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Switch to digital projectors imperils some theaters

Hollywood's switch from 35-millimeter film to digital movies is imperiling some small theaters that can't afford the new projectors. "We're faced with digital doomsday," says Jason Clark, owner of Parkhill Cinema, a three-screen theater in Tarboro, N.C. He's been told he needs to install three new digital projectors that cost $50,000 to $70,000 each by the end of 2013.

 

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