Spectacle is not often considered to be a significant part of the style of ‘classical’ cinema. Indeed, some of the most influential accounts of cinematic classicism define it virtually by the supposed
Film characters are not supposed to look at the camera, so what happens when they do acknowledge our presence as spectators? This book revaluates these and other fundamental assumptions about the medi
About the book'A deliciously playful science-fiction satire' (Around the Globe magazine)Hollywood visionary Joe Seabright seems to have it all: fame, wealth, his own city . . . Hell, he's even pals w
What happens when fictional characters acknowledge our 'presence' as film spectators? By virtue of its eccentricity and surprising frequency as a filmic device, direct address enables us to ask some f
