‘We can’t afford to lose them’: the fight to bring missing movies back

For fun, I tried to see how many of the films on their missing movie list are currently watchable on Youtube or from public trackers

Features, 15/23 available

3 legally viewable:

- 1 to be released on Blu-ray in May 2022: Mississippi Masala (1991)

- 2 more on Apple TV: Gal Young 'Un (1979), Angels and Insects (1995)

11 more available 'online':

- 2 HD rips on public trackers from out-of-print blu-rays: Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), Titus (1999)

- 3 others have full DVD rips on public trackers: Home of the Brave (1986), I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), The Heartbreak Kid (1972)

- 4 others have SD rips on Youtube: The Savage Eye (1959), Black Girl (1972), Deadhead Miles (1972),

- 4 others have low-res VHS rips: Angelo My Love (1983), Baby Face Nelson (1957), Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972), Eat the Document (1972)

3 more not yet 'online':

- 2 have OOP DVD releases: True Love (1989), Union City (1980)

- 1 other has an OOP VHS release: Household Saints (1993)

5 others have no home media releases I can find:

- Annihilation of Fish (1999), The Cool World (1963), The Marijuana Affair (1975), Nothing but Common Sense (1972), Lanton Mills (1969)

Documentaries, 3/9 available

0 legally viewable

3 available 'online':

- 1 has an HD rip on a public tracker: The Memory of Justice (1976)

- 2 others have SD rips on Youtube: Angela Davis (1971), My Architect (2003)

4 more not yet 'online':

- 3 have OOP DVD releases: Ali the Fighter (1975), Image before my Eyes (1981), The Weavers (1981)

- 1 has an OOP VHS release: Weapons of the Spirit (1987)

2 others have no home media releases I can find:

- Agee (1980), That Rhythm Those Blues (1988)

‘We can’t afford to lose them’: the fight to bring missing movies back (theguardian.com)