This collection provides an excellent snapshot of the state of film theory in the wake of the collapse of so-called grand theory grounded in poststructuralism, psychoanalysis, Marxism, and semiotics; the waning of post-theory with its focus on film philosophy; and short-lived debates surrounding indexicality in the digital cinema era.
Kyle Stevens is the author of Mike Nichols: Sex, Language, and the Reinvention of Psychological Realism. His work has appeared in Critical Inquiry, Cultural Critique, Journal of Cinema and Media Studies, Adaptation, Critical Quarterly, New Review of Film and Television Studies, World Picture, and several edited collections.