The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex
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‘Kansas City’ (song) 202
Kateigaho (magazine) 263–4
Katzenberg, Jeffrey 164
Keaton, Buster 44–5
Keegan, Kevin 173
Keener, Catherine 113
Kelly, Gene 44
Kelly, Grace 136
Kennedy, Nick 170–6
‘Kermode Award’ 252
Kermode, James Stanley 20
Kes (1969) 232
Khakee (2004) 282
Kiarostami, Abbas 215
Kier, Udo 139
Kilmer, Val 18
Kim, Dong-bin 274
Kinetoscope 1, 127, 152
King of Comedy, The (1982) 219-20
King, Stephen 254, 259
King’s Speech, The (2010) 217, 225–8, 231, 233, 238, 292
Kiss Me Kate (1953) 135
Knott, Frederick 136
Kobayashi, Masaki 262
Kramer, Ashley 265
Kramer, Larry 7
Kristofferson, Kris, 85
Ku Klux Klan 131
Kubrick, Stanley 7, 130, 207, 261
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) 162
Kuroki, Hitomi 265
Kurosawa, Akira 299
Kwaidan aka Ghost Stories (1964) 262, 264
L’arrivée d’un train (1896) 128–32
3-D version 130–2
L’arrivée d’un train en gare de La Ciotat (1896) 128
LA Law (TV series) 82
La Vie en Rose (2007) 251
LaBeouf, Shia 46, 70
Laine, Cleo 83
Lake House, The (2006) 257–8
Land, Edwin H. 133
Landis, John 105
Lang, Fritz 12
Lansing, Sherry 95, 97
Larmer Tree Festival 148
Larsson, Stieg 245
Lasseter, John 136
Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988) 219
Låt den rätte komma in aka Let the Right One In (2008) 217, 252–5
Latitude Festival 146
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 122
Lawrence, D.H. 7
Lean, David 122–3, 150
Leandersson, Lina 252
Leavesden studios 227
Lee, Ang 218
Lee, Roy 256
Legion (2009) 184
Lehmann, Michael 102
Leigh, Mike 233, 238
Let Me In (2010) 251, 254–5
Let the Right One In aka Låt den rätte komma in (2008) 217, 252–5
Leterrier, Louis 154, 157
Lewis, Jerry 226
Lewis, Jerry Lee 179
Liebestraum (1991) 150
Lindqvist, John Ajvide 252
Loach, Ken 42, 232–3
Local Hero (1983) 244
Lodger, The: A Story of the London Fog (1927) 146
Look North West (TV show) 56
Lost Continent (1951) 152
Lowe, Nick 23
Lucas, George 145
Luhrmann, Baz 96
Lulla, Kishore 282
Lumière, Auguste and Louis 128–32
Lynch, David 150
Macnab, Geoffrey 163
Mad Magician, The (1954) 135
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) 66
Madden, John 229
Madea’s Big Happy Family (2011) 160
Magic Roundabout, The (TV series) 168, 267
Magnificent Revolutions 149
Magnolia (1999) 218
Magnum Force (1973) 82
Mamoulian, Rouben 77
Manchester 65, 83, 143–4, 179
University of 83
‘Manning, David’ 195–7
Manon des Sources (1986) 286–7
Mars Needs Moms (2011) 106, 163
Martyrs (2008) 15
Mascord, Ray 9
Matheson, Richard 141
Mathews, Jack 224
Matrix Ensemble, The 146
Matter of Life and Death, A (1946) 232
Mayo, Simon 12, 72
McBride, Jim 179
McDermott, Dylan 194
McMurty, Larry 218
Me and Orson Welles (2008) 20, 45
Meadows, Shane 233
Mean Streets (1973) 219
Meek’s Cutoff (2010) 152
Méliès, Georges 152
Memento (2000) 108, 236
Merchant Ivory 237–8
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) 271
Metropolis (1927) 12, 147
Midnight Run (1988), 78
Miike, Takashi 271
Milland, Ray 136
Minghella, Anthony 238
Minnelli, Liza 21
Mirren, Dame Helen 228–30
Mirror, The (1975) 307
Miyazaki, Hayao 263
Mizoguchi, Kenji 262
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 247–8
Moore, Annabelle 152
Moore, Demi 140
Moretz, Chloe 254
Moroder, Giorgio 147
