Perf Damage

Geek Motif Trailer - New Podcast 6/29

Send us Fan Mail Adam is back with a new podcast coming June 29th, featuring rotating co-hosts. We trace topics through pop culture, focusing on newer movies, television

Alchemy In Technicolor: The Post-1950s

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Adam and Charlotte discuss the later years of Technicolor with their special guest, author Bob Hoffman. Bob wrote a book that focuses on

Popeye Intro - Friend of the Fest American Cinematheque

Send us Fan Mail Adam and Charlotte had a wonderful opportunity to introduce Charlotte's amazing new Restoration of Popeye (1980) at the American Cinematheque'

VistaVision Expert: The Best Way to Watch One Battle After Another

Send us Fan Mail VistaVision is back—and you won’t believe how epic it looks on the big screen! In this episode of Perf Damage, we break down every way you can watch Pau

Sunset Boulevard: The Real Story Behind the New Restoration

Send us Fan Mail Step into the world of faded glory and timeless brilliance as Charlotte and Adam dive into the restoration of Billy Wilder’s masterpiece, Sunset Blvd. (

Inside the Archive: How Lost Director's Cuts Like Jade and Star Trek: The Motion Picture Are Found!

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered how lost director’s cuts are uncovered in a studio archive? Or how deleted scenes and forgotten footage resurface decades later? In this e

We Took VistaVision to Italy! And Introduced Restorations at an Italian Film Festival

Send us Fan Mail We just got back from Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna, and it wasn’t just a vacation—it was a full-blown film restoration adventure. In this episode, we’

Film Restoration Stories: From Silent Seas to Saturday Cartoon with Graham Marshall

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Perf Damage, we’re joined by Paramount Film Preservation Manager Graham, who shares some of his favorite restoration projects—from a

Unmasking Danger: Diabolik in 4K

Send us Fan Mail This week on Perf Damage, we're going behind the mask of the new 4K HDR release of Danger: Diabolik (1968) — coming soon from Kino Lorber! Charlot

Backstage at TCM Fest: VistaVision's Big Comeback

Send us Fan Mail Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival, where VistaVision made a spectacular return to the big screen! 

How I Got Into Film Restoration with Special Guest Jeff McCarty

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Perf Damage, we sit down with Jeff McCarty, a Senior Preservation Manager on Charlotte’s team at Paramount, to talk about his incredi

VistaVision invades the TCM Film Festival - and It's Our Fault!

Send us Fan Mail We can finally share the news we've been teasing for months - Charlotte is heading to the TCM Film Festival to give a talk on The History of VistaV

The Controversial Aspect Ratio of The Country Girl

Send us Fan Mail Building on our last episode about widescreen formats in the 1950s, we’re taking you inside a virtual restoration room for a hands-on look at how we det

Widescreen Chaos! Unveiling The Truth About Aspect Ratios with Special Guests!

Send us Fan Mail Join us for an eye-opening (and hilarious) deep dive into the wild world of Hollywood aspect ratios! We’re thrilled to welcome Bob Furmanek and Jack The

The Lydeckers: Pioneers of Practical Effects

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we’re diving into the world of Republic Pictures and the two brothers who turned a B-studio into an A-list innovator: Howard and Theodo

White Christmas: The Real Story Behind the New Restoration

Send us Fan Mail Perf Damage returns to White Christmas for a third time, but in this episode, we're diving deep into the dazzling 2024 restoration that breathes ne

To Catch a Thief: The Real Story Behind the New Restoration

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Perf Damage, Adam and Charlotte take a deep dive into the 2024 Film Restoration of Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief, overseen

Film Restoration Explained - Teaser!

Send us Fan Mail In this exclusive interview, Charlotte talks to Heath Holland from Cereal at Midnight, about her job as the Director of Film Preservation and Restoratio

Natalie Kalmus: The Woman Who Nearly Ruined Technicolor

Send us Fan Mail This is the audio from our recent YouTube version of "TECHNICOLOR PART II: THE DRAMA." This version is slightly different than the original audio-only v

Cinecon: The Longest Running Classic Film Festival You've Never Heard Of! - EXTENDED EDITION

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Perf Damage, we dive into the world of classic cinema with Bryan Cooper, co-producer of the Cinecon Film Festival—an unmissable hidde