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Now playing : early moviegoing and the regulation of fun / Paul S. Moore

Moore, Paul S.,i1970- [Verfasser]

Albany : State University of New York Press, 2008

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (x, 250 pages) : Illustrations, map

The SUNY series, horizons of cinema

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-237) and index

978-1-4356-4846-3 ; 1-4356-4846-3 ; 978-0-7914-7417-4

 

USA  Kanada  Kino  Publikum  Geschichte 

"Using Toronto as a case study, and focusing on a period from the opening of the first theaters showcasing moving pictures in 1906 to the end of World War I, Now Playing locates the origins of our present-day mass audience in the culture of cities. Paul S. Moore examines the emergence of everyday moviegoing and its regulation through neglected details like fire safety, newspaper ads, serial films, and amusement taxes, connecting them to more familiar themes of studio ownership of theaters, censorship, and journalism. In Toronto - a foreign city inside the American mass market - patriotism ultimately comes to the fore as civic forms of showmanship turn the simple act of "going to the movies" into a form of citizenship." --Book Jacket.