When Movies Were Theater

Performing Arts
When Movies Were Theater

Author: William Paul

Publisher: Columbia University Press

ISBN: 9780231541374

Category: Performing Arts

Page: 432

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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.

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