Rewind: Publications

Rewind 168

The Autumn 2020 edition of Rewind, commemorating the lives of projection experts Nigel Wolland and Peter Knight, exploring the history of Nottingham’s Ritz/Odeon, and showcasing a collection of historic cinema staff badges.
- Vice-chair Nigel Wolland
- The PPT annual general meeting
- Vice-chair Nigel Wolland writes following Peter Knight’s resignation
- as chairman
- Peter Allen’s personal tribute to Peter Knight
- Sad goodbyes
- Jim Schultz
- Ritz/Odeon Nottingham
- PPT website
- Another website worth visiting
- Nuts and bolts
- Cinema heritage: Merseyside Film Institute Society
- Rex Elland: a history of equipment
- Projection fault at the Rex, Elland - originally published in Rewind
- issue 119 in 2007
- Cinema badges
Rewind 167

The Summer 2020 edition of Rewind, examining the rare John Bull projector design, reflecting on the legacy of the Philips DP70, and exploring the hidden work of cinema technicians.
- Do we have your correct email address?
- Rewind specials on the PPT website
- The PPT welcomes new members
- From our chairman
- A square-bashing projectionist
- The John Bull projector
- The men behind the walls
- Thank you Dion
- Remembering the DP70
- Precious images - the early years
- Cinemex - the story of an independent
- “Huge war effort by B.T.-H.”
Rewind 166

The Spring 2020 edition of Rewind, documenting the revolutionary Philips DP70 projector and its role in Todd-AO exhibitions, comparing competing widescreen formats, and featuring historical images of Halifax cinemas.
- From our editor
- The PPT welcomes new members
- Theatre tales: Rock Cinema, Saltley, Birmingham
- Philips DP70: the Todd-AO projector
- A closer look at the DP70
- Todd-AO v Cinerama
- Cinema heritage
- Precious images of Halifax cinemas
- Support the PPT at no cost
Rewind 165

The Winter 2019 edition of Rewind, exploring British-made Picturetone sound systems, profiling John Grantham’s remarkable career from projectionist to Lord Mayor, and featuring insights from cinema engineer Jim Shultz.
- From our editor
- Phil Bolger’s Christmas quiz
- Feedback
- Flying the flag for the PPT
- Picturetone sound system
- Cinema heritage
- Precious images
- FP20 projector free to good home
- An illustrated history of film
- Northern Morris Cinemas
- John Grantham:
- projectionist, cinema proprietor, Lord Mayor of Newcastle
- BT-H restoration
- A sound profession: an interview with Jim Shultz
- Bradford Widescreen Weekend October 2019
- Phil Bolger’s Christmas quiz answers
- A festive welcome to new members
Rewind 164

The Autumn 2019 edition of Rewind, celebrating the life and career of projection expert Nigel Wolland, examining the innovative Morgana Color process, and sharing stories from a cinema service engineer.
- Chairman’s chat
- From our editor
- Albert Bolger
- Have you visted our website yet?
- The PPT welcomes new members
- FP20s at the ABC Blackpool
- Precious images
- Last Reels: by Ben Dowell reviewed by Geoff Gill
- Nigel Wolland, this is your life!
- Spools, spools and more spools
- Searching for Sherlock: the game’s afoot
- Chester’s Tatler/Classic
- Cinema heritage
- Morgana Color: two steps forward and one step back
- Gaumont, Birmingham: experiences of a cinema service engineer
Rewind 163

The Summer 2019 edition of Rewind, exploring optical sound reproduction technology, documenting cinema operations aboard the ocean liner RMS Aquitania, and sharing memories of the Regal theater in Rhyl.
- Chairman’s chat
- The PPT welcomes new members
- Editor’s page
- To the editor
- Optical soundhead masterclass part 3
- Projected Picture Trust AGM
- RMS Aquitania
- Cinema heritage
- Precious images
- Oh, we do love to live beside the seaside - happy days at the Regal Rhyl
- End of the road at the Gaumont Manchester
- A tale of two city cinemas
Rewind 162

