a retired lawyer and a lifelong collector of newspaper ads. As the above images show, before home televisions, one major reason people went to movie theaters was to see war theaters. Newsreels ...

There was a time when newspapers ruled the roost in terms of getting information, and one of the greatest sections of these now sadly archaic items was the movie section. Back in the day folks ...

There are few things in this world more satisfying than a scary movie, unless it's a scary movie leading up to Halloween. To celebrate the season of the witch, Courier Journal videographer Jeff ...

Back then, you saw a movie most of the time because of an ad in the newspaper or word of mouth. There was pre-release buzz, but you weren’t bombarded by it. Going to the movies was more magical ...

Moncton Daily Times ads for movies playing at local cinemas in the winter of 1933. The Empress Theatre ... Just one of the interesting vintage ads we uncovered from New Brunswick.