North Texas Wants to Know: What’s the appeal of historic movie theaters in the streaming era?

FILE: Movie theater sign.
FILE: Movie theater sign. Photo credit Getty Images

In a post-pandemic world, with streaming services dominating the cinema sphere, could movie theaters ever reign supreme again? North Texas is dotted with historic theaters that have been renovated either to screen films or as event spaces.

Host Baylee Friday talks to Jason Reimer, creative director of the Oak Cliff Foundation, about the role he played in re-opening the historic Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff. She also speaks to University of Dallas professor Scott Churchill who teaches classes on cinema and reviews films for the Irving Community Television Network.

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