Morrissey, singer and lyricist 15, 252
Morrissey, Paul 139
Morrow, Vic 105
Motorcycle Diaries, The (2004) 261
Mou gaan dou I–III aka Infernal Affairs trilogy (2002–3) 256
MovieWeb (website) 191
MPAA ratings board 201
Mrs. Brown (1997) 229, 231
multi-format simultaneous releases 41–2
Mum & Dad (2008) 41
Muppets, the 249
Murphy, Eddie 105–6
Murro, Noam 274
Nakamura, Yoshihiro 265
Nakata, Hideo 255–6, 259–65, 271–4
Naked Gun 2 1/2:The Smell of Fear (1991) 299
Napster (website) 40
Nash, John 225
National Film Theatre, London 135, 140
National Lottery 233
National Theatre, London 34
Naughty Wives aka Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman (1974) 235
New Forest Film Festival 147–8
New Musical Express (magazine) 219
New Statesman (magazine) 282
New York Daily News (newspaper) 224
New York Post (newspaper) 254
New York Times (newspaper) 163
Newley, Anthony 45
Newman, Kim 103, 183–7, 237
Newsbeat (radio show) 89
Newsweek (magazine) 195
Nietzsche, Friedrich 25
‘Night Rally’ (song) vii
Night Rhythms (1992) 236
Night to Remember, A (1958) 96
Nightmare Movies (book) 183
Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A (1987) 109
Nintendo 161
nitrate cellulose film
decomposition 4
difficulties of transportation 4, 302
replacement by ‘safety film’ 5
volatile nature of 2–4, 300
Nixon, Richard 283, 244, 249–50, 252
Nolan, Christopher 108–11, 158–9, 227, 235
Norbit (2007) 105
Norris, David 8
NYPD Blue (TV series) 82
O’Brien, Rebecca 232
O’Brien, Richard 149
O’Casey, Ronan 304
O’Connor, Donald 44
Oboler, Arch 139
Observer (newspaper) 227
Octagonal Disc Stereo Device 132
Odeon, Barnet, London 248
Odeon, Hendon, London 308, 311
Odeon Leicester Square, London 103
Odessa File, The (1974) 170
Ôdishon aka Audition (2000) 271
Odorama 3
Of Gods and Men (2010) 246, 250
Of Time and the City (2008) 217
Oklahoma! (1955) 10
Omen, The (1976) 306
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) 86
Onibaba aka The Hole (1964) 271
Open Your Eyes (1997) 109
Operation Crossbow 133
Oplev, Niels Arden 249–51
Osmond, Donny 20
Pacino, Al 201
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) 217
Pang, Danny and Oxide 256
Paper Chase, The (1973) 170, 175
Paranormal Activity (2007) 260
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) 215
Parasite 3-D (1982) 140–1
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) 287
Patel, Dev 247
Pathé Frères 152
Patriot, The (2000) 196
Pearl Harbor (2001) 69–74, 76, 85, 99–101, 107, 111, 198–9
Peeping Tom (1960) 305
Pegg, Simon 195
Persepolis (2007) 251
Pet Shop Boys 146
Pfister, Wally 158, 235–6
Phoenix, East Finchley, London 43
Piano Teacher, The (2001) 278
Pickford, Mary 86
Pinewood studios 227
Pinter, Harold 189
piracy 27, 29, 39–41, 56, 127, 158, 161, 283, 285, 290, 294
Piranha (1978) 141
Piranha 3-D (2011) 141
Pirates (1986) 104
Pirates of the Caribbean series 44, 71, 166, 255
Pirates of the Caribbean:The Curse of the Black
Pearl (2003) 104
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) 65, 69
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) 162, 215
Pirie, David 80
Pitt, Brad 121, 133
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) 70
Planet of the Apes (1968) 309–10
Polanski, Roman 104, 261, 265
popcorn 23, 25, 31–8, 64
Popcorn House Ltd, test tax case 33
Poseidon Adventure, The (1972) 6, 99
