Though TV and home video sure make watching classic movies very convenient, there's still no beating seeing an actual film projection on the big screen.  There are a number of theatres throughout the United States and the world which still show classics on the big screen, but for those of you who like to rent or buy them and project them yourselves, this page lists a few resources that can help.

The distributors below can also help you obtain a public performance license if you plan to show the film outside of a private home environment or to someone other than family or social acquaintances.  For more information on when this special public performance permission is necessary, visit the Images, Clips and Public Performance Licensing page.

For Rent | For Sale | Further Links

For Rent:

• Biograph Entertainment (16mm) 
  (Phone: 914-242-9838)
  2 Depot Plaza, Suite 202B 
  Bedford Hills, NY 10507 
• Columbia Pictures Repertory (35mm) 
  (Phone: 310-244-5683; Fax: 310-244-1566)
  Attn: Michael Schlesinger 
  2209 Thalberg Bldg. 
  10202 W. Washington Blvd. 
  Culver City, CA 90232 
• Cowboy Pictures
  (Phone: 212-929-4200; Fax: 212-929-9786)
  6 West 24th Street
  New York, NY 10010 USA
• Criterion Pictures USA, Inc. 
  (Handles 20th Century-Fox's classic library and more)
  (Phone: 800-890-9494 or 847-470-8164; Fax: 847-470-8194)
  Attn: Anne Goodman  
  8238-40 Lehigh Avenue 
  Morton Grove IL 60053-2615 
• The Douris Corporation (16mm and 35mm) 
  (Phone: 614-469-0720; Fax: 614-469-1607)
  Attn: Tim Lanza 
  209 S. High Street, Suite 310 
  Columbus, OH 43215
• Em Gee Film Library (16mm)
  (Phone: 818-881-8110; Fax: 818-981-5506)
  Attn: Murray Glass 
  6924 Canby Avenue, Suite 103 
  Reseda, CA 91335 
• Films Incorporated (16mm)
  5547 N. Ravenswood Avenue 
  Chicago, IL 60640-1199 
• Hollywood Classics
  (Phone: +44 (0)207 262 4646; Fax: +44 (0)207 262 3242)
  Joe Dreier
  8 Cleveland Gardens
  London, W2 6HA
  United Kingdom
• Idaho Film Collection at Boise State University 
  (Phone: 208-385-1999)
  Tom Trusky, Head 
  228 Liberal Arts Building
  1910 University Drive
  Boise ID 83725-1525
• Interama, Inc.
  (Phone: 212-977-4830; Fax: 212-581-6582)
  301 West 53rd Street, Suite 19E 
  New York, NY 10019 
• Kino International (16mm and 35mm)
  (Phone: 800-562-3330 or 212-629-6880; Fax: 212-714-0871)
  333 West 39th Street 
  New York, NY 10018 
• MGM/UA Classics (35mm)
  11111 Santa Monica Blvd. 
  Los Angeles CA 90025 
• Milestone Film & Video (16mm and 35mm)
  (Phone: 800-603-1104 or 212-865-7449; Fax: 212-222-8952)
  275 West 96th Street, #28C 
  New York, NY 10025 
• Modern Sound Pictures, Inc. (16mm)
  (Phone: 402-341-8476; Fax: 402-341-8487)
  1402 Howard Street
  Omaha, NE, 68102-2885
• The Museum of Modern Art Circulating Film Library (16mm)
  (Phone: 212-708-9530; Fax: 212-708-0531)
  11 West 53 Street 
  New York, NY 10019 
• National Center for Jewish Film (16mm)
  (Phone: 617-899-7044; Fax: 617-736-2070)
  Lown Building 102 
  Brandeis University 
  Waltham, MA 02254 
• New Yorker Films (16mm)
  (Phone: 212-645-4600; Fax: 212-645-3030)
  85 Fifth Avenue, 11th floor
  New York, NY 10003
• Paramount Pictures Corp. (35mm)
  (Phone: 213-956-5889; Fax: 213-862-8627)
  Attn: Robert O'Connor 
  Theatrical Repertory Sales 
  5555 Melrose Avenue 
  Marathon Building - Suite 4129 
  Hollywood CA 90038-3197 
• The Mary Pickford Company (16mm and 35mm)
  (Phone: 310-396-4847; Fax: 310-396-3482)
  Attn: Elaina Archer 
  10736 Jefferson Blvd., Suite 515 
  Culver City, CA 90230-4969 
• Swank Motion Pictures (16mm)
  (Handles Turner Entertainment's classic library and more)
  (Phone: 800-876-5577 or 314-534-6300; Fax: 314-289-2192)
  201 S. Jefferson Avenue 
  St. Louis, MO 63103-2579 
• Warner Bros. Classics
  (Phone: 818 379-1814)
  Linda Evans Smith 
  Director of Sales 
• Worldview Entertainment, Inc.
  (Phone: 212-925-4291; Fax: 212-925-2314)
  Attn: Sandra J. Birnhak 
  145 West 55th Street, 7th floor 
  New York, NY 10019 

For Sale:

• Festival Films (16mm)
  (Phone and Fax: 612-470-2172) 
  6115 Chestnut Terrace 
  Shorewood, MN 55331 
• Film Preservation Associates (16mm)
  Box 71 
  Hat Creek, CA 96040 
• Filmclassic.com (16mm)
  Attn: Mark Roth 
  P.O. Box 515 
  Midland Park, NJ 07432-0515 
• Glenn Photo Supply / Em Gee Film Library (16mm)
  (Phone: 818-881-8110; Fax: 818-981-5506)
  Attn: Murray Glass 
  6024 Canby Avenue, Suite 103 
  Reseda, CA 91335 
• Golden Era Collection (16mm)
  (Phone and Fax: 973-839-6223)
  Box 223 
  Wanaque, NJ 07465 
• Modern Sound Pictures, Inc. (16mm)
  (Phone: 402-341-8476; Fax: 402-341-8487)
  1402 Howard Street
  Omaha, NE, 68102-2885
• The Museum of Modern Art Circulating Film Library (16mm)
  (Phone: 212-708-9530; Fax: 212-708-0531)
  11 West 53 Street 
  New York, NY 10019 
• National Cinema Service (16mm)
  (Phone and Fax: 818-753-9770)
  12022 Laurel Terrace Drive 
  Studio City, CA 91604 

Further Links:

• British Film Institute: Distribution Rights -- who owns which films libraries and whom to contact about acquiring the rights to show films in the UK.
• Silent Film Sources -- distribution resources for silent films
• Film Noir Video & 16mm --a club of film noir fans who trade hard-to-find titles from their collections on video and 16mm.
• Film/Video Distributors -- sources of 16mm films and videos for rent
• New American Film Distributors -- listing of contact information for more film rental sources

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