie #NickNolte #FilmRestoration #MissingMovies
Unavailable for streaming & stuck on old DVD, this "missing movie" is getting a Director Approved 2K HD Blu-Ray restoration!
Available to purchase now!
#FoundFilmFriday #WeedsMovie #NickNolte #FilmRestoration #MissingMovies
🚨 MISSING MOVIE MONDAY 🚨
Chantal Akerman's semi-autobiographical gem, PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL AT THE END OF THE 60S IN BRUSSELS, is a tender, essential film that remains too hard to find!
We need more access to this crucial work about youth & desire. #ChantalAkerman #MissingMovies #WomensCinema
Chantal Akerman's semi-autobiographical gem, PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL AT THE END OF THE 60S IN BRUSSELS, is a tender, essential film that remains too hard to find!
We need more access to this crucial work about youth & desire. #ChantalAkerman #MissingMovies #WomensCinema
October 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🚨 MISSING MOVIE MONDAY 🚨
Chantal Akerman's semi-autobiographical gem, PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL AT THE END OF THE 60S IN BRUSSELS, is a tender, essential film that remains too hard to find!
We need more access to this crucial work about youth & desire. #ChantalAkerman #MissingMovies #WomensCinema
Chantal Akerman's semi-autobiographical gem, PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL AT THE END OF THE 60S IN BRUSSELS, is a tender, essential film that remains too hard to find!
We need more access to this crucial work about youth & desire. #ChantalAkerman #MissingMovies #WomensCinema
Celebrating #HispanicHeritageMonth on #FoundFilmFriday! We're spotlighting the newly restored Enamorada by Mexican master Emilio Fernández. A timeless classic now preserved for new audiences. #MissingMovies #Enamorada #FilmRestoration #HispanicHeritage
October 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Celebrating #HispanicHeritageMonth on #FoundFilmFriday! We're spotlighting the newly restored Enamorada by Mexican master Emilio Fernández. A timeless classic now preserved for new audiences. #MissingMovies #Enamorada #FilmRestoration #HispanicHeritage
MISSING MOVIES MONDAY! We need your help finding Eli Cohen's powerful 1991 drama #TheQuarrel! It features brilliant performances by Saul Rubinek & R.H. Thomson as two Holocaust survivors arguing over faith & God. Where is this award-winning film? #LostFilm #FilmTwitter
October 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
MISSING MOVIES MONDAY! We need your help finding Eli Cohen's powerful 1991 drama #TheQuarrel! It features brilliant performances by Saul Rubinek & R.H. Thomson as two Holocaust survivors arguing over faith & God. Where is this award-winning film? #LostFilm #FilmTwitter
FOUND FILM FRIDAY! The "holy grail" of #JamesDean finds: Campbell SoundStage: Life Sentence (1953)! The 16mm reel was mislabeled for decades until the @paleycenter.bsky.social discovered the lost TV drama. Now, TCM subscribers can watch this incredible rarity!
#FoundFilm #TCM #MissingMovies
#FoundFilm #TCM #MissingMovies
October 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
FOUND FILM FRIDAY! The "holy grail" of #JamesDean finds: Campbell SoundStage: Life Sentence (1953)! The 16mm reel was mislabeled for decades until the @paleycenter.bsky.social discovered the lost TV drama. Now, TCM subscribers can watch this incredible rarity!
#FoundFilm #TCM #MissingMovies
#FoundFilm #TCM #MissingMovies
It's #FoundFilmFriday! 🎉 Our pick: the incredible 4K restoration of Michelangelo Frammartino's Il Dono! This atmospheric film about life in rural Calabria is returning to theaters this July. Don't miss experiencing this beautifully restored piece of cinema! #IlDono #FilmRevival
June 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It's #FoundFilmFriday! 🎉 Our pick: the incredible 4K restoration of Michelangelo Frammartino's Il Dono! This atmospheric film about life in rural Calabria is returning to theaters this July. Don't miss experiencing this beautifully restored piece of cinema! #IlDono #FilmRevival
#FoundFilmFriday Ready to see where it all began for @TheSlyStallone? 🎬 His first starring film, "Rebel: Director's Cut," hits select cinemas & on-demand TOMORROW, June 6th, in stunning 4K! Who's watching? #SylvesterStallone #ClassicFilm #MovieRelease #GIANTPictures
June 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
#FoundFilmFriday Ready to see where it all began for @TheSlyStallone? 🎬 His first starring film, "Rebel: Director's Cut," hits select cinemas & on-demand TOMORROW, June 6th, in stunning 4K! Who's watching? #SylvesterStallone #ClassicFilm #MovieRelease #GIANTPictures
#FoundFilmFriday - Peter Greenaway's "The Belly of an Architect" (1987) is FINALLY on Blu-ray from @VinegarSyndrome! Brian Dennehy in Rome, stunning visuals. A must-own for Greenaway fans! 🎬 #PeterGreenaway #VinegarSyndrome #4KRestoration #ArtHouseCinema #FilmPreservation
April 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
#FoundFilmFriday - Peter Greenaway's "The Belly of an Architect" (1987) is FINALLY on Blu-ray from @VinegarSyndrome! Brian Dennehy in Rome, stunning visuals. A must-own for Greenaway fans! 🎬 #PeterGreenaway #VinegarSyndrome #4KRestoration #ArtHouseCinema #FilmPreservation
