| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The industry goes to town (and country) -- "Newspapers make picture-goers" -- "In movie land, with the film stars" -- "Film girls" and their fans in front of the screen -- Edna Vercoe's "romance with the movies." |
| Summary |
"At the turn of the last century, the main function of a newspaper was to offer 'menus' by which readers could make sense of modern life and imagine how to order their own daily lives. Among those menus in the mid-1910s were several that mediated the interests of movie manufacturers, distributors, exhibitors, and the rapidly expanding audience of fans. This writing about the movies arguably played a crucial role in the emergence of American popular film culture. Negotiating among national, regional, and local interests, it shaped fans' ephemeral experience of moviegoing, their repeated encounters with the fantasy worlds of 'movie land, ' and their attractions to certain stories and stars. Moreover, in weekend pages and daily columns and film reviews, much of this was served up by women and consumed by women, including at least one teenager compiling a rare surviving scrapbook"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Press coverage -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Motion pictures. |
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Press coverage. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Newspapers -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Newspapers -- Social aspects. |
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Newspapers. |
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Motion pictures -- United States -- Marketing.
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Marketing. |
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Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Abel, Richard, 1941- Menus for movieland 9780520286771 (DLC) 2015011451 (OCoLC)907173915 |
| ISBN |
9780520961883 (electronic book) |
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0520961889 (electronic book) |
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9780520286771 |
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0520286774 |
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9780520286788 |
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0520286782 |
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