David Bordwell — Bordwell lecturing on the economics of the film industry; his whiteboard diagram shows the oligopoly that existed in the US film industry during the Golden Age of Hollywood. David Bordwell (born July 23, 1947) is an American film theorist and… … Wikipedia
Kristin Thompson — (born 1950) is a film theorist and author whose research interests include the close formal analysis of films, the history of film styles, and quality television , a genre akin to art film. She wrote two scholarly books in the 1980s which used an … Wikipedia
Film theory — is an academic discipline, closely allied with Marxist critical theory, that aims to explore the essence of the cinema and provides conceptual frameworks for understanding film s relationship to reality, the other arts, individual viewers, and… … Wikipedia
Poetry of the United States — The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified thirteen colonies (although before this, a strong oral tradition often likened to poetry existed among Native American societies [Einhorn, Lois J.… … Wikipedia
Formalism (literature) — In literary theory, formalism refers to critical approaches that analyze, interpret, or evaluate the inherent features of a text. These features include not only grammar and syntax but also literary devices such as meter and tropes. The formalist … Wikipedia
New Formalism — This article is about late 20th century movement in literature. For mid 20th century style of architecture, see Modern architecture#Mid Century. New Formalism is a late 20th and early 21st century movement in American poetry that has promoted a… … Wikipedia
