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Repertory movie theaters of New York City : havens for revivals, indies and the avant-garde, 1960-1994 /

For more than thirty years, New York's repertory movie houses specialized in presenting films ignored by mainstream and art house audiences. Each repertory had its own personality, reflecting the preferences of the proprietor. Focusing on the the active years from 1960 through 1994, this book d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Ben, 1937- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Subjects:
Motion picture theaters > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Motion pictures > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
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Summary:For more than thirty years, New York's repertory movie houses specialized in presenting films ignored by mainstream and art house audiences. Each repertory had its own personality, reflecting the preferences of the proprietor. Focusing on the the active years from 1960 through 1994, this book documents the repertory movement in the context of economics and film culture.
Physical Description:xi, 241 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476667201 (softcover : alk. paper)
1476667209 (softcover : alk. paper)