> In response to Professor Frank's question about textbooks, I have found that
> Mast and Kawain's "Short History of the Movies" is more than up to the task of
> teaching an introductory course. Combining it with Corrigan's "Short Guide to
> Writing about Film" I find that students are more than challenged with the
> level of insight and information. The publishers have even created a
> 'shorter' history of the movies that still comes in at well over 300 pages if
> you're trying to find a streamlined, yet substantive history for an
> introductory class.
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