Land of a Thousand Balconies: Discoveries and Confessions of A B-Movie Archaeologist

By Jack Stevenson

Most books about B-movies are straight-forward genre guides, biographies or encyclopaedias. Not this one. In addition to chapters on film showmen, gimmicks and cult films, Land of a Thousand Balconies documents those incidents and unusual film happenings which author Jack Stevenson has -- over the past fifteen years -- been privy to in his various capacities as show organiser, tour arranger, festival jury member and projectionist-for-hire. Land of a Thousand Balconies also focuses on movie theatres and renegade exhibition spaces, lamenting on the disappearing 'sense of place' that is such an integral part of the movie-going experience. Here the reader is invited to tour a diversity of venues -- from the notorious old grindhouses of San Francisco, the home-made store-front cinemas of Seattle and NY, through to the underground film clubs of Europe. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1900486237
• ISBN13: 9781900486231
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Headpress
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.8" x 9.3"