106: Stories From the Booth—36 Years in Film Projection

Contact the Show!Mike sits down with Alan Gilbertson, who joined Classic Cinemas 36 years ago after already establishing himself as a projectionist in the industry.Now, on the verge of retirement, Alan looks back at a career that spans one of the most transformative eras in cinema exhibition.From carbon arcs and hand-threading 35mm film… to today’s high-contrast laser projection and object-based sound, the evolution didn’t arrive all at once. It unfolded steadily, reshaping the moviegoing experience—and helping bring Classic Cinemas to the standard it represents today.Sit back, listen, and take a journey through where we’ve been, the experience we deliver now, and what the future of cinema may hold.