Table of Contents

Introduction
1 From the fairground to the picture palace: 1896 – 1913
2 Post-war consolidation, the coming of sound and Hollywood: 1913 – 1930
3 Cinema as mass entertainment: 1930 – 1950
4 From ‘golden age’ to the beginnings of decline: 1950 – 1960
5 Sub-dividing and falling, and the lessons from the United States: 1960s – 1984
6 The multiplex revolution: 1985 – present
7 The future for cinema exhibition in the digital age
Select bibliography

About the Author

Stuart Hanson is Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at De Montfort University, Leicester