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Silver Screens - by Jane Crowther (Hardcover)

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  • A celebration of the world's most cherished cinemas, from vintage movie houses to quirky start-ups.
  • About the Author: Film journalist Jane Crowther has been writing about movies and the ephemera surrounding them since her teens when she started out as a youth writer on The Yorkshire Post newspaper.
  • 224 Pages
  • Performing Arts, Film

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About the Book



A celebration of the world's most cherished cinemas, from vintage movie houses to quirky start-ups.



Book Synopsis



A celebration of the world's most cherished cinemas, from vintage movie houses to quirky start-ups.

There is an enduring love for old cinemas. It may have something to do with Maya Angelou's famous quote that '...people will never forget how you made them feel'. Cinemas have been the places where all kinds of emotions have been felt - heartstrings are tugged, fears exposed, and then there is that explosion of joy with a happy ending. Cinemas are a place of communal experience, of first dates, of strong reactions. And you remember them. That's why people hate to see cinemas torn down.

Silver Screens is a celebration of movie houses and drive-ins from around the world that continue to show feature films. All cinemas are working and open for business - the book works as a part travel guide featuring a directory of contact addresses so you can visit each one that's listed.

There are the wonderful art deco masterpieces, such as the 1938 Rex in Berkhamsted; or the art deco Raj Mandir in Jaipur, India; or the Sun Theatre in Melbourne, an art deco building that now holds eight cinemas each named after a closed Melbourne movie house.

There are historic cinemas - such as the Texas Theater, Dallas, where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested (his seat is flagged). And the Biopic in Chicago where John Dillinger was gunned down as he left.

There are the far-flung cinemas from around the globe, the most northerly, the most southerly, the biggest single screen (India), the official smallest cinema (in Italy) the oldest in Britain, the oldest in the World.

There are the famous cinemas - such as Mann's Chinese Theater or the Egyptian in Hollywood, or Cine Dore Filmoteca in Madrid which featured in Pedro Almodovar's Talk to Her and Pain & Glory which survived a direct hit from an artillery shell in the Spanish Civil War.

So grab your popcorn and settle in. Welcome to the world of Silver Screens, where the magic of cinema lives on.



About the Author



Film journalist Jane Crowther has been writing about movies and the ephemera surrounding them since her teens when she started out as a youth writer on The Yorkshire Post newspaper. Since then she's written about the silver screen across all platforms for numerous outlets, as well as commenting and reviewing on TV and radio. She is currently the editor-in-chief of Total Film magazines, the vice chair of The London Film Critics' Circle and a member of BAFTA and the Critics' Choice Association.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.94 Inches (H) x 7.69 Inches (W) x .69 Inches (D)
Weight: .59 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Film
Genre: Performing Arts
Number of Pages: 224
Publisher: Pavilion Books
Theme: Guides & Reviews
Format: Hardcover
Author: Jane Crowther
Language: English
Street Date: September 30, 2025
TCIN: 1002183466
UPC: 9780008647537
Item Number (DPCI): 247-25-5407
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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