When Movies Were Theater

Architecture, Exhibition, and the Evolution of American Film
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-231-17657-6
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 591 g

Reihe: Film and Culture Series

There was a time when seeing a movie meant more than seeing a film. The theater itself shaped the very perception of events onscreen. 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. The study matches distinct architectural forms to movie styles, showing how cinema's roots in theater influenced business practices, exhibition strategies, and film technologies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Paul, William

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theaterregie, Theaterproduktion
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatergeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Geschichte der Architektur, Baugeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: An Art of the Theater1. Making Movies Fit2. Store Theaters: A Radical Break3. Palatial Architecture, Democratized Audience4. Elite Taste in a Mass Medium5. Uncanny Theater6. The Architectural ScreenConclusion: Ontological Fade-OutAppendix 1: Stage Shows and Double Features in Select Markets Outside New York CityAppendix 2: Feature Films Based on Theatrical SourcesAbbreviations Used for Citations in NotesNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

Über Autor(innen)

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