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Ever since Edison decided to sell the Vitascope Projector, which jump-started the movie industry in 1896, newspapers like the Buffalo Express have been used to advertise feature attractions such as "Trotting Race at Charter Oak Park" and "The Bathers" to the public. The past 100 years have seen...

During the Great Depression, Americans flocked to ornate movie houses to forget about their troubles. Now, they are turning to impersonal multiplexes for relief. Movie admissions are up about 10 percent year-to-date, according to the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO), a trade...