UNESCO defines media education as the priority field of the cultural educational development in the XXI century. The article presents the development of media education since the beginning of it up to our days. The sections of the article are the main periods for the development of the media education. In each section more countries are mentioned.…

The critical writings of the French film director, Jean-Luc Godard, are collected here. Many of them are reviews which originally appeared in the French magazines "Cahiers du Cinema" and "La Gazette du Cinema." They include comments on many American and European films from the years 1950-59, as well as Godard's comments on…

Discussed the development of film in Italy after the World War Two and evaluated some films of that period including Bicycle Thieves. In addition, credits for Bicycle Thieves and a sequence outline were added with study questions provided for further discussion. (RK)

Designed as an introduction to the intelligent and active appreciation of films, this book provides an anecdotal discussion of current and past movies. Among the subjects discussed are the origins of the industry, the process of filmmaking, the role of the spectator, the development of various film genres, the debate over sex and violence, and the…

In this article, the author describes Liguria Study Center for the Arts and Humanities in Bogliasco, Italy, which offers a stately perch from which a few lucky scholars and artists can gaze at the Mediterranean and gather their thoughts making it so conducive to the study of arts and letters. The center provides scholars and artists midcareer and…

Article outlined Griffith's film career, provided credits and sequence outlines for the films discussed, and listed 12 study questions for classroom analysis. (RK)

Article provided a capsule version of the life of John Ford, his films, including credits and a sequence outline of Stagecoach, with study questions added for class discussion. (RK)

Orson Welles's career as filmmaker was evaluated with strong consideration of Citizen Kane, his greatest success. Included were the credits for Citizen Kane, a sequence outline and study questions for discussion in the classroom. (RK)

Discussed the films of Ingmar Bergman as well as his own character and added the credits for the Seventh Seal, a sequence outline of the film, and some study questions for group discussion. (RK)

Article discussed the films of Alfred Hitchcock and followed with the credits of North By Northwest, a sequence outline of that film with study questions interspersed within the outline. (RK)

Fellini's film career was considered and the credits of 8 1/2 were added with a sequence outline and study questions for classroom discussion. (RK)

The criteria for judging movies which are presented here are based on the belief that film criticism becomes rational, if not "objective", when it displays and inspects the nature of its evidence and the bases of its arguments. The author dissents from the view of early film theorists that montage is the essence of cinema, and that cinema is to be…

Film study course development for British CSE students. (CH)

The subjects of the three separate, but related essays in this dissertation are art in general, one particular art form, and one individual work of art. The first essay, a continuous piece of sustained abstraction, primarily concerns the field of aesthetics, while the second, more concrete essay is drawn from material conceived as a book on the…