It's only a movie!

It's only a movie!

by Raymond J. Haberski

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"What happened to the movies? Elevated from their origins as nickelodeon amusements to the pantheon of the arts by critics in the 1950s and 60s, they are often derided today as senseless entertainment. Even Roger Ebert has lamented, "An art form will forever be in a separate category if you can attend it while eating Twizzlers." In It's Only a Movie! Raymond J. Haberski traces the rise and fall of film as art, from its early twentieth-century beginnings to the modern age of the financial blockbusters."--BOOK JACKET.

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    Haberski argues that film rose to art status before being largely "derided today as senseless entertainment." How effectively does he trace this trajectory, and did his historical analysis alter your own understanding of cinematic history?

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    The book explores how critics in the 1950s and 60s elevated film to the "pantheon of the arts." What criteria do you personally use to define a film as "art" versus simply "entertainment," and how do your definitions align or diverge from those discussed in the book?

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    Raymond Haberski highlights the significant role critics played in shaping the perception of film. In today's media landscape, where everyone can be a critic, what do you believe is the enduring or diminished influence of professional film criticism?

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