Beschreibung:

XXII, 381 p., ill. Original softcover.

Bemerkung:

From the estate of Kurt Scheel, German publicist. - Slightly creased binding and slightly stained bottom edge, otherwise good and clean. - CONTENTS: Illustrations -- Foreword by David Bordwell -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I / Business History -- 1 / The Movie Show Begins -- 2 / The Nickelodeon Era -- 3 / The Rise of National Theatre Chains -- 4 / Hollywood Control -- 5 / New National Chains -- 6 / Contemporary Moviegoing -- Part II / Alternative Operations -- 7 / Specialized Theatres -- 8 / Movie Theatres for Black Americans -- 9 / Ethnic Theatres and Art Cinemas -- Part III / Technological Transformations -- 10 / Sound -- 11 / Color and Wide-Screen Images -- 12 / Movies on Television -- 13 / Cable Televisions's Movie Channels -- 14 / Home Video -- Epilogue. ISBN 9780299132149