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1 online resource (x, 250 pages) : illustrations, map |
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The SUNY series, horizons of cinema |
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SUNY series, horizons of cinema.
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| Contents |
Introduction: Early moviegoing and the regulation of fun -- Rendezvous for particular people: The local roots of mass culture -- Socially combustible: Panicky people and flammable films -- Showmanship in formation: Incorporating the civic work of competition -- Senseless censors and startling deeds: From police beat to bureaucracy -- Everybody's going: Introducting the mass audience to itself -- Conclusion: Wartime filmgoing as citizenship |
| Summary |
"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."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-237) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Motion picture audiences -- Canada
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Motion picture audiences -- United States
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Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- Canada
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Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- United States
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Motion picture theaters -- Canada
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Motion picture theaters -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies.
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Motion picture audiences
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Motion picture theaters
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Motion pictures -- Social aspects
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Canada
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781435648463 |
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1435648463 |
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