With the transition to digital, the days of film–real film–are fast coming to an end. Go into a movie theater nowadays and sit down in the dark, and the picture on the screen won’t be created by a ...

Before he became a film critic, NPR's Bob Mondello worked for a chain of movie theaters. He spent a lot of time in projection booths back then, and it had been a while since Bob climbed those stairs.

Courtesy Screenland You’ve probably noticed film is having a moment here in Kansas City. I’m not talking about movies and TV shows shooting here (though it was pretty cool when the Ted Lasso crew ...

On a recent afternoon, Somerville Theatre projectionist David Kornfeld was waiting for his cue. Kornfeld peered out from the booth’s port window, watching the 35mm print of “Fear and Loathing in Las ...

All the crafts that I’ve practiced in my life I’ve done knowing they are either dead or dying. I have a master’s degree in poetry. I was an investigative journalist at a nonprofit that closed due to ...

This past February, an unconventional delegation from Barco made the trek from Ghent to Los Angeles. Clad in bowties and evening gowns, this crew of execs and engineers cut dashing figures on a ...

Left: Two IMAX film projectors. Right: Two digital IMAX projectors. Do note, this isn't the caliber of equipment you're ...

Michelle Pfeiffer and Jonathan Majors look like crap. Usually, they’re two of the most radiant, dermatologically exceptional people in the world. But right now, they’re decrepit husks of themselves, ...

The Italian-made Cinemeccanica Victoria 8 had been left in the former cinema A piece of film history left abandoned in a derelict cinema due for demolition has been saved. Norwich film enthusiasts ...

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