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From Peep Show to Palace

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Recounts the history of motion pictures, from the inventions that made it possible to project movement to 1913, when the modern industry had begun to emerge

248 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

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David Robinson

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David Robinson (born 1930) is a British film critic and author. He started writing for Sight and Sound and the Monthly Film Bulletin in the 1950s, becoming Assistant Editor of Sight and Sound and Editor of the Monthly Film Bulletin in 1957-1958. He was film critic of The Financial Times from 1958 to 1973, before taking up the same post at The Times in 1973. He remained the paper's main film reviewer until around 1990 and a regular contributor until around 1996.

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