Arts & Entertainment

Coolidge Corner Theater Keeps Vintage Film Experience Despite New Renovations

Threading film in a two-projector system is an art and Lazzaro is careful not to make any mistakes during the delicate process.

(CBS Boston)

June 5, 2024

BROOKLINE -- Brookline's beloved Coolidge Corner Theater recently underwent a large expansion, but will continue to preserve its retro movie-going experience by showing old movies and vintage film.

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The nearly $15 million renovation began in July 2021 and re-opened to the public this March. Despite its modern changes, technical director Nick Lazzaro is not letting the Digital Age dominate viewers' cinema experience.

Lazzaro has been a projectionist and more at the Coolidge for the past 17 years. He doesn't want audiences to forget the past and says there's a purity to this bit of dated technology.

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