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I also like Agfa stocks, especially the early to mid-80's vintages

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For a history of Kodak motion picture films, see the "Chronology of Eastman Kodak Motion Picture Films":
http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/motion/about/chrono4.shtml

Scott is correct that prints on Kodak print film made since 1982 have excellent keeping properties, and show minimal change in color if processed and stored properly. AFAIK, older European stocks used dye systems that are incompatible with modern processes.

The first major incidents of "static cling" were NOT on Kodak film ("American President", November 1995). NATO received reports of static problems on "English Patient", "Michael", "Scream", "The Apostle", etc., which were printed on other film stocks. All film manufacturers publicly acknowledged more static problems with polyester print films. Kodak VISION Color Print Film has a transparent conductive anti-static backing layer to help control static, and Kodak developed an anti-static process additive that many film labs are applying to ALL prints to control static. Because of these Kodak developments, "static cling" incidents are greatly reduced.

Print "shedding" is dependent on a variety of factors, including projector design, gate tension, print lubrication, relative humidity, etc. Unfortunately, most labs no longer follow Kodak's long-standing recommendations on print lubrication:
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/support/processing/h242/h2402_04.shtml#164364

Proper edge-waxing helps prints resist projector abrasion, which can be severe in some cases. Kodak VISION Color Print Film is much more resistant to abrasion, and performs well in most projectors, even without edge-waxing. Other manufacturer's films have had projector abrasion and "shedding" issues as well.