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Written in an engaging narrative style, this text provides a thorough overview of the fascinating intersection of economics, culture, artistry, and technology that has defined American film from its beginnings. The Second Edition features a NEW four-color design, hundreds of new images, greater emphasis on film analysis, increased coverage of women and minority filmmakers, and an epilogue that speculates on the future of film.

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Jon Lewis (Ph.D., 1983 UCLA) is  a Professor in the English department at Oregon  State University, where he has taught film and  cultural studies since 1983. He has published  five books: The Road to Romance and Ruin:  Teen Films and Youth Culture (Routledge,  1992); Whom God Wishes to Destroy . . .  Francis Coppola and the New Hollywood (Duke UP, 1995); The New American Cinema (Duke UP, 1998); Hollywood v. Hard Core: How the  Struggle over Censorship Saved the Modern Film  Industry (NYU Press, 2000); and The End of Cinema as We Know It: American Film in the  Nineties (NYU Press, 2001). In the past two years, Professor Lewis has appeared in two  theatrically released documentaries on film  censorship: Inside Deep Throat (Fenton  Baily, 2005) and This Film is Not Yet  Rated (Kirby Dick, 2006). From 2002 to  2007, he was the Editor of Cinema  Journal.

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