The Spring 2019 edition of Rewind, reporting on preservation activities at Duxford, exploring film projection practices at the BBC, and documenting efforts to restore cinema equipment at the Regent Blackpool.
- Chairman’s chat
- Membership renewals: a reminder
- Editor’s page
- The PPT welcomes new members
- Duxford report
- Ocean’s Eleven special screening in Turkey
- Precious images - Australia feedback
- Precious images - Road to Granada
- Film projection at the BBC
- Machines of dreams
- Bringing film back to the Regent Blackpool
- Help!
- Cinema heritage
- PPT Newsreel
Rewind 161

The Winter 2018 edition of Rewind, continuing technical explorations of optical sound systems, documenting historic cinema equipment from Australia, and examining efforts to preserve cinema heritage through broadcasting.
- Chairman’s chat
- The Projected Picture Trust AGM
- Editor’s page
- The PPT welcomes new members
- Christmas quiz
- Elstree update
- A visit to the PPT museum at Bletchley Park
- Precious images from Australia
- Cinema heritage on air
- Optical soundhead masterclass part 2
- Heritage Weekend Midlands region
- Our star of the silver screen
- Christmas quiz answers
Rewind 160

The Autumn 2018 edition of Rewind, exploring the history of the Guild of British Kinema Projectionists, continuing the technical examination of optical sound systems, and documenting 70mm projection at Southport’s Essoldo cinema.
- Chairman’s chat
- Editor’s page
- The PPT welcomes new members
- Guild of British Kinema Projectionists and Technicians
- Third Yorkshire Silent Film Festival
- Remembering Eastbourne
- Lost and found
- Cinema heritage revisited
- Optical soundhead masterclass - part 1
- Precious images
- Eric Mills’ home cinema with a pair of early Simplex projectors
- 70mm at the Essoldo Southport
- PPT’s financial account
Rewind 159

The Summer 2018 edition of Rewind, profiling early projection pioneer John Arthur Roebuck Rudge, documenting new PPT preservation initiatives, and exploring technical solutions for anamorphic projection challenges.
- Editor’s page
- Annual General Meeting
- The PPT welcomes new members
- Thank you for renewing
- Bob Herriot
- John Arthur Roebuck Rudge
- Precious images
- Halifax archive
- PPT newsreel
- The Westar projector
- Two 60th anniversaries
- Hidden History of Britain teams up with the PPT in Bradford
- King of gimmicks
- Pathé Ace to the Cinemecannica 18
Rewind 158

The Spring 2018 edition of Rewind, exploring Dolby Digital sound technology demonstrations, sharing humorous projection mishaps, and examining the Cinemeccanica Victoria 18 projector system.
- Chairman’s chat
- Editor’s page
- Dolby Digital demonstrations
- Precious images
- A man with a vision
- Egg on the screen and other lively incidents
- One of the three Cinemeccanica Victoria 18s installed in the UK
- Margate’s Dreamland revitalised
- So you want to be a projectionist?
- Become an apprentice projectionist - 1950s ad
- Projection room heritage
- Kalee publicity display from 1948
Rewind 157

The Winter 2017 edition of Rewind, tracing the development of Dolby Digital film sound, celebrating cinema history in Milton Keynes, and documenting the historic Alhambra Theatre in Bradford.
- Chairman’s chat
- PPT Annual General Meeting
- Editor’s note
- Phil Bolger’s Christmas quiz
- A year in Halifax
- Development of Dolby Digital on film
- Cluster of cinemas in Liverpool’s leisure hub
- “Your knob don’t go round”
- The Italian Job
- The Italian Job - subtitled version
- Milton Keynes Museum report
- Phil’s Christmas quiz answers
Rewind 156

The Autumn 2017 edition of Rewind, profiling cinema engineer Dick Gardner, documenting the restored vintage mobile cinema bus, and exploring heritage cinema preservation efforts.
- Chairman’s chat
- Editor’s page
- Reunited: or you never know what will turn up next
- Heritage cinema revisited
- Heritage weekend in the Midlands:
- or part two of the incredible inflatable cinema
- New arrival at the Undercroft
- Going to the pictures
- Dick Gardner’s story - part 1
- Mike Taylor reports from our Northwest region
- PPT Duxford team meets with War Museum
- Vintage mobile cinema bus
- The PPT welcomes new members
Rewind 155

The Summer 2017 edition of Rewind, honoring the contributions of Keith Swadkins to cinema preservation, exploring connections to the film ‘The Smallest Show on Earth,’ and documenting historic studios in Sutton.
- Chairman’s chat
- Editor’s page
- Letters to the editor
- Keith Swadkins
- An Elstree update
- Membership renewal
- The Smallest Show on Earth
- The Studios, Cheam Road, Sutton
- Cinema heritage training
- Granada Bedford
- POP up cinema POPS up
- Projected Picture Trust 2017 AGM
Rewind 154

The Spring 2017 edition of Rewind, commemorating projection expert Ken Draper, reporting on the Bradford Widescreen Weekend festival, and sharing Ken’s photographic documentation of Bletchley Park.
- Chairman’s chat
- Editor’s page
- The Projected Picture Trust Annual General Meeting
- Ken Draper
- Len Belcher
- Cinders Gibson
- Widescreen Weekend 13-16 October 2016
- Kevin Whelan and the Queen
- More left hand side operators
- A bygone dream machine
- The Picture Hall/Cinema/Astoria, Ware
- Ken’s Bletchley Park photo diaries
- The final frame
Rewind 153

The Winter 2016 edition of Rewind, reporting on the 2016 Widescreen Weekend events, examining the rare left-hand drive Natco 16mm projector, and exploring Cinchro synchronization technology.
- From our chairman
- From our Rewind editor
- Mailbox
- New members
- Heritage Weekend at the Milton Keynes museum
- Escape from Epsom
- Queen’s Golden Jubilee Award
- Early sound machines follow up
- Natco 16mm left hand drive projector
- Cinechrome Cinchro
- Phil’s Christmas quiz
- Widescreen Weekend 13-16 October 2016
- The Projected Picture Trust AGM
- Sadly missed
- Christmas quiz answers
- The final frame
Rewind 152

The Autumn 2016 edition of Rewind, examining Barco’s innovative multi-screen digital projection system, documenting Altec Lansing’s famous theater sound systems, and reporting on film preservation events in Worthing.
- From our chairman
- From our Rewind editor
- A little bit of history
- Mailbox
- The WOW (world of words) festival Worthing, Sussex
- Gaumont Chrono at the Manchester Hippodrome
- PPT @ Dean Clough
- A first look at the storage area at Elstree UTC
- Barco Escape revolutionary digital 3-screen projection creates
- new possibilities for the cinema!
- Voice of the Theatre
- Sound ads from the past
- The final frame
Rewind 151

The Summer 2016 edition of Rewind, documenting the PPT’s exhibition at Elstree Film Studios, exploring the museum’s collection highlights, and featuring recent equipment acquisitions.
- From our chairman
- From our Rewind editor
- The Projected Picture Trust at Elstree Film and Television Studios
- The greatest little picture museum on earth
- New arrivals
- The Keith Tricker story part 2
- New experiences at the cinema
- Cobweb corner
- PPT 2016 AGM
- The final frame
Rewind 150

The Spring 2016 edition of Rewind, examining the resurgence of 65/70mm film production, documenting seven years of preservation work at Duxford, and exploring the history of the BAT projector design.
- From our chairman
- New members
- From our Rewind editor
- Mailbox
- Rewind unwound
- New venue for the PPT
- Is there a future for 65mm (analogue) filming and 70mm film prints?
- Duxford - the first seven years
- Cobweb corner - the BAT projector
- The final frames - 1
- The final frames - 2
- Ad from the past: 1947. the Kamm projector
Rewind 149

The Winter 2015 edition of Rewind, documenting the conclusion of operations at Bletchley Park, celebrating unsung heroes of film presentation, and recalling the Festival of Britain in 1951.
- From our chairman
- Picturehouse mobile cinema
- Back to Abbeydale
- Mailbox
- From our Rewind editor
- The end of an era: our time at Bletchley Park comes to a conclusion
- Phil Bolgers Christmas Quiz
- The end of an era: Reel film heroes
- The passing of Brian Guckian
- Post-post-production
- My first cinema Christmas
- Cobweb corner
- Festival of Britain 1951
- A-Z of Projectors - Oh dear

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