Rewind

Rewind is the PPT's quarterly magazine, covering the trust's latest activities, industry news, and various articles of interest about cinemas, film technology and more.

PPT members can review all the previous publications of Rewind (and the PPT Newsletter that predated Rewind), going back to the 1970s! We are also moving towards publishing individual articles online - however with a back catalogue as extensive as ours, this will take some time.

Latest Rewind

The latest Rewind is Rewind 188.

Rewind 188

The Autumn 2025 edition of Rewind, discussing the PPT's new screening room construction, horizontal VistaVision presentations at TCM, and celebrating the life of David Keighley.

• Chair Nigel Wolland
• Editor David Ferguson
• Welcome to our new members
• Coming attractions
• Platter follow-up
• Kinoton lamphouse reflectors
• A Scene from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
• The PPT Reference Library
• Narrow Gauge Screening Room
• Precious images: Spot the Box 2
• VistaVision presentations at TCM
• Cinema heritage: Circus to Cinema
• The Hanging Gardens of the Chiswick Cinema
• David Keighley (1948 - 2025)
• Equipment on display at the BFI Film on Film festival
• Projectors in the wild
• The PPT committee and officers
• Friends, sponsors and partners

Featured articles

• Rewind 188

  VistaVision presentations at TCM

  Thomas Piccione gives an overview of the technical side of the horizontal VistaVision presentations at TCM 2025.
• Rewind 184

  Precious images - The Enigma Cinema, Bletchley Park

• Rewind 186

  All change

  Dion Hanson describes the various upgrades and changes of projection equipment to a few UK cinemas.

Recent Rewinds

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  Rewind 188

  The Autumn 2025 edition of Rewind, discussing the PPT's new screening room construction, horizontal VistaVision presentations at TCM, and celebrating the life of David Keighley.
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  Rewind 187

  The Summer 2025 edition of Rewind, including a deep dive into the history of the film platter, some more information about Kalee, and how the PPT have involved with Doctor Who.
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  Rewind 186

  The Spring 2025 edition of Rewind, covering the history of Kalee projectors, 9.5mm Geneva movement projectors and a reflection of 25 years of digital cinema.
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  Rewind 185

  The Winter 2024 edition of Rewind, including narrow-gauge CinemaScope, some photos of DP 70 projectors, and a repair of a xenon power supply.
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  Rewind 184

  The Autumn 2024 edition of Rewind, covering updates from the PPT, a look back at our Enigma Cinema, and a connection to Sir Winston Churchill.
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  Rewind 183

  The Summer 2024 edition of Rewind, with a rare look at a Dolby DA10, some early 16mm projectors and updates from the trust and friends.