A celebration of the world's most cherished cinemas from vintage movie houses to quirky
start-ups. There is an enduring love for old cinemas. It may have something to do with Maya
Angelou's famous quote that '...people will never forget how you made them feel'. Cinemas have
been the places where all kinds of emotions have been felt - heartstrings are tugged fears
exposed and then there is that explosion of joy with a happy ending. Cinemas are a place of
communal experience of first dates of strong reactions. And you remember them. That's why
people hate to see cinemas torn down. Silver Screens is a celebration of movie houses and
drive-ins from around the world that continue to show feature films. All cinemas are working
and open for business - the book works as a part travel guide featuring a directory of contact
addresses so you can visit each one that's listed. There are the wonderful art deco
masterpieces such as the 1938 Rex in Berkhamsted or the art deco Raj Mandir in Jaipur India
or the Sun Theatre in Melbourne an art deco building that now holds eight cinemas each named
after a closed Melbourne movie house. There are historic cinemas - such as the Texas Theater
Dallas where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested (his seat is flagged). And the Biopic in Chicago
where John Dillinger was gunned down as he left. There are the far-flung cinemas from around
the globe the most northerly the most southerly the biggest single screen (India) the
official smallest cinema (in Italy) the oldest in Britain the oldest in the World. There are
the famous cinemas - such as Mann's Chinese Theater or the Egyptian in Hollywood or Cine Dore
Filmoteca in Madrid which featured in Pedro Almodovar's Talk to Her and Pain & Glory which
survived a direct hit from an artillery shell in the Spanish Civil War. So grab your popcorn
and settle in. Welcome to the world of Silver Screens where the magic of cinema lives on.
