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The philosophy of motion pictures has typically been explored in a top-down fashion. The essence of motion pictures is identified - usually understood in terms of photographic film - and every other feature of the film is weighed in relation to that essence. Philosophy of Motion Pictures offers a new approach, championing the concept of the moving image in a more freestyle manner. Motion pictures are defined in a way that not only embraces th...

In a recent poll of practicing art critics, 75 percent reported that rendering judgments on artworks was the least significant aspect of their job. This is a troubling statistic for philosopher and critic Noel Carroll, who argues that that the proper task of the critic is not simply to describe, or to uncover hidden meanings or agendas, but instead to determine what is of value in art. Carroll argues for a humanistic conception of criticism wh...

Utilizing a series of essays examining the broad philosophical concepts embedded in Rod Serling's series, "The Twilight Zone, " "Philosophy in The Twilight Zone" provides a platform for further philosophical discussion. Features essays by eminent contemporary philosophers concerning the over-arching themes in "The Twilight Zone, " as well as in-depth discussions of particular episodesFuses popular cult entertainment with classical philosophica...

Utilizing a series of essays examining the broad philosophical concepts embedded in Rod Serling's series, "The Twilight Zone, " "Philosophy in The Twilight Zone" provides a platform for further philosophical discussion. Features essays by eminent contemporary philosophers concerning the over-arching themes in "The Twilight Zone, " as well as in-depth discussions of particular episodesFuses popular cult entertainment with classical philosophica...

Here is a collection of essays by one of the most astute critics of cinema at work today. This volume provides a close analysis of major films of both the narrative and the avant-garde traditions. Written in accessible and engaging language, the book also serves as a guide to such classics as THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI and CITIZEN KANE, as well as the art of cinema in the postmodern era.

In this volume, Noel Carroll examines theoretical aspects of film and television through penetrating analyses of such genres as soap opera, documentary, and comedy, and such topics as sight gags, film metaphor, point-of-view editing, and movie music.