poster quotes 194–200
Postman, The (1997) 106
Powell, Michael 232, 305
Power of Love, The (1922) 133
Presley, Elvis 201
Pressburger, Emeric 232
Prestige, The (2006) 236
Price, Vincent 135–6
Priest (2011) 184
Prince Charles Theatre, Leicester Square, London 7, 93
projectionists
skill and craft of 3–9, 62, 294, 299, 304
obsolescence of 8–13, 55
Proof (2005) 257
Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960) 137, 278
Psycho (Gus van Sant, 1998) 278
Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985) 34
Puttnam, David 112, 234, 291
Queen Elizabeth II 229–30
‘Queen Is Dead, The’ (song) 232
Queen, The (2006) 228–32, 238
Queen’s Award for Industry 237
quota systems to protect national cinema 289–91
Radiohead 40
RadioSargam.com (website) 281
Raging Bull (1980) 219, 305
Raimi, Sam 112
Raise the Titanic (1980) 80
Ramsay, Lynne 233
Rapace, Noomi 245
Rasen (1998) 274
Ratcatcher (1999) 233
‘Raum (space) film’ 133
Raymond, Paul 211
Razzies 143
Reader, The (2008) 225
Red State (2011) 203
Reeves, Keanu 184, 257
Reeves, Matt 255
Regal Fenway, Boston 160
Reichardt, Kelly 152
Remains of the Day, The (1993) 237
Repulsion (1965) 261
Revelation, Book of 184
Revenge of the Creature (1955) 134–5
reviewing, five golden rules of 186–8
Reynolds, Kevin 87
Richards, Keith 55, 104
Ridgefield Press, The (newspaper) 195
Ring Virus, The (1999) 274
Ring, The (2002) 255–6, 278
Ring Two, The (2005) 274
Ring 3D, The (scheduled for 2012) 274, 295
Ringu (1998) 255–6, 259–61, 264, 271, 274
misrepresented as The Ring 260
Ringu 2 (1999) 274
Ringu 0: Bâsudei (2000) 274
Robe, The (1953) 106
Rocky (1976) 86
Rocky Horror Show, The (musical) 149
Roeg, Nic 233, 261
Romeo & Juliet (1996) 96
Room with a View, A (1985) 237
Roosevelt Island, New York 273
Roth, Eli 183
Roth, Joe 196
Route Irish (2010) 42
Routh, Brandon 113
Royal Opera House, London 245, 249
Run, Fatboy, Run (2007) 195, 197–9
Russell, Jane 134
Russell, Ken 7, 217, 233, 304
Sahara (2005) 106
Sakamoto, Ryûichi 271
Salles, Walter 256, 259–61, 263, 271–3
Sandler, Adam 196
Saturday Night Beaver (1986) 219
Saw series (2004–10) 75–6, 182–7
Saw IV (2007) 185
Saw V (2008) 184, 187
Saw 3D aka Saw:The Final Chapter aka Saw 3D: The Final Chapter (2010) 215–16, 218–20
Schneider, Rob 196
Schwarzenegger, Arnold 184
Schwimmer, David 197
Scorsese, Martin 126, 136, 164, 219–20, 235, 256, 305–6
Scott Cinemas, Bridgewater, Somerset 10
Scott, Ridley 227
‘Screaming Mad George’ 92
Screen 1–5, Manchester 144
Screen Digest (magazine) 10
Screen International (magazine) 282
ScreenOnline (website) 128
Scum (1979) 233
Se7en (1995) 303
Searchers, The (1956) 55
SeaWorld theme park 140
Secret in their Eyes, The (2009) 246
Secrets & Lies (1996) 238–9, 242–3
Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman aka Naughty Wives (1974) 235
‘See What the Boys in the Back Room Will Have’ (song) 209
Sefton Hotel, Isle of Man 20
Selznick, David O. 81
Sensurround 3, 115, 170
Sex and the City (2008) 56, 207, 211
Sex and the City 2 (2010) 206–13, 215
Sex Lives of the Potato Men (2004) 233–4, 294
Shadows, The 83
Shakespeare, William 97
Shakespeare in Love (1998) 225, 229
Shallow Grave (1994) 233
Sharif, Omar, 16, 122–3
Shaving Ryan’s Privates (2002) 219
Shaw, George Bernard 289
Shawshank Redemption, The (1994) 112
Shea, Katt 235
Sheen, Michael 230
Sheppard, Delia 236
