"A celebration of the grand American shrines to cinema,"
"A fascinating little historical walk."
- KPCC-NPR LOS ANGELES |
"With a nostalgia that urges action,"
- BoxofficePro |
"Going Attractions...shows the importance of cinema history
and how vital it is to preserve these theaters,"
- Danielle Solzman, SolzyattheMovies.com
and how vital it is to preserve these theaters,"
- Danielle Solzman, SolzyattheMovies.com
"This story is thorough and fascinating... and is highly recommended for students of film history, American architecture, fan studies, 20th Century American history, and urban studies."
- EMRO
- EMRO
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Going Attractions:
The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace Directed by April Wright
Run time: 84 min Public Performance Rights Licensing:
Starting at $299 Organizations & institutions please contact info@passionriver.com today for a quote |
Synopsis:
Other countries built palaces for royalty, in the United States we built them to watch movies.
The 100 year history of how the American movie experience evolved so quickly from nickelodeons to the studio system and huge movie palaces of the teens and twenties and their eventual decline through present day including current preservation efforts.
Other countries built palaces for royalty, in the United States we built them to watch movies.
The 100 year history of how the American movie experience evolved so quickly from nickelodeons to the studio system and huge movie palaces of the teens and twenties and their eventual decline through present day including current preservation efforts.