Film & Art

Film & Art addresses such questions as: Is film an art? Can we legitimately view film as an art form, or is it merely mass market entertainment? If film is an art, then what styles, forms and ideas has it contributed, and how successful has it been in realizing a mature and insightful aesthetic? To what extent has it fulfilled its potential as "The art of the 20th century?" Which films and filmmakers represent the highest aesthetic ideals? PUBCOMMENTS: Bruce Hinrichs brings special credentials to his task of writing Film & Art. He is a professor of psychology and film studies at Century College in Minnesota. His essays on film, art and psychology have appeared in magazines, journals and CD-Roms and he is the author of Mind as Mosaic: The Robot in the Machine. (in publication). Professor Hinrichs is also a successful artist himself whose works (painting, glass blowing) have been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries. Professor Hinrich's has obviously brought all these credentials to bear in writing a lively and non-jargonistic book on the subject of the relationship of film to the arts. He moves through his subject matter in a logically progressive manner that keeps the reader interested in reading further. And after having read the book, one begins to look at films quite differently, especially with respect to the craftsmanship of the film and its artistic merits.