#FoundFilmFriday! Alan Rudolph's "Choose Me" (last disc release 2001) is back! @criterion released a beautiful blu-ray/UHD. Great for all #IndieFilm fans. #FoundFilmFriday #ChooseMe #FilmPreservation @MissingMoviesOrg
March 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
#FoundFilmFriday! Alan Rudolph's "Choose Me" (last disc release 2001) is back! @criterion released a beautiful blu-ray/UHD. Great for all #IndieFilm fans. #FoundFilmFriday #ChooseMe #FilmPreservation @MissingMoviesOrg
#FoundFilmFriday! Sean Baker's "Prince of Broadway" (2008) is back! Fresh from his Oscar win for "Anora," Baker's early gem gets a stunning 4K restoration, out on @Criterion April 29, 2025. Don't miss this raw, powerful indie masterpiece! #PrinceOfBroadway #FilmRestoration
March 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
#FoundFilmFriday! Sean Baker's "Prince of Broadway" (2008) is back! Fresh from his Oscar win for "Anora," Baker's early gem gets a stunning 4K restoration, out on @Criterion April 29, 2025. Don't miss this raw, powerful indie masterpiece! #PrinceOfBroadway #FilmRestoration
Missing Movie Monday's Selection: Dopamine (2003)
A vital piece of indie film history is missing. "Dopamine" (2003), the 1st Sundance STEM film award winner, is lost to streaming. Let's bring it back! #FindDopamine #MissingMovies #FilmPreservation
A vital piece of indie film history is missing. "Dopamine" (2003), the 1st Sundance STEM film award winner, is lost to streaming. Let's bring it back! #FindDopamine #MissingMovies #FilmPreservation
March 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Missing Movie Monday's Selection: Dopamine (2003)
A vital piece of indie film history is missing. "Dopamine" (2003), the 1st Sundance STEM film award winner, is lost to streaming. Let's bring it back! #FindDopamine #MissingMovies #FilmPreservation
A vital piece of indie film history is missing. "Dopamine" (2003), the 1st Sundance STEM film award winner, is lost to streaming. Let's bring it back! #FindDopamine #MissingMovies #FilmPreservation
Hear the music of Purple Rain like never before! Prince's film hits select AMC Theaters in Dolby Atmos for one night only, March 5th.
Grab your tickets now: ow.ly/26t450V2T2i
#PurpleRain #Prince #MissingMovies #DolbyAtmos
Grab your tickets now: ow.ly/26t450V2T2i
#PurpleRain #Prince #MissingMovies #DolbyAtmos
February 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Hear the music of Purple Rain like never before! Prince's film hits select AMC Theaters in Dolby Atmos for one night only, March 5th.
Grab your tickets now: ow.ly/26t450V2T2i
#PurpleRain #Prince #MissingMovies #DolbyAtmos
Grab your tickets now: ow.ly/26t450V2T2i
#PurpleRain #Prince #MissingMovies #DolbyAtmos
Missing Movies Monday: What happened to the film adaptation of Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar"? This haunting story seems to have vanished. Let's discuss this missing movie!
#MMM #MissingMoviesMonday #TheBellJar #SylviaPlath #MissingFilms
#MMM #MissingMoviesMonday #TheBellJar #SylviaPlath #MissingFilms
February 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Missing Movies Monday: What happened to the film adaptation of Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar"? This haunting story seems to have vanished. Let's discuss this missing movie!
#MMM #MissingMoviesMonday #TheBellJar #SylviaPlath #MissingFilms
#MMM #MissingMoviesMonday #TheBellJar #SylviaPlath #MissingFilms
#FoundFilmFriday! A lost classic returns! Drugstore Cowboy gets the Criterion treatment on UHD/Blu-ray! Order your copy now from @Criterion - ow.ly/wWje50V2Wvb.
#DrugstoreCowboy #GusVanSant #CriterionCollection #CultClassic #90sMovies #IndependentFilm #MovieRelease
#DrugstoreCowboy #GusVanSant #CriterionCollection #CultClassic #90sMovies #IndependentFilm #MovieRelease
February 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
#FoundFilmFriday! A lost classic returns! Drugstore Cowboy gets the Criterion treatment on UHD/Blu-ray! Order your copy now from @Criterion - ow.ly/wWje50V2Wvb.
#DrugstoreCowboy #GusVanSant #CriterionCollection #CultClassic #90sMovies #IndependentFilm #MovieRelease
#DrugstoreCowboy #GusVanSant #CriterionCollection #CultClassic #90sMovies #IndependentFilm #MovieRelease
#MissingMoviesMonday: Michael Schultz's "Together For Days" (1972), starring Clifton Davis, Lois Chiles & a debuting Samuel L. Jackson, has vanished! This interracial romance with a rumored shocking ending needs your help to be found. #LostFilms #FilmPreservation
February 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#MissingMoviesMonday: Michael Schultz's "Together For Days" (1972), starring Clifton Davis, Lois Chiles & a debuting Samuel L. Jackson, has vanished! This interracial romance with a rumored shocking ending needs your help to be found. #LostFilms #FilmPreservation
#FoundFilmFriday! Zeinabu irene Davis' "Compensation" (1999), newly restored in 4K, hits the big screen! A romance inspired by Paul Laurence Dunbar, this gem from a leading voice of the #LARebellion was recently added to the National Film Registry. #BlackFilm #FilmHistory
January 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
#FoundFilmFriday! Zeinabu irene Davis' "Compensation" (1999), newly restored in 4K, hits the big screen! A romance inspired by Paul Laurence Dunbar, this gem from a leading voice of the #LARebellion was recently added to the National Film Registry. #BlackFilm #FilmHistory