Lehman, Peter.

Thinking about movies : watching, questioning, enjoying / Peter Lehman and William Luhr. - 3rd edition. - Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell, 2008. - xvii, 421 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Previous ed.: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references, glossary of terms and index.

Films discussed include: Fatal attraction - Jurassic Park - King Kong 1933 and 2005 - Morroco - The crying game - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Victor/Victoria - The silence of the lambs - Boyz N the Hood - Citizen Kane - The Matrix.

This is a comprehensive guide that teaches students and movie lovers how to watch movies critically and analytically. This text offers the critical building blocks required to understand film as an important cultural form and a narrative text.

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Motion pictures--Evaluation.
Film criticism.

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