Shepperton studios 227
Shiga, Naoya 263
Shimizu, Takashi 256, 261, 274
Shindô, Kaneto 271
Shining, The (1980) 261
Shirley Valentine (1989) 268
Shrek series (2001–10) 105
Shrek 4-D (theme park attraction) 117
Sibling Rivalry (1990) 194
Sight & Sound (magazine) 103, 236, 271, 277, 303
Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) 220, 235
Silent Running (1972) 82, 296–7, 312
Singer, Bryan 113
Siworae aka Il Mare (2000) 257–8
Six Girls Roll into Weekend (1936) 133
Sluizer, George 275–6
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 225, 292
Smith, Kevin 179, 190–4, 201, 203–4
Smiths, the 232
So Real You Can Touch It (1936) 133
Social Network, The (2010) 246
Society (1989) 92–3
Society of Cinema and Media Studies 115
Some Like It Hot (1959) 197
Son of Sinbad (1955) 135
Soseki, Natsume 263
Soylent Green (1973) 31
Speed (1994) 257
Speed Racer (2008) 106
Sperminator, The (1985) 219
Spider-Man 3 (2007) 112
Spielb
erg, Steven 101, 115–16, 129, 141, 145, 164, 298–9, 307, 312
Spinell, Joe 202
Spirited Away (2001) 263
Spoorloos (1988) 275–6
Spotify (website) 40
Springsteen, Bruce 284
SS Experiment Camp (1976) 83
Stærmose, Søren 247, 249–51
Stalin, Josef 290
Stalker (1979) 307
Stanley, Richard 18
Stardust (magazine) 281
Stassen, Ben 163
Steenbeck film viewer 304
Steers, Burr 47
Stereoscopic Cinema and the Origins of 3-D Film 1838–1952 (book) 127
StereoVision 139
Stewardesses, The (1969) 139, 141
Stewart, Scott 184
Stone, Oliver 228, 235
subtitles, antipathy to 245–6, 254–5, 272–3
Superman (1978) 18
Superman Returns (2006) 113
Suzuki, Koji 259, 261, 263–5, 271
Take Hart (TV series) 83
Talbot, Joby 146
Tale of Peonies and Lanterns, A, aka Kaidan botan-doro aka The Bride from Hades (1968) 262
Tales of a Pale and Mysterious Moon after the Rain aka Ugetsu monogatari (1953) 262–3, 271
Tanizaki, Junichiro 263
Tarantino, Quentin 179, 200, 307
Tarkovsky, Andrei 307
Tati, Jacques 226
Taxi Driver (1976) 171, 173, 179, 219
Taylor, Elizabeth 77–80
Technicolor 3, 131, 152
Ten Commandments, The (1956) 131, 309
Terminator 2: 3-D (theme park attraction) 117, 165
Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The (1986) 220
theatrical platforming 91–2
Thewlis, David 19
This Film is Dangerous (1948) 3
This is England (2006) 233
Thompson, Eric 169
Thor (2011) 187
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) 82
THX-certified sound systems 145
Tick, Susan 196
Time Out (magazine) 9–10, 194, 301, 307
Times, The (newspaper) 38, 267
Tiomkin, Dimitri 136
Titanic (1997) 7, 116–23, 135, 233
Today’s Cinema (magazine) 7
Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan aka Ghost Story of Yotsuya (1959) 263
Tookey, Chris 198–9
Total Film (magazine) 180
Tourist, The (2010) 223
Town & Country (2001) 102
Toy Story (1995) 197
Trainspotting (1996) 291
Transformers (2007) 46, 69, 215
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) 164, 215
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) 70
Transporter, The series (2002–) 157
Trauma (2004) 231
Travolta, John 90
Trip to the Moon, A (1902) 152
Troughton, Patrick 350
Truffaut, François 263, 342
Trumbull, Douglas 102, 340
Tsuruta, Norio 274
TV rights, sale of 81, 89–90, 93
Twilight (2008) 22, 98
Twilight Zone:The Movie (1983) 105
Ugetsu monogatari aka Tales of a Pale and Mysterious Moon after the Rain (1953) 262–3, 271