Old Cinemas

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Old Cinemas
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Allen Eyles
SeriesShire Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 149
Category/GenreFilms and cinema
History
ISBN/Barcode 9780747804888
ClassificationsDewey:791.430941
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Shire Publications
Publication Date 1 May 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book examines the rise and fall of the picture house in Britain before the advent of the dreary and unadventurous multiplex.

Author Biography

Hooked on films from the age of eleven, Allen Eyles, decided to make a living from his passion for cinema. He has written many film books, including careers studies of the Marx Brothers, John Wayne, Rex Harrison and others. After he obsereved the destruction of several notable cinemas, he began documenting their history and has authored books about the Gaumont, ABC and Granada circuits and is currently at work on a two-volume history of Odeon cinemas.