Abandoned Images: Film and Film's End - Softcover

'beautifully illustrated ... Barber is interested in both the technological era of motion pictures, and the passing of its culture - its buildings, habits and attractions.' - TLS 'Stephen Barber's Abandoned Images, parallels the derelict Broadway motion picture theatres in Los Angeles to 'an essential trauma of memory', at a pivotal moment in the history of film. The shift from analogue to digital instigates a 'fundamental transmutation' of not only the medium of film and the entire film industry, but also of the nature of memory ... Barber's monograph is a welcome addition to a category of works that is mainly made up of 'coffee-table' photography books.' - Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television

Stephen Barber examines the profound transformation taking place in the way we experience film, from the abandonment of traditional venues, to the rise of digital media.