The Language and Style of Film Criticism

ISBN-13: 9780415560955 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 208 str.

Opis

This text brings together a range of essays from international academics and film critics highlighting the achievements, complexities and potential of film criticism.

Spis treści

Introduction: The Language and Style of Film Criticism Alex Clayton and Andrew Klevan  Chapter 1. Coming to Terms Alex Clayton  Chapter 2. Questioning Style Robert Sinnerbrink  Chapter 3. Incursions Adrian Martin  Chapter 4. Description Andrew Klevan  Chapter 5. Writing about Performance: The Film Critic as Actor George Toles  Chapter 6. Silence and Stasis William Rothman  Chapter 7. Four Against the House Richard Combs  Chapter 8. Being Seized Charles Warren  Chapter 9. Memories That Don’t Seem Mine Lesley Stern  Chapter 10. La Caméra-Stylo: Notes on Video Criticism and Cinephilia Christian Keathley

O autorze

Dr Andrew Klevan is University Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St. Anne’s College where he convenes the Master’s Degree in Film Aesthetics. He is the author of two books, Disclosure of the Everyday: Undramatic Achievement in Narrative Film (2000) and Film Performance: From Achievement to Appreciation (2005), and a range of essays which explore and practise film criticism. Dr Alex Clayton is Lecturer in Screen Studies at the University of Bristol. He is the author of The Body in Hollywood Slapstick (2007) and has published articles on comedy, performance, colour, and the use of music in film.