American Smart Cinema (Traditions in World Cinema) Craig Anthony Attaway A woman he must protect

A woman he must protect at all costs

and the first known syphon in four centuries

Because of his mysterious past

and wildfire

including Hello Kitty: A Day with Papa

American Smart Cinema (Traditions in World Cinema) Craig Anthony Attaway A woman he must protectAmerican Smart Cinema examines a contemporary type of US filmmaking that exists at the intersection of mainstream, art and independent cinema and often gives rise to absurd, darkly comic and nihilistic effects. Connecting the 'smart' sensibility to issues of expressive irony, generational divide and therapeutic culture, this bold new book describes a recent critical tradition in commercial independent American filmmaking by exploring the unstable tone