false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178168853m/767444.jpg 767444 2 <P>Film theory--it isn't just about Eisenstein anymore.<br><br>While "film theory" has produced a significant body of influential scholarship, defining the cutting edge of critical analysis for the past two decades, the majority of this work has focused on "classical" Hollywood, European cinema, and avant-garde films. More recent films, especially high-grossing blockbusters, are conspicuously absent from this field of study, relegated to the narrow realm of popular reviewing.<br><br><b></b><b><i>Film Theory Goes to the Movies</i></b><b></b> fills this gap by providing provocative analyses of such current popular films as <i>The Silence of the Lambs, Dances With Wolves, Terminator II, Pretty Woman, Truth or Dare, Mystery Train</i>, and <i>Jungle Fever</i>. Within the field of film study, these essays argue for the continuing need to engage in critical, ideological dialogues, and within the broader context of the academy, this collection addresses the debates concerning cultural authority, canonicity, multiculturalism, and radical pedagogy.<br><br><b></b><b><i>Film Theory Goes to the Movies</i></b><b></b> employs a variety of critical approaches, from industry analysis to reception study, to close readings informed by feminist, deconstructive, and postmodernist theory, as well as recent developments in African American and gay and lesbian criticism. It is an important introduction to contemporary Hollywood which will be of interest to those involved in the fields of film theory, literary theory, popular culture, and women's studies.</P> 753509 1992 Film Theory Goes to the Movies (AFI Film Readers) total:5|5:0|4:1|3:4|2:0|1:0| 5 16 8 1 767444 0415905761 9780415905763 5 1 3.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178168853m/767444.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/767444.Film_Theory_Goes_to_the_Movies 3 0 false Mon Oct 26 21:09:32 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 21:07:53 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 21:09:32 -0700 2009 767444 0415905761 9780415905763 5 1 3.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178168853m/767444.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/767444.Film_Theory_Goes_to_the_Movies 3 0 false Sat Aug 01 22:38:53 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 22:38:53 -0700 2009 767444 0415905761 9780415905763 5 1 3.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178168853m/767444.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/767444.Film_Theory_Goes_to_the_Movies 4 0 false Fri Jul 17 11:01:54 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 11:01:54 -0700 2009 767444 0415905761 9780415905763 5 1 3.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178168853m/767444.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/767444.Film_Theory_Goes_to_the_Movies 0 0 false Thu May 28 01:02:47 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 01:02:47 -0700 2009 767444 0415905761 9780415905763 5 1 3.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178168853m/767444.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/767444.Film_Theory_Goes_to_the_Movies 0 0 false Thu Nov 20 06:22:43 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 06:22:43 -0800 2008 767444 0415905761 9780415905763 5 1 3.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178168853m/767444.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/767444.Film_Theory_Goes_to_the_Movies 3 0 false Sun Jul 13 09:59:29 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 09:59:29 -0700 2008 767444 0415905761 9780415905763 5 1 3.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178168853m/767444.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/767444.Film_Theory_Goes_to_the_Movies 3 0 false Wed Jun 25 07:44:29 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 07:44:29 -0700 2008 767444 0415905761 9780415905763 5 1 3.20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178168853m/767444.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/767444.Film_Theory_Goes_to_the_Movies 0 0 false Fri Jan 18 05:43:55 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 05:44:03 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=767444