Ben Davis

Repertory Movie Theaters of New York City

Havens for Revivals, Indies and the Avant-Garde, 1960-1994

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

New York's repertory movie houses specialized in presenting films ignored by mainstream and art house audiences. Curating vintage and undistributed movies from various countries, they educated the public about the art of film at a time when the cinema had begun to be respected as an art form. Operating on shoestring budgets in funky settings, each repertory house had its own personality, reflecting the preferences of the (often eccentric) proprietor. While a few theaters existed in other cities, New York offered the greatest number and variety. Focusing on the active years from 1960 through 1994, this book documents the repertory movement in the context of economics and film culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 489g
• ISBN-13: 9781476667201
• ISBN-10: 1476667209
• Artikelnr.: 45516389

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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