Critical Cinema : Beyond the Theory of Practice

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Myer, Clive.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Film criticism.

Motion pictures--Aesthetics.

Motion pictures--Philosophy.

Local Subjects:

Film criticism.

Motion pictures--Aesthetics.

Motion pictures--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2012.

Summary:

Critical Cinema: Beyond the Theory of Practice purges the obstructive line between the making of and the theorising on film, uniting theory and practice in order to move beyond the commercial confines of Hollywood. Opening with an introduction by Bill Nichols, one of the world's leading writers on nonfiction film, this volume features contributions by such prominent authors as Noel Burch, Laura Mulvey, Peter Wollen, Brian Winston and Patrick Fuery. Seminal filmmakers such as Peter Greenway and Mike Figgis also contribute to the debate, making this book a critical text for students,

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; FOREWORD by Bill Nichols; INTRODUCTION by Clive Myer; PART ONE Reframing; 1. Theoretical Practice: Diegesis Is Not a Code of Cinema; 2. Cinema, Theory, Women; 3. Theory and Practice; 4. Passing Time: Reflections on the Old and the New; 5. Sublime Acts: The Fate of Resistance Between Film Theory and Practice; 6. Ranciere and the Persistence of Film Theory; 7. Behind the Mask of the Screenplay: The Screen Idea; 8. The Theory-Practice Interface in Film Education: Observational Documentary in India

9. The Student Author, Lacanian Discourse Theory and La Nuit Americaine10. Just Because You Have Eyes Does Not Mean You Can See; 11. Theory for Practice: Ceci N'est Pas L'Epistomologie; PART II Conversations; 12. Film and Philosophy: An Interview with Mike Figgis; 13. Playing with New Toys: An Interview With Peter Greenaway; 14. An Interview with Noel Burch: Playing with Toys by the Wayside; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780231504560

023150456X

OCLC:

818857185