Film Theory and Contemporary Hollywood Movies

by Warren Buckland and Athena Dixon

Book Overview

Film theory no longer gets top billing or plays a starring role in film studies today, as critics proclaim that theory is dead and we are living in a post-theory moment. While theory may be out of the limelight, it remains an essential key to understanding the full complexity of cinema, one that should not be so easily discounted or discarded.

In this volume, contributors explore recent popular movies through the lens of film theory, beginning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415962625
• ISBN13: 9780415962629
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"