Valuing Films

Contents Acknowledgements List of Tables Notes on the Contributors Introduction: Valuing Films; L.Hubner PART I: POLITICS, CRITICISM AND THE CANON Use and Exchange: The Politics of Film Evaluation; L.Grist Sense and Sensibilities: The Value of Coherence in the Contemporary Twist Film; J.Walters Spectacle and Value in Classical Hollywood Cinema; T.Brown PART II: FANS, AUDIENCES AND SHIFTING CANONS Getting Animated – Valuing Anime; S.Allen Authenticity, Popular Aesthetics and the Sub-Cultural Politics of an Unwanted Blockbuster: The Case of Transformers; L.Geraghty ¡Que Naco! Mexican Popular Cinema, La Banda del Carro Rojo and the Audience; A.Avalos Audience Appreciation of Nigerian Films (Nollywood); O.Esan PART III: INSTITUTIONS OF TASTE, QUALITY AND VALUE Valuing Film Violence: Student Perceptions on the Inclusion of Violent Films and Film Violence Within the Undergraduate Learning Experience; S.Kimber 'The Many Ways of Looking at Cinema': Sight and Sound and the Value of Film; O.Evans Delivering the Quality Experience: Franco Zeffirelli; M.P.Wood A Vogue for Flesh and Blood? Shifting Classifications of Contemporary European Cinema; L.Hubner PART IV: AFTERTHOUGHTS Shifting Perceptions of Worth; L.Hubner Index