COMM 4856/6856: Women & Film

"A raucous and riveting expose of the inner workings of the most influential censorship group in the country - the notoriously secretive MPAA film ratings board" (Container).

"A cineastes's dream voyage through a century of cinema, taking a witty and stylish look at the varying ways homosexuality has been represented on the silver screen" (Container).

The Worldwide Film Noir Tradition is the most far-reaching and definitive reference to classic noir ever produced. The book includes the following: documentation of nearly 1600 films from 30 countries ~ the most complete listing of American noirs in print ~ the most complete, definitive listing of British noirs ~ the most complete listing of French noirs anywhere ~ the most complete listing of classic noirs from other countries around the world ~ American canon of 250 films, plus identification of the top masterworks from America, Britain and France ~ montage of the history of film noir literature ~ 250 still images from the films, most never before seen in print.