Six Critical Essays on Film - Kimmel, Mike
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Six Critical Essays on Film is a clear, succinct guide to studying and understanding feature films as both a medium of communication and artistic expression. Intended for college and adult school students, this book offers a short - but diverse - selection of quality films from the 1920s through 1970s for review and application. The text provides active, workable solutions to break films down into their component parts, evaluate elements that work well, and identify those that miss their mark. Strategic thinking skills and an outside-the-box approach are encouraged to help students write film…mehr

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Six Critical Essays on Film is a clear, succinct guide to studying and understanding feature films as both a medium of communication and artistic expression. Intended for college and adult school students, this book offers a short - but diverse - selection of quality films from the 1920s through 1970s for review and application. The text provides active, workable solutions to break films down into their component parts, evaluate elements that work well, and identify those that miss their mark. Strategic thinking skills and an outside-the-box approach are encouraged to help students write film essays of their own that stand out boldly from the college crowd.
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Dr. Henry Hoffman holds a B.A. from California State University at Fullerton, and an M.A. from Illinois State University at Normal. He also holds two advanced doctoral degrees. Dr. Ho man earned his rst Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque. He earned a second Ph.D. in Film Studies from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Henry studied acting with Harold Clurman at The Actors Studio. He also studied directing with both Peter Brook and Edward Duerr. He complet- ed advanced studies in textual analysis of William Shakespeare's work with Joseph Chaiken. Henry studied Critical Theory with Dr. John Kirk and trained personally under Werner Erhard, as well. He was a leading actor with many premiere regional stages, including the Mark Taper Forum, Colorado Shakespeare Festival (Boulder), A Con- temporary Theatre (Seattle), PlayMakers Reperto- ry Company (North Carolina), Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and the American Conservatory The- atre (A.C.T.). As a performer, he has worked with some of the aristocrats of the profession, including 97 Mike Kimmel Dame Eileen Atkins, Jose Ferrer, Jack O'Brien, William Ball, Ellis Rabb, and Salome Jens. As an educator, Dr. Ho man has taught at the American Conservatory Theatre, American Acad- emy of Dramatic Arts, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, and the California State Universities at San Jose and Chico. He has directed Equity stage productions in both New York and Los Angeles. Dr. Hoffman currently directs teenage actors in the Young Shakespeare Company. In 2002, he was named one of the twenty leading educators in the United States by USA Today, earning him a position on the newspaper's All USA Teacher Team. Excerpts from Dr. Hoffman's forthcoming book Tyrone Power: A Luminous Pause have been published in Xavier Review of New Orleans.