"This collection is the first I know of to examine contemporary American cinema from so many viewpoints. . . . The authors provide us with new ways of understanding not just the theory and history of recent American film practices, but also the mix of government action, industrial policy, and audience desire that has played such a central role in ... Read moreproducing the movies of the last generation."—Eric Smoodin, author of Disney Discourse: Producing the Magic Kingdom "This definitive reader-anthology is distinguished by the reputation of its contributors and the intelligence and relevance of their essays."—Dana Polan, author of Power and Paranoia: History, Narrative, and the American Cinema, 1940-1950 "Until now, there has been neither a book nor a collection that addresses recent American film with equal breadth and depth."—D. N. Rodowick, author of Gilles Deleuze’s Time Machine Show Less