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The world of moving making and cinema has never suffered from a shortage of individuals with a “robust” sense of self worth; nor has the industry exactly shied away from self promotion. However, few individuals have taken it to the level of 70’s exploitation/adult film impresario Carlos Tobalina. From shooting films in “Tobachrome” and “Tobascope”, […]

From 1939, this peculiar invention split images on screen, via a rotating shutter disk, which alternated between an opening and mirror; the opening projecting a frame of film in a traditional fashion, the mirror reflecting a frame to a moveable secondary mirror and on to a specific area of the screen (controlled by the projectionist). […]

The celebrity prints immortalized at Grauman’s Chinese have been a Hollywood landmark and “must see” tourist stop for nearly a century. However, unbeknownst to most, the Chinese isn’t the only theatre in Hollywood where notables have left their mark in concrete. A little over a mile away, there stands another collection of forecourt prints, which […]

Pictured below is the Anthology Film Archives’ “Invisible Cinema”, circa early 1970’s. Designed by the Avant Garde filmmaker/preservationist, Peter Kubelka, the concept featured stadium style seating and isolation barriers around each patron. Adding to the immersive experience, the auditorium was painted jet black and devoid of lighting; relying on a spotlight being cast on screen […]

Today’s oddity comes from a 1938 edition of “Popular Mechanics”. This unique idea involved converting a fifty-five foot commercial truck trailer in to a traveling theatre, as a way to bring movies to rural communities. The “World’s First Traveling Theatre” sat sixty people, had a fully functional projection booth, and even featured a small stage […]

One likely doesn’t think of concessions, when the, long defunct, Pussycat adult theatre chain is brought up. However, as with it’s mainstream counterparts, there were concession stands in use at Pussycat venues and they even had branded merchandise. While I’m sure there was some activity at the stand, especially during the “porno chic” era, I can’t imagine there were […]

Back in 1939, inventor Aston Moore proposed a new popcorn container for moviegoers, which added the convenience of a built in napkin dispenser. Similar to a cereal box, the cardboard container was lined with a wax paper bag for the popcorn; the napkin was housed below the bag and accessed via a small slit in the box. There is no evidence […]