Benson and Anderson's book on Wiseman is certainly worth a look, too. It is a very impressive publishing project. On the subject of ethics, I wonder if Tom B. would care to comment on the cooperation (?!) of the filmmaker in publishing their book. (If you don't know, Wiseman didn't grant permission for the use of frame enlargements, so the authors had to use ink drawings instead.) In particular, I am wondering about the impact of the Society for Cinema Studies committee (whose report is due out soon in CINEMA JOURNAL). The report makes a very strong case that the use of frame enlargements is protected by the fair use provision in the copyright act. Since Wiseman takes such advantage of his broad construal of his first amendment rights (he says that he doesn't need permission to film in public institutions), isn't it ironic that he would so constrain a scholar's rights to cite his films? I don't really see how a book like Benson and Anderson's could possibly infringe on Wiseman's market. The only rationale for denying permission would be that he might not like what was said about his films. This certainly seems to run counter to the principles underlying a broad interpretation of the right to free speech. ___________________________________________________________ James Peterson University of Notre Dame [log in to unmask]