Posted: Jan 01, 2021 10:00 AM NT | Last Updated: January 1
There s no time like the holidays to do a bit of binge watching, and it s the perfect time to bring back the double feature, writes Andie Bulman(Vaughn Joseph/Shutterstock)
I m ready for double features to come back into fashion.
Double features became popular during the Great Depression, when folks couldn t afford to spend money on entertainment.
Theatres, in a creative attempt to recoup costs, would show two films for the price of a single ticket. For a small fee, one could settle in for an entire evening of distraction.
The movies were preceded by a newsreel, several cartoons, and advertisements for candy, confections, and cigarettes being sold in the lobby (these were different times).