Minding Movies

David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson are two of America's preeminent film scholars. You would be hard pressed to find a serious student of the cinema who hasn't spent at least a few hours huddled with their seminal introduction to the field-Film Art, now in its ninth edition-or a cable television junkie unaware that the Independent Film Channel sagely christened them the 'Critic...

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David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson are two of America's preeminent film scholars. You would be hard pressed to find a serious student of the cinema who hasn't spent at least a few hours huddled with their seminal introduction to the field-Film Art, now in its ninth edition-or a cable television junkie unaware that the Independent Film Channel sagely christened them the 'Critics of the Naughts.' Since launching their blog, Observations on Film Art, in 2006, the two have added web virtuosos to their growing list of accolades, creating unconventional long-form pieces engaged with film artistry that have helped to redefine cinematic storytelling for a new age and audience. "Minding Movies" presents a selection from over three hundred essays on genre movies, art films, animation, and the business of Hollywood that have graced Bordwell and Thompson's blog. Informal pieces, conversational in tone but grounded in three decades of authoritative research, the essays gathered here range from in-depth analyses of individual films such as "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Inglourious Basterds" to adjustments of Hollywood media claims and forays into cinematic humor. For Bordwell and Thompson, the most fruitful place to begin is how movies are made, how they work, and how they work on us. Written for film lovers, these essays-on topics ranging from Borat to blockbusters and back again-will delight current fans and gain new enthusiasts. Serious but not solemn, vibrantly informative without condescension, and above all illuminating reading, Minding Movies offers ideas sure to set film lovers thinking-and keep them returning to the silver screen.

David Bordwell is the Jacques Ledoux Professor of Film Studies Emeritus, and Kristin Thompson is an honorary fellow in the Department of Communication, both at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Together, they are the authors of Film Art: An Introduction and Film History: An Introduction, in addition to several books written individually. Their blog, Observations on Film Art,...

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David Bordwell is the Jacques Ledoux Professor of Film Studies Emeritus, and Kristin Thompson is an honorary fellow in the Department of Communication, both at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Together, they are the authors of Film Art: An Introduction and Film History: An Introduction, in addition to several books written individually. Their blog, Observations on Film Art, can be found at http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog.

pt. One...............................................................................................The business
World rejects Hollywood blockbusters!?
Live with it! there'll always be sequels. Good thing, too
Superheroes for sale
What won the weekend? or, how to understand box-office figures
Snakes, no; Borat, yes: not all internet publicity is the same
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pt. One...............................................................................................The business
World rejects Hollywood blockbusters!?
Live with it! there'll always be sequels. Good thing, too
Superheroes for sale
What won the weekend? or, how to understand box-office figures
Snakes, no; Borat, yes: not all internet publicity is the same
Don't knock the blockbusters
pt. Two...............................................................................................Writing about movies
In critical condition
Love isn't all you need
Do filmmakers deserve the last word?
Crix nix variety's tics
pt. Three——Film as art
But what kind of art?
This is your brain on movies, maybe
Movies still matter
pt. Four...............................................................................................Storytelling and style
Anatomy of the action picture
Times go by turns
Grandmaster flashback
Originality and origin stories
Good actors spell good acting
By Annie standards
Unsteadicam chronicles
Pausing and chortling: a tribute to Bob Clampett
pt. Five...............................................................................................Films
A behemoth from the dead zone
Cronenberg's violent reversals
The movie looks back at us
Lessons from Babel
Slumdogged by the past
Rat rapture
A welcome basterdization
pt. Six...............................................................................................Into the future
New media and old storytelling
The celestial multiplex
Take my film, please.
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