> > I'm considering a text change in my one-semester course "History and > Appreciation of the Motion Picture". . . . I've been using Bohm > & Stromgren's LIGHT AND SHADOWS (Mayfield, 1987, 3rd ed.). Seven > years have passed; the oft-promised 4th edition isn't even considered > at this point. > > Anyway. . . . Anyone out there have a text recommendation with a > history and development focus?? NOTE: I have copies of Cook's A > HISTORY OF NARRATIVE FILM (Norton, 1990, 2nd ed.) [Has anyone out > there used it? With what result?] and Thompson & Bordwell's FILM > HISTORY: AN INTRODUCTION (McGraw-Hill, 1st ed., 1994) My decision > date is May 1st. Thanks :-) Ralph D. I would recommend Thompson and Bordwell. I like their overall approach. On a more theoritical basis, you may consider Allen and Gomery : Film History, theory and Practice. Pierre Veronneau Cinematheque quebecoise