{"product_id":"thinking-about-movies-isbn-9781118315446","title":"Thinking about Movies","description":"\u003cb\u003eA complete introduction to analyzing and enjoying a wide variety of movies, for film students and movie lovers alike\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThinking About Movies: Watching, Questioning, Enjoying, Fourth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is a thorough overview of movie analysis designed to enlighten both students and enthusiasts, and heighten their enjoyment of films. Readers will delve into the process of thinking about movies critically and analytically, and find how doing so can greatly enhance the pleasure of watching movies. Divided roughly into two parts, the book addresses film studies within the context of the dynamics of cinema, before moving on to a broader analysis of the relationship of films to the larger social, cultural, and industrial issues informing them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis updated fourth edition includes an entirely new section devoted to a complete analysis of the film adaptation of\u003ci\u003e The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo\u003c\/i\u003e, along with many in-depth discussions of important films such as \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSilence of the Lambs\u003c\/i\u003e. The chapter on television integrates a major expansion distinguishing between television in the digital era of the convergence of the entertainment and technology industries in comparison to the era of broadcast analogue television. The final chapter places film within the current context of digital culture, globalization, and the powerful rise of China in film production and exhibition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authors clearly present various methodologies for analyzing movies and illustrate them with detailed examples and images from a wide range of films from cult classics to big-budget, award-winning movies. This helps viewers see new things in movies and also better understand and explain why they like some better than others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThinking About Movies: Watching, Questioning, Enjoying, Fourth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal for film students immersed in the study of this important, contemporary medium and art form as well as students and readers who have never taken a class on cinema before. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Use This Book xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Blog xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFatal Attraction and Scarface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Narrative Structure 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJurassic Park and Rashomon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Formal Analysis 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRules of the Game and The Sixth Sense\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Authorship 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Searchers and Jungle Fever\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Genres 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSin City and Gunfight at the OK Corral\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Series, Sequels, and Remakes 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoldfinger and King Kong (1933 and 2005)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Actors and Stars 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorocco and Dirty Harry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Audiences and Reception 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Woman of Paris and The Crying Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Film and the Other Arts 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1933) and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Film and its Relation to Radio and Television 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Diamond, Private Detective; Peter Gunn; Victor\/Victoria; 24; and Homeland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Realism and Theories of Film 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Battleship Potemkin and Umberto D\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Gender and Sexuality 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Silence of the Lambs and American Gigolo\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Race 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut of the Past, LA Confidential, and Boyz N the Hood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Class 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePretty Woman and The People Under the Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e: An Analysis 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Current Trends: Globalization and China, 3D, IMAX, Internet TV 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 446\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Lehman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Film and Media Studies in English and Director of the Center for Film, Media and Popular Culture at Arizona State University. He is author, coauthor, and editor of 12 books and a former president of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies. He is also the Founding Editor of \u003ci\u003eWide Angle: A Film Quarterly of Theory, Criticism, and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e. He lectures widely, both nationally and internationally.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Luhr\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and Film at Saint Peter's University and Co-Chair of the faculty-level Columbia University Seminar on Cinema and Interdisciplinary Interpretation. He has published over a dozen books as well as numerous articles and interviews primarily concerned with film studies, the most recent being \u003ci\u003eFilm Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2012 (Chinese language edition, 2014). He has lectured widely, both nationally and internationally. \t    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this intelligently structured book, every chapter invites film students and professors, alike, to embark on an engagingly coherent yet open-ended journey through the fundamental roads of film aesthetics, form, style, history, and the unpredictable avenues of film's mediating role in representing and responding to varied historical, cultural, and industrial contexts.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Professor Cynthia Lucia,\u003c\/b\u003e Rider University, US, and \u003ci\u003eCineaste\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This thoroughly revised and up-to-date edition of Lehman and Luhr's celebrated textbook will continue to inform and inspire new generations of students and researchers of film and media. Every student of film and media should read this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Professor Santiago Fouz-Hernández,\u003c\/b\u003e Durham University, UK  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Filled with extremely helpful images and delightfully detailed, insightful analyses of films and other media, \u003ci\u003eThinking about Movies\u003c\/i\u003e shows two of our most eminent film scholars in excellent form.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Professor David Lugowski,\u003c\/b\u003e Manhattanville College, US  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA complete introduction to analyzing and enjoying a wide variety of movies, for film students and movie lovers alike\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThinking about Movies: Watching, Questioning, Enjoying, Fourth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is a thorough overview of movie analysis designed to enlighten both students and enthusiasts, and heighten their enjoyment of films. Readers will delve into the process of thinking about movies critically and analytically, and find how doing so can greatly enhance the pleasure of watching movies. Divided roughly into two parts, the book addresses film studies within the context of the dynamics of cinema, before moving on to a broader analysis of the relationship of films to the larger social, cultural, technological, and industrial issues informing them.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis updated fourth edition includes an entirely new section devoted to a complete analysis of the film adaptation \u003ci\u003eThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo\u003c\/i\u003e, along with in-depth discussions on important films from \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eSilence of the Lambs\u003c\/i\u003e. The authors clearly present various methodologies for analyzing movies and illustrate them with detailed, well-illustrated examples from a range of films from cult classics to big-budget, award-winning movies. This helps viewers see new things in movies and also better understand and explain why they like some better than others.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThinking about Movies: Watching, Questioning, Enjoying, Fourth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal for film students immersed in the study of this important, contemporary medium and art form as well as individuals who have never taken a class on cinema before. \t  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEHMAN ENDORSEMENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“This thoroughly revised and up-to-date edition of Lehman’s and Luhr’s celebrated textbook will continue to inform and inspire new generations of students and researchers of film and media. It combines a commendable clarity of argument with incisive and innovative close analysis of key illustrative examples. The book covers a wide range of key aspects of film and media studies (narrative, analysis, authorship, stars, genres, seriality or reception) and key theoretical issues and frameworks. Every student of film and media should read this book.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Professor Santiago Fouz-Hernández, Durham University, UK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e “This incomparable introductory film textbook is one that I truly \u003ci\u003ewant\u003c\/i\u003e to read and \u003ci\u003econtinue\u003c\/i\u003e reading—even as a film professor who has used a number of the most lauded texts on the market over my many years of teaching. In this intelligently structured book, every chapter invites film students and professors, alike, to embark on an engagingly coherent yet open-ended journey through the fundamental roads of film aesthetics, form, style, history, and—quite crucially—through the unpredictable avenues of film’s mediating role in representing and responding to varied historical, cultural, and industrial contexts. Posing many honest, and often, unanswerable questions—yet within strongly articulated and informative frameworks for analysis—all chapters place fascinating films in dialogue with each other and encourage readers, at whatever level, to consider and reconsider their responses to and understanding of the traditional cinema and its emerging iterations in the digital age.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Cynthia Lucia, Rider University, US and \u003ci\u003eCineaste\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Filled with extremely helpful images and delightfully detailed, insightful analyses of films and other media, \u003ci\u003eThinking About Movies\u003c\/i\u003e shows two of our most eminent film scholars in excellent form. Besides its obvious use for introductory cinema studies courses, this engaging, highly readable text could also prove valuable in courses dedicated to close textual analysis, the politics of representation, and film theory, and should have considerable interest for general readers as well. This new edition explores issues of new technology, globalization and more with the same thoughtfulness and erudition as the rest of the book. An impressive achievement, designed and certain to provoke healthy discussion.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--David Lugowski, Manhattanville College, US\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990386098405,"sku":"NP9781118315446","price":58.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118315446.jpg?v=1761787617","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/thinking-about-movies-isbn-9781118315446","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}