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In the 1950s and 1960s, movie theatres across Thailand were important architectural statements and centres of social and cultural life. At a time when few houses had electricity, the local movie theatre was where people came together, irrespective of class or occupation. In today’s era of shopping-mall multiplexes and movies streamed on personal devices, the popularity of the standalone cinema has become a thing of legend; few remember the once-familiar scenes of overflowing crowds spilling out onto the streets or frantic ticket buyers thrusting fists full of cash through small ticket windows. In 2008, Philip Jablon (who now resides in Philadelphia, PA), then studying for a Master’s degree in Thailand, began recording the demise of the country’s standalone cinemas. In bringing together his poignant photographs and the ephemera of a vanished culture, such as highly collectable hand-painted Thai movie posters, this book records an irreplaceable slice of social, cultural and movie history. It is introduced by Kong Rithdee, writer, documentary film-maker, and long-time movie critic for the Bangkok Post<\/em> newspaper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In bringing together his poignant photographs and the ephemera of a vanished culture, this book records an irreplaceable slice of social, cultural and movie history.
Preface 9
\nIntroduction 11
\nChapter 1 – Early Days of Cinema: From Siam to Thailand 16
\nPre-World War II Theatres 18
\nState-built Theatres 30
\nChapter 2 – The Boom Years: 1961-1981 36
\nDouble-feature Cinemas 110
\nChapter 3 – The Latecomers of Isan 134
\nChapter 4 – Over the Mekong: Laos 144
\nChapter 5 – Behind the Scenes 160
\nThe Projectionists 162
\nThe Dubbers 170
\nThe Painters 176
\nEpilogue 190
\nAcknowledgements 192
\nIndex to Movie Theatres 194
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