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Cinema in a small state : distribution and exhibition in Adelaide at the coming of sound in Studies in Australasian cinema (2007) vol.1 iss.3 p.299-313
Author: Walsh, Mike PhysDes: ArticleSubject: DISTRIBUTION. AUSTRALIA ; EXHIBITION. AUSTRALIA ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. TRANSITION SILENT-SOUND ; HISTORY OF EXHIBITION. AUSTRALIA Summary: Most histores of Australian cinema have foregrounded film production but have little to say about film distribution and exhibition, which were more powerful sectors of the cinema industry in Australia. This study examines the distribution and exhibition of films in Adelaide's central business district and suburban circuits during the introduction of sound in 1928-29. In addition to analysing the impact of the new technology, this article looks at the way that film distribution in this period changed in response to a number of other factors including the switch to direct distribution, the rise of British production and the local politics of first-run exhibition competition. The article examines the structure of the city and suburban exhibition in Adelaide and demonstrates that any analysis of the industry's response to sound technologies must take into account intensely local factors in order to explain the ways that different compaines adopted varying industrial tactics during the diffusion of this new technology. -- Abstract
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Going to the pictures : Scottish memories of cinema : with bonnie Scotland: on the big screen / Andrew Martin Edinburgh: NMS Publishing Limited, Royal Museum, 2000.
Call No: 71(411) MARAuthor: Martin, Andrew CorpAuthor: NMS Publishing Limited; Royal MuseumSource: UKPlace: EdinburghPublisher: NMS Publishing Limited; Royal MuseumPubDate: 2000PhysDes: viii, 134 p. : ill. ; 20 cmSeries: Scotland's Past in ActionSubject: SCOTLAND ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. SCOTLAND ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. SILENT PERIOD ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. SOUND PERIOD ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. TRANSITION SILENT-SOUND ; HISTORY OF EXHIBITION. SCOTLAND ; ORAL HISTORIES ; CHILDREN AND THE CINEMA. SCOTLAND ; CINEMAS. SCOTLAND ; EXHIBITION. SCOTLAND ; EXHIBITION OF SILENT FILMS. SCOTLAND ; MEMORABILIA ; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; EALING STUDIOS ; BRIGADOON (US, Vincente Minnelli, 1954) Summary: "Take your seat ... sit back and relax ... as we whisk you back to the days of art deco palaces and local fleapits. To celebrate the 20th century's most popular art form, we feature the voices of cinema-goers from all over Scotland as they recollect the Silent days, the novelty of Talkies, secretive courting in the balconies, noisy children at matinees - and through it all, the sheer glamour of the Stars. We take you from Holyrood to Hollywood, starring Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper and Betty Grable, and Odeons and Regals the length and breadth of Scotland." (Taken from back cover)Notes: Includes filmography, further readingISBN: 1901663442
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Government regulation of film exhibition in Australia to 1960 Melb.: 1973.
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History on/and/in film : selected papers from the 3rd Australian History and Film Conference, Perth / edited by Tom O'Regan & Brian Shoesmith Perth, [W.A.]: History and Film Association of Australia (W.A.), 1987.
