Saturday Night at the Movies (2015)

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Saturday Night at the Movies

For most of the past one hundred years Australians have been going out to the pictures. Today, despite movies being delivered in multiple formats, more than half of us still go out to a cinema at least once a year. But there was a time when most people went every week, and it was by far the most important entertainment event in their lives.

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Saturday Night at the Movies: Season 1 - 3 Episode s

1x1 - The Golden Era and the Empire Builders
January 17, 2015
An overview of the glory days of the cinemas when there were Saturday matinees for the children with adventure movies, extra cartoons and serials but it was Saturday night that was the big night out. Ladies would get their hair done for an outing to the movies and everyone was dressed to impress.
1x2 - The Theatre Beautiful, Drive-Ins and Flicks in the Sticks
January 24, 2015
Perhaps our most popular cinemas were drive-ins, and this episode relives all their fun and games for both families and lovers alike. Surprisingly, our first drive-in was actually at a sports park in Townsville in 1941 and heralded a booming business nationwide. Now only a handful of them survive.
1x3 - The Coming of Television, Survival and Restoration
January 31, 2015
The introduction of television in the US was a shock and a warning for Australian cinema owners. From 1956, Australians were no longer dependent on movies for their main entertainment - they could stay at home, without paying any money or having to dress up to see movies and news-reels, and also got sitcoms, nightly news and sports. The cinemas began to decline and the wrecker's ball was in full swing nationwide.

Saturday Night at the Movies: 1 Season

S1: Season 1
3 Episode s

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