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Excellent primer on film history and theory. Ross explores cinema through 7 themed chapters: The Eye, The Body, Sets & Architecture, Time, Voice & Language, Power & Ideology, and Technology & Technophobia, illustrating each point with iconic film frames. Extensive notes, filmography, and bibliography give film students and fans many directions for further research. A few complaints: the Language & Voice chapter meanders a bit, while I generally liked the art some of the people are too generic lo
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