Screening the World Global Development of the Multiplex Cinema
This book charts the development of the multiplex cinema as the pre-eminent form of film exhibition across the world. Going from its origins in the USA in the 1960s to its expansion overseas from the mid-1980s across Europe, Australia and other parts of P
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Stuart Hanson
Screening the World
Stuart Hanson
Screening the World Global Development of the Multiplex Cinema
Stuart Hanson De Montfort University Leicester, Leicestershire, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-18994-5 ISBN 978-3-030-18995-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18995-2 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover Image: The Point multiplex in Milton Keynes. Colin Palmer Photography / Alamy Stock Photo Cover Design: eStudio Calamar This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
For Vidyasara
Acknowledgements
I am indebted to many people who have helped me in the course of writing this book—in particular Karsten Grummitt from Dodona Research, who generously furnished me with much data. Nancy Gallagher helped me with a great deal of useful material about AMC and made me most welcome when I visited Kansas City. Kam Dosanjh from Vue Cinemas has been a great source of knowledge and expertise. Judith Thissen and Karina Aveyard looked at relevant sections of the book and their comments were a great help. Mike Walsh from Flinders University very helpfully supplied me with a range of materials and sources about cinemas in Australia. Last but not least, James Chapman’s extremely supportive comments on the finished manuscript were a tremendous vote of confidence. I would also like to thank my colleagues in the Leicester Media School at De Montfort University and the Cinema and Television History Research Institute in particular. Finally, I would like to thank my wife Vidyasara for her love and support.
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Contents
1 Introduction 1 Structure 3
Part I The Multiplex Cinema in the USA 7 2 The Origins of the Multiplex in the
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