A guide to thinking and writing about films. This text introduces students to film terms and the major film theories. It progresses from taking notes and writing first drafts to creating essays and comprehensive research projects. It demonstrates how an analysis of a film becomes subtle and rigorous as part of a compositional process.

Covering topics from theory and method, to science and cyberculture, this work combines forty-two articles with editorial introductions, and also includes a comprehensive bibliography. It provides a road map to students of cultural studies.

While credit for the success of Citizen Kane has traditionally been attributed solely to its director, Orson Welles, this study documents the shared creative achievements of Welles and his principal collaborators.

Drawing on art, architecture, literature, theology and numerous scientific disciplines, the author intends to provide a long entertaining look at sexual attitudes, customs and practices in all the world's major civilizations past and present.

Helps readers to think critically, using examples from the weird claims and beliefs that abound in our culture to demonstrate the sound evaluation of any claim. This text focuses on types of logical arguments and proofs, making it a versatile supplement for logic, critical thinking, philosophy of science, or any other science appreciation courses.