reel-to-reel
adjective
: of, relating to, or utilizing magnetic tape that requires threading on a take-up reel
a reel-to-reel tape recorder
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Never is that more apparent than in the central scene that establishes the deeply nostalgic emotional stakes of the movie, when Clark accidentally gets trapped in the attic for the morning and winds up entertaining himself with reel-to-reel movies of his childhood Christmases.
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Kevin Doughten, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
The three-song reel-to-reel was first mailed off to their teacher Alan Sondheim, who had a radio show on WBAI in New York City, according to an interview with Frantz in The Boston Globe.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
There are real canisters of 35-mm film that must be fed, expertly, into the reel-to-reel projector.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Nov. 2025
La Paloma is the only fully operating movie theater left in San Diego County with both digital and reel-to-reel capabilities, showcasing new releases and nostalgia flicks that attract cinephiles from all over the county.
—Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Doughten, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
The three-song reel-to-reel was first mailed off to their teacher Alan Sondheim, who had a radio show on WBAI in New York City, according to an interview with Frantz in The Boston Globe.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
There are real canisters of 35-mm film that must be fed, expertly, into the reel-to-reel projector.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Nov. 2025
La Paloma is the only fully operating movie theater left in San Diego County with both digital and reel-to-reel capabilities, showcasing new releases and nostalgia flicks that attract cinephiles from all over the county.
—Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Reel-to-reel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reel-to-reel. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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