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Automat Pictures is an American film and television production company based in Los Angeles, focusing on the production of independent films, original television programming, EPK, and Blu-ray and DVD added value.
The full slate of award-winning, critically acclaimed documentary features produced by Jeffrey Schwarz and Automat Pictures.
Mar 24, 2024 · VITO. 2013 News & Documentary Emmy Award Winner. “The idea of a film came about when I realized that Vito participated in every significant milestone in the gay liberation movement — from Stonewall to ACT UP — and that his story was also the story of our community…our freedom is his gift to us.” — Jeffrey Schwarz. DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT.
Dec 29, 2023 · In Boulevard! A Hollywood Story, audiences will trace the journey of the three key players of the ill-fated Sunset Boulevard musical, and see how the show became a definitive chapter of their respective lives. Boulevard! A Hollywood Story finally brings the story of Norma Desmond’s musical swansong to all the people out there in the dark.
- America Welcomes The First Automat
- How The Automat Modernized Food Service
- What’s on The Menu at “Automatic Restaurants”
- The Workers Behind The Machine
- The Decline – and Return – of The Automat
- The Predecesor of Fast Food
The first Automat appeared in Berlin in 1895 in an Art Nouveau-style dining room. Integrating technology and the dining experience appealed to modern customers, and so the Automat soon caught on across the Atlantic. In 1902, Philadelphia-based restauranters Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart opened their first Automat named Horn and Hardart. They had al...
A precursor to fast food, Automats promiseddiners an efficient and affordable dining experience in a communal atmosphere. The shiny modern machine combined well with the growing sanitation movement and diners loved being able to analyze their dishes before choosing them. Plus, customers didn’t even have to interact with a human. Rather than order f...
Automats served up home-style comfort food including both hot and cold entrees, desserts, and beverages. Many offered an entire wall of pies, including savory pot pies and sweet fruit pies, or mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, salads, and sandwiches. Horn and Hardart promised the freshest food possible, carting away any leftover food at the end of t...
The name “Automat” derives from the Greek word automatos, which means “self-acting.” But these mid-century machines didn’t run on their own, instead, restaurant employees kept the machine running smoothly from behind the glass and metal walls. One assembly line of workers baked and cooked while another line filled empty slots on the machines with n...
Automats seemed like the wave of the future in 1910, but by 1960, they were considered outdated. At the turn of the 20th century, the first Automats only competed with full-service restaurants, but by the century’s final decades, they were outcompeted by faster food options like takeouts and drive-thrus. The Automat’s decline came as consumer taste...
The heyday of the Automat overlapped with the rise of fast-food drive-thrus and take-outs for a reason. Those chains adapted the Automat’s emphasis on lower labor costs and affordable prices. Horn and Hardart pioneered a streamlined method for making large amounts of food in a short period of time and at an affordable price. By removing waiters, Au...
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Automat Pictures is an American film and television production company based in Los Angeles, focusing on the production of independent films, original television programming, EPK, and Blu-ray and DVD added value.
