Theo Kalomirakis' Private Theaters [Hardcover]

Brett Anderson (Author), Theo Kalomirakis (Author), Phillip H. Ennis (Author, Photographer)

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Kalomirakis' stunningly sumptuous work evokes the gilt-encrusted excesses of old-time movie palaces, re-creating them for the delectation of wealthy clients like Eddie Murphy.... [F]or anybody who daydreams of making his basement a Bijou, this is just the ticket. -- Entertainment Weekly

Product Details

• Hardcover: 165 pages
• Publisher: Harry N Abrams (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810963442
• ISBN-13: 978-0810963443
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 10.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,046,298 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Home Theater dreams gloriously realized, June 23, 1998

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Hannu Impola ([e-mail]) (Helsinki, Finland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Theo Kalomirakis' Private Theaters (Hardcover)

In this magnificient book Theo Kalomirakis, the front figure of extravagant home theater gives you an inside view to some of the finest home theaters in the world. The background of mr. Kalomirakis is shortly but concisely explained, as is his enthusiasm for movies and the history of the movie palaces of the golden era. His talent of bringing the dreams of his clients alive in perfect home theaters is delightfully revealed through the glorious pictures and thoughtful descriptions of the individual theatres in the book. Every chapter of the book gives you enough information satisfy your curiosity, but still leaves some details for your imagination. It seems like this book is as carefully crafted symbiose of technology and art as are mr. Kalomirakis' home theaters.

I recommend this book highly for everyone that is aspiring to achieve the highest level of home entertainment, because the book gives you a lot of ideas. However, this book is not for technology oriented people, because the equipment used for these theatres are not in the forefront, the outlook and the atmosphere of these theatres take the leading roles.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent photography, worth twice the price, outstanding, November 18, 1998

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This review is from: Theo Kalomirakis' Private Theaters (Hardcover)

I purchased this book to get ideas for our own home theater and of course the ideas in this book are way out of my price range, but the enjoyment of looking at the pictures and the editorial information was great. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves to provide enjoyable reading items for visitors or guest. I definitely think this is a coffee table book that many people will enjoy. I personally have had 4 people ask me where they could get a copy of this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great ideas for the non-finanically handicapped, August 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Theo Kalomirakis' Private Theaters (Hardcover)

Great book. Lots of ideas. Many could be translated to lower costing projects. How would one get in touch with some of the different designer aspects used, such as the soft scuplter of Lisa Leintfelds (sic)? Have tried everything I could think of. Keep up the wonderful work.