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Shared pleasures : a history of movie presentation in the United States

Print Book, English, 1992
Univ. of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wis., 1992
XXII, 381 Seiten : Illustrationen.
9780299132101, 9780299132149, 0299132102, 0299132145
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Illustrations
vii(2)
Forewordix(6)
David Bordwell
Acknowledgmentsxv(2)
Introductionxvii
Part I / Business History3(134)
1 / The Movie Show Begins
3(15)
2 / The Nickelodeon Era
18(16)
3 / The Rise of National Theatre Chains
34(23)
4 / Hollywood Control
57(26)
5 / New National Chains
83(20)
6 / Contemporary Moviegoing
103(34)
Part II / Alternative Operations137(78)
7 / Specialized Theatres
137(18)
8 / Movie Theatres for Black Americans
155(16)
9 / Ethnic Theatres and Art Cinemas
171(44)
Part III / Technological Transformations215(79)
10 / Sound
215(15)
11 / Color and Wide-Screen Images
230(17)
12 / Movies on Television
247(16)
13 / Cable Televisions's Movie Channels
263(13)
14 / Home Video
276(18)
Epilogue294(9)
Notes303(54)
Selected Bibliography357(20)
Index377
Select. bibliogr. S. 357-375