The new clamps allow longer films to extend to the very edge of the platter without flying off. 3. As the movie plays, the film spools back onto the take up platter, rewinding itself as it plays.

The fun is in finding out whether you’ve purchased treasure or trash. The idea of red-lit darkrooms and dusty cannisters of film and old cameras with half-filled spools might seem old-fashioned, but ...

THE PREMIERE MOVIE EVENT of the fall season, the New York Film Festival, opens Friday at Lincoln Center with a program of 35 films from around the world. It continues through Oct. 12. The festival ...