Christopher Nolan asked IMAX if the film reels for "Oppenheimer" could fit in their projectors. The three-hour-long film has a reel that's 11 miles long and weighs 600 pounds, per AP. Nolan told ...

He said he began planning a decade ago to purchase digital projectors. The signs of an imminent changeover were plentiful and began appearing years ago, Cohen said, including the larger circuits, like ...

Periodically, whenever the Chicago Film Society gets together and talks about the future, conversation winds back to the same existential concern: Does the general public even know what film is ...

The Chicago Film Society acquired a collection of old 16 mm projectors from a school district in Iowa. Now the society loans the projectors and film reels to help preserve public knowledge of film.

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 ...