Repertory Movie Theaters of New York City: Havens for Revivals, Indies and the Avant-Garde, 1960-1994

by Ben Davis

New York's repertory movie houses specialized in presenting films ignored by mainstream and art house audiences. Curating vintage and undistributed movies from various countries, they educated the public about the art of film at a time when the cinema had begun to be respected as an art form.

Operating on shoestring budgets in funky settings, each repertory house had its own personality, reflecting the preferences of the (often eccentric)...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476667209
• ISBN13: 9781476667201
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher