Moviegoing in America: A Sourcebook in the History of Film Exhibition
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (792 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0631225927 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Gregory A. . He is author of Main Street Amusements: Movies and Commercial Entertainment in a Southern City, 1896-1930 (1995), which was awarded the Theater Library Association Award and the Katherine Singer Kovacs Award of the Society for Cinema Studies for outstanding scholarship in film an
Spanning a broad historical period, drawing upon the work of major researchers, and comprising scholarly as well as trade press essays, it will be highly valuable to all courses on American film history." Lucy Fischer, University of Pittsburgh. "Moviegoing in America is an important, groundbreaking book." -- The Moving Image"Waller assembles an impressive collection that should become a key resource in the teaching of film exhibition history." -- Screen"Interesting, at times surprising, and wide-ranging, Moviegoing in America is an outstanding collection on film exhibition in the United States from before the nickelodeons through today's stadium-seated multiplexes." Chuck Maland, University of
Pairing significant research with primary documents, Moviegoing in America charts the evolution of film exhibition and reception as a function of changing patterns of American community, identity, consumption, and the fabric of everyday life."Moviegoing in America is an important, groundbreaking book." -- The Moving Image"Waller assembles an impressive collection that should become a key resource in the teaching of film exhibition history." -- Screen
"Vaudeville and Movie Palaces all in one place." according to Channing Duke. Moviegoing in America is a must have for film scholars who are interested in the early days of film. This book has a lot of really good essays in it ranging from early Vaudeville theaters to Movie Palaces.