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Author:   Ben Davis
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781476667201

ISBN 10:   1476667209
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   14 March 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Part One: The First Wave  1. The Roots of Repertory Programming in New York  2. The First Wave of the Repertory Theater Movement  3. The New Yorker Theater: Art over Commerce  4. The Bleecker Street Cinema: From Repertory Theater to Independent delete delete Film Showcase  5. The Charles Theater: The Underground Film in the Heyday of the East Village  6. The Thalia: Grand Dame of Repertory Houses Part Two: The Second Wave  7. New York Film Scene, 1970s On  8. The Second Wave of the Repertory Theater Movement  9. The Elgin Theater: Midnight Movies and the Countercultural Craze 10. Theatre 80 St. Marks: Joan Crawford, Grauman’s Chinese Theater and Other Memorabilia of Hollywood’s Golden Age 11. The Regency: MGM Reigns Supreme 12. The Thalia: A Temple to B Films, Trashy Films and Other Critical Rejects 13. Carnegie Hall Cinema and Bleecker Street Cinema: Classic Revivals, American Independents, Godard and Company—A Smorgasbord of Riches 14. Repertory Programming: A Return to Its Roots Chronology of the Repertory Movie Theaters, New York City, 1960–1994 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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copious photographs...a superb job of capturing the phenomenon of New York repertory movie theaters and placing it in historical context...prose is clear, intelligent, engaging...anecdotal examples colorful and often humorous...research impeccably extensive --New York Review of Books; product of nearly two decades of loving research and intensive interviews...more than delivers on the promise of its title, an exhaustive and maddening tale of a niche industry's first golden era and long fade-out --Cineaste.

copious photographs...a superb job of capturing the phenomenon of New York repertory movie theaters and placing it in historical context...prose is clear, intelligent, engaging...anecdotal examples colorful and often humorous...research impeccably extensive --New York Review of Books.

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Ben Davis is a freelance writer in New York City. His articles have appeared in Film & History, Film Quarterly, and Cineaste.

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