The Modern Movie Palace: How the Multiplex Came to Be

By Gary D. Rhodes. Multi-theatre construction is the latest thing.”  – Mel Lebewitz, Northwest Cinema Corporation, 1972 Build them and they will come.”  – Jeff Forman, Buena Vista Pictures, 1996 In 1970, a film magazine pointedly asked readers, “Whatever happened to the singles?” The question wasn’t about dollar bills or […]

Bloodlines and Battlefields: Julia Weisberg Cortés on Boyfighter

By James Slaymaker. It’s a film designed to make you feel something, even if you don’t understand it. Again, it’s like looking at nature…. You may not understand why it makes you want to cry. There’s just a universal experience.” —Julia Weisberg Cortés One of the standout short films at […]