Call No: 45:93 HISAuthor: O'Regan, Tom, 1956 ; Shoesmith, Brian CorpAuthor: Australian History and Film Conference (3rd :, 1985 : Perth (W.A.)); History and Film Association of Australia (W.A.)Place: Perth, [W.A.]Publisher: History and Film Association of Australia (W.A.)PubDate: 1987PhysDes: 180 p. ; 30 cmSubject: HISTORY AND THE CINEMA ; HISTORICAL FILMS ; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ; FRANCE ; INDIA ; JAPAN ; COMMONWEALTH FILM UNIT ; HISTORY OF EXHIBITION. AUSTRALIA ; AUSTRALIA. 1970's ; FASCISM AND THE CINEMA ; MARXISM AND THE CINEMA ; Grierson, John ; CHAUVEL, CHARLES ; HEIMAT [TV] (GW, Edgar Reitz, 1984) ; SHOAH (FR/SZ, Claude Lanzmann, 1985) ; SEE IT NOW (US, Edward Murrow, 1954?) ; ROMAN SCANDALS (US, Frank Tuttle, 1933) ; ASSAULT ON SALAMAUA (AT, 1943) ; FORTINI/CANI (IT, Jean-Marie Straub & Daniele Huillet, 1976) Notes: Cover subtitle : Proceedings of the 3rd History and Film Conference, Perth, 1985ISBN: 0729800563 (pbk.)LON: 5567713
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Jean Desmet's dream factory : the adventurous years of film (1907-1916) / edited by Marante Bloemheuvel, Jaap Guldemond, Mark-Paul Meyer Amsterdam, Netherlands: Eye Filmmuseum ; Rotterdam : nai010 publishers, c2014, c2014.
Call No: 81DES JEAAuthor: Bloemheuvel, Marante (ed.) ; Guldemond, Jaap (ed.) ; Meyer, Mark-Paul (ed.) Source: NEPlace: Amsterdam, NetherlandsPublisher: Eye Filmmuseum ; Rotterdam : nai010 publishers, c2014PubDate: c2014PhysDes: 192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cmSubject: HISTORY OF CINEMA ; FILM ; NETHERLANDS ; HISTORY OF EXHIBITION ; DESMET, JEAN Summary: "Jean Desmet’s Dream Factory: The Adventurous Years of Film (1907-1916) offers an inspiring picture of the early years of film. This new medium developed rapidly into a popular form of entertainment thanks to new technology, artistic ingenuity and creative entrepreneurship. The film industry could grow in part because of passionate businessmen like Jean Desmet (1875-1956), who rose from fairground showman to become one of the most important cinema exhibitors and film distributors in the Netherlands. This publication pays tribute to Jean Desmet the entrepreneur and pioneer, and especially to the films he screened. Films from the second decade of the last century surprise today’s audiences with their original imaginative power, uninhibited vision and inventive use of film techniques. The visual refinement of many of these films makes them both artistic and modern." -- BACK COVER BLURBNotes: Published on the occasion of the exhibition Jean Desmet's Dream Factory: the adventurous years of film (1907-1916) during 13 December 2014-12 April 2015 in Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam.; Includes bibliographical references (page 190)ISBN: 9789462081741Donation: Senses of CinemaContents: -- in our sight , in our mind / Sandra den Hamer -- Jean Desmet's Dream Factory The Adventurous Years of Film (1907-1916) / Jaap Guldemond --
Jean Desmet in His Time / Sanne Baar -- A Treasure Trove of Adventure and Experimentation / Mark-Paul Meyer -- The Desmet Collection: A Perspective from Abroad / David Robinson -- The Wondrous Images of Silent Film / Mark-Paul Meyer -- `Femmes Fatales' and Film Divas: The Decadent Sense of Life / Peter Delpeut -- Terrifying, Modern and Artistic: The Film Posters in the Desmet Collection / Ivo Blom -- The Forgotten Modernism of Vitagraph / Peter Delpeut -- Jean Desmet and the Transition Years: From a Travelling Cinema to a Picture Palace / Rommy Albers and Leanne van Schijndel -- Jean Desmet's Time Capsule From Company Archive to Cultural Heritage / Elif Rongen-Kaynakci and Soeluh van den Berg -- Films and Posters in the Desmet Collection in the EYE Filmmuseum: Films, Posters, Cinemas --
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The movies begin : making movies in New Jersey 1887-1920 / Paul C. Spehr Newark, New Jersey: Newark Museum, 1977.
