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Minding Movies
David Bordwell
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Description for Minding Movies
Hardcover. Presents a selection from over three hundred essays on genre movies, art films, animation, and the business of Hollywood that have graced Bordwell and Thompson's blog. This title includes essays-on topics ranging from Borat to blockbusters and back again-will delight current fans and gain new enthusiasts. Num Pages: 304 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson are two of America's preeminent film scholars. You would be hard pressed to find a serious student of the cinema who hasn't spent at least a few hours huddled with their seminal introduction to the field-Film Art, now in its ninth edition-or a cable television junkie unaware that the Independent Film Channel sagely christened them the 'Critics of the Naughts.' Since launching their blog, Observations on Film Art, in 2006, the two have added web virtuosos to their growing list of accolades, creating unconventional long-form pieces engaged with film artistry that have helped to redefine ... Read more
David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson are two of America's preeminent film scholars. You would be hard pressed to find a serious student of the cinema who hasn't spent at least a few hours huddled with their seminal introduction to the field-Film Art, now in its ninth edition-or a cable television junkie unaware that the Independent Film Channel sagely christened them the 'Critics of the Naughts.' Since launching their blog, Observations on Film Art, in 2006, the two have added web virtuosos to their growing list of accolades, creating unconventional long-form pieces engaged with film artistry that have helped to redefine ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226066981
SKU
V9780226066981
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About David Bordwell
David Bordwell is the Jacques Ledoux Professor of Film Studies Emeritus, and Kristin Thompson is an honorary fellow in the Department of Communication, both at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Together, they are the authors of Film Art: An Introduction and Film History: An Introduction, in addition to several books written individually. Their blog, Observations on Film Art, can be found ... Read more
Reviews for Minding Movies
"Academic programs continue to churn out professors who continue to assign books by Bordwell and Thompson that open eyes, ears, and minds, and sometimes rock worlds." -New York Times "The husband-wife team of film critics and scholars teach at the University of Wisconsin, publish books, maintain an indispensable and routinely astonishing blog, and lecture regularly at film festivals around the ... Read more