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.

New York photographer Joseph O. Holmes has always been fascinated by people and the space they inhabit. While at a movie theater with his wife two years ago, Holmes glanced back and saw a face peek ...

Cornell Cinema’s projectionist preserves the craft of film exhibition while pursuing a decades-long creative project of his own. If everything goes according to plan, no one notices the projectionist.

Ever since he was a boy catching Saturday matinees at his local movie theater, photographer Joseph O. Holmes has wondered what went on in the small windowed room above the audience. A few years ago, ...

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 ...

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