“copious photographs...a superb job of capturing the phenomenon of New York repertory movie theaters and placing it in historical context...prose is clear, intelligent, engaging...anecdotal examples colorful and often humorous...research impeccably extensive”—New York Review of Books; “An essential piece of cinema archaeology...fascinating detail.”—Eat Drink Films; “Product of nearly two decades of loving research and intensive interviews...more than delivers on the promise of its title, an exhaustive and maddening tale of a niche industry’s first golden era and long fade-out”—Cineaste.
