The Movie Idiom: Film as a Popular Art Form
"The real strength... is its conception of the `movie idiom'... bridging production, history, and textual analysis."  -- Amy Villarejo, Cornell University"For me, the best thing... is its readability. It deals with a wide range of material in an intelligent, literate way. Unlike other textbooks, it covers a limited number of significant films in greater depth."  -- Arthur Fried, Plymouth State College"The coverage of early censorship is marvelous, as good as I've read anywhere in summary form."  -- Robin Matthews, Golden West College"I couldn't be more impressed with this book. I especially love its scope and its ability to cover a great deal of territory in a small amount of space."  -- Tom Isbell, University of Minnesota, Duluth"Because of the stories, because of the writing, because of the problem solving examples, I think this book could be a loved piece of reading...."  -- Robin Bates, St. Mary's College of Maryland