Critical Cinema: Beyond the Theory of Practice

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Critical Cinema blurs the line between the making and the theorizing of film, uniting theory and practice in order to move beyond the commercial confines of Hollywood. Opening with an introduction by Bill Nichols, one of the world's leading writers on nonfiction film, this volume features contributions by such prominent authors as Noel Burch, Laura Mulvey, Peter Wollen, Brian Winston, and Patrick Fuery. Seminal filmmakers such as Peter Greenaway and Mike Figgis also contribute to the debate, making this book a critical text for students, academics, and independent filmmakers as.;Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; FOREWORD by Bill Nichols; INTRODUCTION by Clive Myer; PART ONE Reframing; 1. Theoretical Practice: Diegesis Is Not a Code of Cinema; 2. Cinema, Theory, Women; 3. Theory and Practice; 4. Passing Time: Reflections on the Old and the New; 5. Sublime Acts: The Fate of Resistance Between Film Theory and Practice; 6. Ranciere and the Persistence of Film Theory; 7. Behind the Mask of the Screenplay: The Screen Idea; 8. The Theory-Practice Interface in Film Education: Observational Documentary in India.