The Gatekeepers of Dreams

Joseph Bellows Gallery has published BIJOU, a limited edition monograph of charming photographs of movie theatre box offices from the 70s by Ave Pildas.

"When I arrived in Hollywood in 1971, I was smitten by the sunshine and the art deco cityscape. Prominent on her streets were the lavish movie palaces, first appearing in the 1920s, that were emblematic of the immense popularity of the movies and the importance of the movie industry to the economy of Southern California. The architects of the early movie theaters believed that the movie-going experience began on the sidewalk in front of the building where the movies were viewed. The box offices were the tiny stand-alone structure where tickets were sold. The elaborate little buildings, occupied by one or two ticket sellers, provided a preview to the opulent decoration of the interior, and reflected its style. I referred to these as 'bijou', the French word that translates as 'jewel'."
— Ave Pildas

To buy your own copy, go to:
https://www.josephbellows.com/publications/ave-pildas

http://www.avepildas.com/

BEAUTY: Photography--Hubbard/Birchler

The photography and videography team of Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler have always been interested in cinema, its history, media characteristics, and experimental possibilities. For their series Film Stills, The End, they turned to the ruined theaters themselves, showing clinically, in the stark light of day, the palaces where people once sat in the dark, transported to other worlds and times, like a dream... there is something lyrical and sad about the end of a film, the last shot, and these images capture the last shot of the houses of film.

http://www.hubbardbirchler.net/

Intermission! Let's all go to the lobby...