Lost Media Archive

Host of Provo's ISMN "Incredibly Strange Movie Night" since 2001. (Previously known as "Tapioca Night" circa 1993 in Ogden, UT).

We are also founder of the world's first Troll 2 cast reunion (which they didn't want to mention in the documentary for some reason, making it look like it started in New York. I guess karma will catch up with them).

LMA is a Utah-based collection of mondo/ kitsch/ cult/ ephemeral/ experimental/ historical/ obsolete/ forgotten/ unearthed audio-visual and textual documents. LMA is also a resource for those who cling to bygone media formats. The LMA was founded by Blair Sterrett and works together with loaf-i productions, the Free Form Film Festival and Salt Lake City Film Festival to arrange screenings, viewings, and concerts. The LMA also promotes and initiates the creation of new and unusual films, albums, performative projects, and book events. We accept donations of any and all projection, recording, and filming devices. When possible, we maintain these machines for use by recordists and filmmakers. (We now curate over 35,000 films.)

For more info, donations or to join the weekly email list, please contact B.C. Sterrett at bcsterrett@gmail.com. Thank you.

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ISMN: “The Little Magician and the Bad Mark” (Nov. 17th)

                                              

Not Available on Netflix #15

This post is just to document what took place on Nov. 17th.  Our email announcement went as follows:

Before going crazy with the new Twilight film this weekend, come see the pre-Harry Potter!

Our film this week is:

“The Little Magician and the Bad Mark” (1977)

VHS/70 Mins/Dubbed/Color/Not Rated

This rare movie from Germany has absolutely no (screenshots) online and I could only find one short blurb review on a bootleg site for cult films. So this email is pretty much it!


Not as dark as the Harry Potter films but very inventive and full of kitch it is. Little Magician is about a young boy in wizard school trying to cover up a bad grade with magic before his parents find out.  The more spells he tries the worse things get, much like trying to cover a lie with more lies. (He even wears Potter-like round glasses when he gets serious about his magic!) I think this film is fantastic and deserves attention and I’m very pleased to share it with you tomorrow night. 

Bonus Film:
The Boy with Two Heads: Episode 6
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If there’s time I’ll share an extrememly bizarre secret Thanksgiving short from 1986 since there will be no films next week during the holiday.

(Above: Our secret Thanksgiving short was: Tales From the Darkside - “The Last Car” (1986)

Place: The Springville Mansion 
(check previous ISMN posts for directions)

Time: Thursday @ 7:30 PM

Plenty of parking!!!

Hope to see you there! Popcorn encouraged!

BC Sterrett

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