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In theaters everywhere : a history of the Hollywood wide release, 1913-2017 / Brian Hannan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hannan, Brian, 1954- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures--United States--Distribution--History.
- Motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--United States--Marketing--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2019.
- Summary:
- "This book tells the story of how the few became the many. It explores the contraction of the release cycle, the maximization of the marketing dollar, and the democratization of consumer access. Additionally, it offers a comprehensive list of wide releases and rebuts much of what previous scholars have found"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The jazz singer revolutionizes wide release, 1913/1936
- World premieres at a city near you, 1937/1943
- Quick money, 1944/1950
- Taking stock, 1951/1955
- Slowing down, speeding up, 1956/1959
- The exhibitor fights back, 1960/1962
- Downtown anchors aweigh, 1963/1965
- Saturation : re-think, 1966/1970
- The road to Jaws, 1971/1975
- The defining period for wide release, 1976/1979
- We're gonna need a bigger boat, 1980/2017.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-3391-6
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