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December 13, 2001 0631225919 978-0631225911 1
Pairing significant research with primary documents, Moviegoing in America charts the evolution of film exhibition and reception as a function of changing patterns of American community, identity, consumption, and the fabric of everyday life.

"Moviegoing in America is an important, groundbreaking book." -- The Moving Image

"Waller assembles an impressive collection that should become a key resource in the teaching of film exhibition history." -- Screen



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"Moviegoing in America is an important, groundbreaking book." -- The Moving Image

"Waller assembles an impressive collection that should become a key resource in the teaching of film exhibition history." -- Screen


"Interesting, at times surprising, and wide-ranging, Moviegoing in America is an outstanding collection on film exhibition in the United States from before the nickelodeons through today's stadium-seated multiplexes." Chuck Maland, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

"Moviegoing in America is a strong contribution to Film Studies. Spanning a broad historical period, drawing upon the work of major researchers, and comprising scholarly as well as trade press essays, it will be highly valuable to all courses on American film history." Lucy Fischer, University of Pittsburgh

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Movie-going in America provides a wealth of material about the history of film exhibition in the United States. It features new scholarship, reprints significant work that bridges film studies & social history, & includes an extensive bibliography & guide to research & resources in the field. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Although motion pictures were occasionally projected onto a screen in the United States during 1895, by the Lathams' eidoloscope and C. Read the first page
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building theatre patronage, filmic reception, jackass music, picture show audiences, blind buying, moviegoing practices, cheaper theaters, nickelodeon era, widescreen cinema, motion picture exhibition, film exhibition, nickel madness, moviegoing experience, exhibition practices, independent exhibitors, nickelodeon theaters, widescreen processes, weekly receipts, movie exhibition, screening sites, film rental, motion picture entertainment, song slides, motion picture theatre, moving picture theatre
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New York, United States, Publix Opinion, Sam Katz, Moving Picture World, East Austin, Main Street, Los Angeles, Renfro Valley, Motion Picture News, East Side, World War, African American, Film Daily, Great Britain, John Collier, Douglas Gomery, Kansas City, North Carolina, Saturday Evening Post, Architectural Record, Motion Picture Theater Management, Sam Lucchese, United Artists, Will Rogers
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