COMM 220: Introduction to Film: Electronic Books

Over the past decade, as digital media has expanded and print outlets have declined, pundits have bemoaned a "crisis of criticism" and mourned the "death of the critic." Now that well-paying jobs in film criticism have largely evaporated, while blogs, message boards, and social media have given new meaning to the saying that "everyone's a critic," urgent questions have emerged about the status and purpose of film criticism in the 21st century. In this book, scholars from across the globe come together to consider whether we are witnessing the extinction of serious film criticism or seeing the start of its rebirth in a new form.

Certain lines of dialogue define a movie. From classics to grade-B slasher movies, this book contains more than 11,000 quotes, arranged by nearly 900 subjects. Each entry lists the movie title, production company, year of release, speaker of the line, and when appropriate, a comment putting the quote into context.

How well do you know your movies? Do you think you could recognize a film from just its tagline? If so, then this is the quiz book for you! From classics that everyone should know all the way up to rarities that will test the world's greatest film critics, this fantastic book will be fun for the whole family. There are 120 questions, organized into easy, medium and hard sections. All you have to do is identify which movie it is from the tagline provided.

This book offers a unique look at how a story makes its way from the printed page to the screen. The 100 works covered here represent a wide range of years, genres, and stories. While most of the films have been adapted from full-length novels, some come from novellas, short stories, or plays. The introduction reveals which books make the most successful adaptations and why.