"This book introduces the reader to basic issues related to the phenomenon of American cinema.
Ideal for introducing American cinema courses, this text offers a cultural examination of the US motion picture industry, with attention focused on the economic and aesthetic institution of Hollywood.
Ideal for Introduction to American Cinema courses, American Film History courses, and Introductory Film Appreciation courses focused on American Film, this text offers a cultural examination of the American movie-making...
Written by Ed Sikov, this guide introduces each topic with an explanatory overview written in more informal language, suggests screenings and readings, and offers self-tests.
AMERICAN CINEMA/AMERICAN CULTURE
An insight into the interplay between the film industry and mass culture in America, which examines the industry, its narrative conventions and cinematographic style. The work also presents a sweep...