There’s a soft, rhythmic patter behind you—the mechanical whisper of film spooling through a projector. A cone of light beams from the projection booth, flickering overhead as it lands on the screen.

CLEVELAND -- The good news is that Cinema at the Square is back after a one-year hiatus. I had feared that Craig Hassall, Playhouse Square’s new president and CEO (as of 2023), had discontinued the ...

For a large part of the 20th century, motion pictures were distributed on nitrate film. Although cheaper for the studios, this film was highly flammable and prone to decay. On top of that, most film ...