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 ...
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." ...
I've always been fascinated by old film reels-not just for their nostalgic value but for the surprising prices some of them can command. There's a growing interest in vintage reels among collectors ...