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This book examines the relationship that exists between fantasy cinema and the medium of animation.

Black American Cinema demonstrates the wealth of Black contribution to American film and the complex course that contribution has taken.

Explores popular movies through the lens of film theory, beginning with industrial-economic analysis before moving into a predominately aesthetic and interpretive framework.

Bringing together articles by scholars from the disciplines of Film Studies, Philosophy, Critical and Visual Studies, Romance Languages and Literatures, and Aesthetics, this title inquires into the 'Europeanness' of European film theory. It also explores the philosophical origins of European film theory.

The standard analytical category of "national cinema" has been called into question by the category of the "transnational." This work examines the premises and consequences of the coexistence of these two categories and the parameters of historiographical approaches that cross the borders of nation states.

Applies the recent 'return to history' in film studies to the genre of classical Hollywood comedy as well as broadening the definition of those works considered central in this field.

Landscape is everywhere in film, but it has been largely overlooked in theory and criticism. This book addresses questions, such as: What kind of landscape is cinematic landscape? How is cinematic landscape different from landscape painting? And, how is cinematic landscape related to the idea of a national cinema and questions of identity.

Gathered here are noted scholars and critics, as well as the film/video makers themselves who offer insight into the work of underexplored artists.