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Small-town movie theaters are in a fight for their lives.

Hollywood studios are phasing out 35-millimeter film in favor of going digital. This means theaters are feeling the pressure to spend thousands of dollars to upgrade¹ their facilities, or be forced to close their doors.

One such theater is The Rialto, about to mark its 100th anniversary in Grayling.

Jordan Stancil's great-grandfather founded the Rialto Theater in 1915.

The Rialto ran a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise money to upgrade its systems, and Stancil tells us they raised over $100,000 with the support of current and former residents of Grayling.

"The theater basically attracts all members of the community, so it's a shared experience," Stancil says of the support. "They were really willing to help, and it was a pretty inspiring thing to be a part of."

Listen to Jordan Stancil talk more about small-town cinema in the modern era in our conversation above.

1 upgrade   

vt.提高，加强，改善；n.提高，改善

参考例句：

• We need to upgrade the status of teachers.我们需要提升老师的地位。
• To upgrade a clerk to manager.将办事员提升为经理。