The essays in American Cinema 1890-1909 explore and define how the making of motion pictures flowered into an industry that would finally become the central ent

It was during the teens that filmmaking truly came into its own. Notably, the migration of studios to the West Coast established a connection between moviemakin

Is a film watched on a video screen still cinema? Have digital compositing, motion capture, and other advanced technologies remade or obliterated the craft? Roo

During the 1920s, sound revolutionized the motion picture industry and cinema continued as one of the most significant and popular forms of mass entertainment i

Films discussed include Terminator 2, The matrix, Home alone, Jurassic Park, Pulp fiction, Boys don't cry, Toy story and Clueless.