Call No: 70"00:01" SPEAuthor: Spehr, P.C. Source: USPlace: Newark, New JerseyPublisher: Newark MuseumPubDate: 1977PhysDes: 191 p. : illustrations ; 26 cmSubject: HISTORY AND THE CINEMA. USA ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. SILENT PERIOD ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. USA ; HISTORY OF EXHIBITION ; EDISON, THOMAS ALVA ; DICKSON, W. K. L. ; DICKSON EXPERIMENTAL SOUND FILM (US, W.K.L. Dickson, 1894) Summary: "Stills, production photographs, and rare portraits are featured in a study of Edison's development of movie equipment and the stars, studios, and events that marked the growth of the movie industry in New Jersey" -- From Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/moviesbeginmakin0000spehNotes: Includes bibliography; Includes indexISBN: 0871001217Contents: Introduction: Samual C. Miller -- Acknowledgement: Paul C. Spehr -- Pre-Cinema: The Times and the man, Making pictures move, Photography and motion -- Invention and early development: Thomas A. Edison and William K. Dickson, THomas A. Edison: the first films, Edison and Dickson: what did they contribute to movies?, Film theatres and early filmmaking -- Early filmmaking in New Jersey: On location in New Jersey, The Motion Picture Patents Co. and The Independents -- The Studios -- The Personalities
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The Picture Palaces of Melbourne / Trevor Walters [Mentone, Vic.]: [Trevor Walters], 2009.
Call No: 38(94) WALAuthor: Walters, Trevor Edition: rev. 2009 ed.Source: ATPlace: [Mentone, Vic.]Publisher: [Trevor Walters]PubDate: 2009PhysDes: 282 p. : ill. ; 30 cmSubject: CINEMAS. AUSTRALIA ; CINEMAS. AUSTRALIA. ATHENAEUM ; CINEMAS. AUSTRALIA. CAPITOL [VIC] ; CINEMAS. AUSTRALIA. REGENT THEATRE ; CINEMAS. AUSTRALIA. STATE FILM THEATRE (VIC) ; EXHIBITION. AUSTRALIA ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. AUSTRALIA ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1920's ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1930's ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1940's ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1950's ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1960's ; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1970's ; HISTORY OF EXHIBITION. AUSTRALIA Summary: "Sparkling glass, gleaming gold, polished wood. Plush seats, awesome chandeliers, welcoming attendants in crisp uniforms. A mighty Wurlitzer that rose up from the bowels and burst into enchanting, entrancing chords at the hands of a musical maestro. It was Saturday night at the "flicks", and for thirty years, the Regent, State and Capitol Theatres provided the weekly entertainment for thouands of families - their awesome opulence and fastidious staff presentation as much part of the experience as the heroics of the stars on the silver screen. Then came television... Trevor Walters, steeped in the cinema industry, traces the startling rise and dramatic fall of those exciting, enchanting edifices of entertainment, the Picture Palaces of Melbourne" -- BOOK BLURBNotes: Cover titleISBN: 0975101714Contents: -- the picture palaces of melbourne -- introduction -- capitol theatre -- state theatre -- regent theatre -- melbourne's picture theatres from silents to the present -- melbourne's picture theatres the 70mm houses -- hoyts plaza theatre the cinerama years -- they dont call them suburban picture theatres anymore -- stories from the cinema industry -- epilogue --ID2: 257
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Rural cinema audiences in South Australia in the 1930s in Studies in Australasian cinema (2007) vol.1 iss.3 p.353-375
Author: Walker, Dylan PhysDes: ArticleSubject: HISTORY OF EXHIBITION. AUSTRALIA ; DISTRIBUTION. AUSTRALIA ; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA ; STATE AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA: SOUTH AUSTRALIA Summary: Very few South Australian local histories give any account of the ritual screening of films in local community halls and regional picture theatres. Given that the 1930s was a turbulent era for the exhibition industry, the survival of the rural picture show beyond the decade suggests that it played a significant role in local history. This article will discuss the distribution and exhibition of films in rural South Australia during the early 1930s and the impact of legislation on the small operators. It goes on to examine the cinema-going preferences of the mid-north town of Snowtown during two years from July 1933 to June 1935 and considers the factors other than taste that determined the popularity of a screening. -- Abstract
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Screening the past : aspects of early Australian film : selected papers from the sixth Australian History and Film Conference and other sources / edited by Ken Berryman Acton, A.C.T.: National Film & Sound Archive, 1995.
