When Movies Were Theater

Architecture, Exhibition, and the Evolution of American Film

By:

William Paul

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Hardback

Series:

Film and Culture Series

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There was a time when seeing a movie meant more than seeing a film. The theater itself shaped the very perception of events on screen. This multilayered history tells the story of American film through the evolution of theater architecture and the surprisingly varied ways movies were shown, ranging from Edison's 1896 projections to the 1968 Cinerama premiere of Stanley Kubrick's 2001. William Paul matches distinct architectural forms to movie styles, showing how cinema's roots in theater influenced business practices, exhibition strategies, and film technologies.

Author Biography:

William Paul is professor of film and media studies at Washington University in St. Louis. He is also the author of Ernst Lubitsch's American Comedy (1983) and Laughing Screaming: Modern Hollywood Horror and Comedy (1994).

Release date NZ

May 24th, 2016

Author

William Paul

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

71 b&w illustrations

Pages

432

Series

Film and Culture Series

Dimensions

152x228x25

ISBN-13

9780231176569

Product ID

24108048

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