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.

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Before DVDs and VCRs, and way before Netflix, watching movies at home meant owning a movie projector. There were no big screens, only white sheets hung on a wall. This hand-cranked Keystone Moviegraph ...

Going to the cinema scratches two itches. First, it gets you off your phone (unless you’re that poorly behaved guest the pre-roll credits all talk about). Second, the larger-than-life, ...

Earlier this year, it was revealed that Ford now has a patent for a system that would effectively turn the bed of its F-150 pickup truck into a mobile movie theater. But it turns out Ford’s ideas for ...

Before digital projectors in movie theaters, projectionists had to quickly move from one film reel to the next. NPR looks at what has changed since the days of film in our series, "Backstage Pass." ...

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 ...