Call No: 45:93 SCRAuthor: Berryman, Ken CorpAuthor: National Film and Sound Archive (Australia); Australian History and Film Conference (6th : 1993 : La Trobe University, Melbourne)Place: Acton, A.C.T.Publisher: National Film & Sound ArchivePubDate: 1995PhysDes: 184 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cmSubject: STATE AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA ; WOMEN IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS AND THE CINEMA ; CENSORSHIP. AUSTRALIA ; VAUDEVILLE AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA ; TRANSVESTISM. AUSTRALIA ; CENTENARY OF CINEMA. AUSTRALIA ; HISTORY OF EXHIBITION. AUSTRALIA ; PERCIVAL, LACEY ; WILMOT, CHESTER ; PARER, DAMIEN ; REALIST FILM UNIT AND ASSOCIATION, THE ; WOMAN SUFFERS, THE (AT, Raymond Longford, 1918) ; SENTIMENTAL BLOKE, THE (AT, Raymond Longford, 1919) ; LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY (US, Alfred E. Green & Jack Pickford, 1921) Notes: CIP confirmed; Includes bibliographical referencesISBN: 0642235309LON: 11944255Contents: "Sorry, Wrong Centenary!" by Chris Long, p.11-30 -- "Film in Footscray : Early Film Exhibition in the Suburbs" by John Benson, p.49-59 -- "The Sentimental Bloke : narrative and social consensus" by Ina Berttrand, p97-106 -- "Little Lord Fauntlreoy : an example of the relationship between vaudeville and film" by Anne Bittner, p107-115 -- "Dangerous Visions : "Films suitable and unsuitable for native races" by Marion Benjamin, p141-150 -- "Sheep's clothing : a dress in some Australian films" by Deb Verhoeven, p151-157 -- "Chester Wilmot and Damien Parer at Tobruk" by Neil McDonald, p159-169 -- "Making waves : The Realilst Film Unit and Association" by Deane Williams, p 170-184
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Twin peeks : Australian and NZ feature films / Deb Verhoeven Melbourne: Damned Publishing, 1999.
Call No: 71(94) TWIPlace: MelbournePublisher: Damned PublishingPubDate: 1999PhysDes: 558 p.Subject: AUSTRALIA ; NEW ZEALAND ; NATIONAL IDENTITY IN FILMS. NEW ZEALAND ; NATIONAL IDENTITY IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; HISTORY OF EXHIBITION. AUSTRALIA ; DISTRIBUTION. AUSTRALIA ; ASIANS IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; LANDSCAPES IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; FAMILY IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; HOMOSEXUALITY IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; AUSTRALIA. 1970's ; WARD, VINCENT ; HALL, KEN G. ; DARK CITY (US, Alex Proyas, 1997) ; BABE: PIG IN THE CITY (AT, George Miller, 1998) ; SENTIMENTAL BLOKE, THE (AT, Raymond Longford, 1919) ; SQUATTER'S DAUGHTER, THE (AT, Ken G. Hall, 1933) ; FLOATING LIFE (AT, Clara Law, 1996) ; PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (AT, Peter Weir, 1975) ; PIANO, THE (AT, Jane Campion, 1993) ; ON THE BEACH (US, Stanley Kramer, 1959) ; YATGO HO YAN (HK, Samo Hung, 1997) ; RADIANCE (AT, Rachel Perkins, 1998) ; VACANT POSSESSION (AT, Margot Nash, 1995) ISBN: 1876310006LON: 20154200ID2: 29
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