Kaya O’Leary was one of my favorite employees. She was 16, tiny, had a unique personality and was really sick. Kaya came to her interview in a dress, always something impressive out of teens. She was smiling, not nervous at all, wanted to work any shift. She watched movies and had a good basic understandingContinue reading “Cinema Stories 5 – Kaya’s Big Break”
Tag Archives: movie palace
History of Cinema 19 – Edison’s Vitascope
History of cinema 17 – the seat
History of cinema 16 – intertitles
History of Cinema 12 – Blockbusters
Year In Film 1927
History of Cinema 8 – Minority audiences in the early 1900s
History of Cinema 7 – Popcorn
Popcorn was not always associated with movies. When cinemas became movie palaces, they were trying to attract the high end clientele the theatres were getting. Some cinemas served beverages and nothing else. Popcorn vendors recognized a potential market and began parking in front of cinemas. The owners had no problem with this as it grewContinue reading “History of Cinema 7 – Popcorn”