Alpine theater owner takes center stage in documentary
A Brooklyn theater owner has received the Hollywood treatment himself.
Nicolas Nicolaou, who operates the century-old Alpine Cinema in Bay Ridge, the Cinemart in Queens and Cinema Village in Manhattan, is the subject of the documentary “The Projectionist.”
The film, which premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, was officially released last October and began streaming this March. Nicolaou and director Abel Ferrara recently hosted screenings and Q&A sessions.