New Review of Film and Television Studies Special Issue, volume 4, 1 (April 2006): New Film Books A series of essay-length reviews on a number of significant film books published in the last few years: THE BOUNDARIES OF PORN STUDIES On Linda Williams' "Porn Studies" Karen Boyle REVISING THE FILM CANON: On Jonathan Rosenbaum's "Movie Mutations" and "Essential Cinema" Christopher Long DOUBLE OCCUPANCY AND KARAOKE AMERICANISM: On Thomas Elsaesser's "European Cinema: Face to Face with Hollywood" Vinzenz Hediger SPECTATORSHIP AND SOCIAL COGNITION: On Per Persson's "Understanding Cinema: A Psychological Theory of Moving Imagery" Tico Romao ESSAYS IN CINEMA SOUND: On Rick Altman's "Silent Film Sound" and Nasta and Huvelle's "New Perspectives in Sound Studies" Marshall Deutelbaum BOOKS RECEIVED Future issues will publish essay-length reviews of Sean Cubitt's "The Cinema Effect" and Edward Branigan's "Projecting a Camera." The "New Review of Film and Television Studies" is published three times a year by Routledge. For more information, please visit the website, or contact the editor, Warren Buckland, via email ([log in to unmask]) Thank you. Warren Buckland Editor, New Review of Film and Television Studies: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/17400309.asp ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu