
But there was something else about the moment that was very cool, and it's that the whole thing took place in this makeshift theater. Over the years I've had the benefit of being around a lot of film: in high school I sold tickets at a movie theater, in college I managed a dinky little art house, and later I ended up working in film and television as a set dresser--always surrounded by cans of film.

The idea of owning little bits of the film experience in the form of vintage 8mm shorts is appealing to me, but as charming as the whole thing seems, I've long resisted the urge to freak-out and buy every weird title or box with cool artwork that I could find.

I did fold when I picked up these two Toho titles though. I mean... how could I resist? They're brilliant, and the shame of it all is that even though I'm absolutely dying to know what the "preview attractions" are on the Rodan reel, I've never run these through a projector.

Someday I'll get the old Super 8 machine out, and after dusting it off and tuning it up a bit, I'll give these short films a spin. My biggest worry is that it'll push me over the edge, and I wont be able to resist all of those weird titles or boxes with cool artwork anymore. Why, even now I'm looking at a Super 8 copy of Planet of the Apes...
I think I'm doomed.
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If memory serves the previews are for a Little Rascals short, involving a spook house (it looked really cool, too bad I've never found out what it was)
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