TY - BOOK TI - Film studies: a global introduction SN - 978-0-415-73434-9 U1 - 791.43 23E PY - 2015/// CY - New York, London PB - Routledge KW - Motion pictures KW - Motion picture industry N1 - Why are movies made? Introduction -- Cinema as entertainment -- Cinema as self-expression -- Cinema as informative -- Film and politics -- Film as a commodity -- How do movies get made? Introduction -- Starting points -- Film production practices -- Film labour -- Interlude on film form -- Where do movies go? Introduction -- Marketing -- Distribution -- Exhibition -- Evaluative contexts -- The longevity of films -- How are movies experienced? -- Pleasure and desire -- Identification and identity -- Transformation -- Writing about cinema ER -