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Aug 26, 2022 · All about... nitrate film. Everything you need to know about the beauty and explosive danger of nitrate film, from how we look after it to the filmmakers who’ve been inspired by it. 26 August 2022. Nitrate cans on the shelves at the BFI National Archive.
Jul 19, 2023 · Set in Mexico City in 1993, Silvia Moreno-Garcia's latest novel is steeped in cinematic history and lore, as well an eerie well of myth that recalls H.P. Lovecraft, albeit in a more progressive...
When making photographic film, silver nitrate is treated with halide salts of sodium or potassium to form insoluble silver halide in situ in photographic gelatin, which is then applied to strips of tri-acetate or polyester.
Nitrate film is classified as "dangerous goods", which requires licenses for storage and transportation. Nitrate film stock was used in every major film production before about 1951. Many silent films only survived because they were printed to 16 mm film, which did not use a nitrate base.
Jul 18, 2023 · From the New York Times bestselling author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film--and awakens one woman's hidden powers. Montserrat has always been overlooked.
Apr 5, 2024 · In a nutshell, Silver Nitrate is Moreno-Garcia’s love letter to those of us who geek out over horror, history, and the magic of movies. It’s a tale that reminds us why we’re afraid of the dark, all while making us wish we could join Montserrat and Tristán for just one night of haunted hijinks.
Jul 18, 2023 · Silver Nitrate. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film—and awakens one woman’s hidden powers. Montserrat has always been overlooked.
