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.

With "Dune 2" coming to IMAX theaters, Charles Moss looks back on his summer spent in the plywood projection booth at the TCL Chinese Theatre. If you were one of the lucky ones who saw “Oppenheimer” ...

The DGA New York Theater is recognized throughout the entertainment industry as one of the preeminent screening, private reception, and film premiere facilities in the United States. This private ...

Director Christopher Nolan has long been an advocate for film over digital — and since “The Dark Knight,” he’s become more and more committed to IMAX film. And one of the best IMAX screens in the ...

You and I, we stream "movies" at home. Maybe not so long ago, we went to the movie theater. Not John Sittig. He goes to the pictures. When asked, Sittig, 72, will tell you he's the "director of ...

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — It’s not an easy climb. A long, dimly lit stairway inside a building in East Austin. Those steps lead to a movie theater projection booth that has not been used since 2011. When Austin ...

Before digital projectors in movie theaters, projectionists had to quickly move from one film reel to the next. NPR looks at what has changed... Step inside a movie projection booth to see what's ...