Re: How Soon Before Everything Worth Watching is On A DVD

Mike Kohary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 17:13:47 GMT, "Hugh Candlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >50% of all movies made before 1950 are gone forever.
> >90% of all silent movies are gone forever.
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> What's your source(s)?  (I don't doubt you; I'd just like to read more
> about that.)

It was a web article about the archives in the salt mine.
It discussed the lack of care and preservation of the film stock,
and the extreme volatility in particular of the older stock.

I will see if I can dig it up again.
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> Thanks,
>
> Mike
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