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    Best Of 2012: Movie Theater
Booze in the theater, yummy popcorn — all that stuff you love remains intact. Let's talk about what really matters: The National Association of Theatre Owners predicts 35 mm film will cease being distributed by 2013's end. "Convert or die" is the phrase being tossed around, and hundreds of small independents like Kimball's are facing pricey digital-projector upgrades. General manager Matt Stevens says Kimball's is strategizing for its own transition (currently costing upward of $65,000 to $95,000 per screen) and that when it happens, "it'll be spectacular," with better crispness and resolution, higher contrast and more vivid colors on a brighter picture. Expect new screens and a new sound system, too. Until then, Stevens says the best films of the year will land in November and December, so don't be a stranger. — Matthew Schniper

Best Of 2012: Movie Theater

Booze in the theater, yummy popcorn — all that stuff you love remains intact. Let's talk about what really matters: The National Association of Theatre Owners predicts 35 mm film will cease being distributed by 2013's end. "Convert or die" is the phrase being tossed around, and hundreds of small independents like Kimball's are facing pricey digital-projector upgrades. General manager Matt Stevens says Kimball's is strategizing for its own transition (currently costing upward of $65,000 to $95,000 per screen) and that when it happens, "it'll be spectacular," with better crispness and resolution, higher contrast and more vivid colors on a brighter picture. Expect new screens and a new sound system, too. Until then, Stevens says the best films of the year will land in November and December, so don't be a stranger. — Matthew Schniper

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