Review: Motor City Movie Culture, 1916-1925
Researchers studying the history of film exhibition and movie culture during the silent era may find Richard Abel’s recent book, … Continue reading Review: Motor City Movie Culture, 1916-1925
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Researching & Comparing Historical Cinema Cultures
The last ten years have brought significant advances in the collection of empirical cinema history data. Scholars working alone as … Continue reading Researching & Comparing Historical Cinema Cultures
Shared Data: Rome Cinemas
In April, I was pleased to attend the second symposium of the Irish Audiences Research Network, hosted by the Film … Continue reading Shared Data: Rome Cinemas
A Story Map
Undergraduate Communication Arts students taking “Film History: Theory & Method” at UNH Manchester recently completed a collaborative research project on … Continue reading A Story Map
Toronto Workshop Notes
Gender & Film Exhibition
Recently, I examined the case of film exhibitor May Burnham Richardson, who owned and operated the Star Theatre in Milford, NH from 1912 … Continue reading Gender & Film Exhibition
A Theater Near You – Wilton Edition
Cinema history is local history. Films are produced and distributed across the globe (though not always) but the people showing them … Continue reading A Theater Near You – Wilton Edition
People’s Cinema History
Mapping Movies takes a ‘bottom up’ approach to history. The project puts moviegoers encountering cinema in the places and spaces … Continue reading People’s Cinema History
Cinema & Cultural Geography
This visualization represents a ‘social quality’ index for Springfield, MA based on data collected by the social and religious geographer … Continue reading Cinema & Cultural Geography
Constellations of Cinema
This visualization represents emerging constellations within an expanding universe of cinema. In 1910 this universe was on the verge of … Continue reading Constellations of Cinema