Going Attractions : : the Definitive Story of the Movie Palace

Locations
Call Number: DVD 725.822 Go, Adult DVD / Nonfiction / Performing Arts / Theater / Going attractions
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Westgate Branch

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Downtown 1st Floor 1-week checkout	DVD 725.822 Go	1-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult A/V 1-week checkout	Adult DVD / Nonfiction / Performing Arts / Theater / Going attractions	1-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult A/V 1-week checkout	Adult DVD / Nonfiction / Performing Arts / Theater / Going attractions	1-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult A/V 1-week checkout	Adult DVD / Nonfiction / Performing Arts / Theater / Going attractions	1-week checkout	Due 04-28-2024

Wide screen.
Barbara Twist, Leonard Maltin, Richard L. Fosbrink.
Other countries built palaces for royalty; in the United States, we built them to watch movies. It celebrates the splendor and grandeur of the great cinemas of the United States, built when movies were the acme of entertainment and the stories were larger than life, as were the venues designed to show them: Thousands of seats, giant screens, exotic and ornate interiors with balconies and lounges, in-house organs and orchestras, amazing marquees, and air conditioning back when houses had none.
DVD, wide screen presentation

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Cinemas of Yore submitted by Meginator on June 23, 2021, 5:34pm Combining interviews and photography, this documentary follows the history of the ornate, massive movie theatres that were popular from the 1920s to the 1940s, including Ann Arbor’s own Michigan Theater and Detroit’s Fox Theater. Filmmaker April Wright talks to an interesting group of experts (including film critics, photographers, preservation society members, and current theatre owners) who collectively provide an unusual range of perspectives on the history of movie theatres and broader film culture, although it would have been particularly nice to have an architect’s perspective as well. The story is as much about the history of filmgoing as it is about the buildings themselves, and some of the showcased theaters are truly marvelous. Though the film unfortunately neglects to clearly identify all of the interior and exterior locations it showcases (which is a massive, but not unforgivable, misstep), it is a heartfelt love letter to a bygone era, adding an additional perspective to a familiar subject by expanding on the history of film to explore the broader culture around it.