In luential early theorists in this  eld included Andre Bazin (bah-ZAHN), whose realist principles are sometimes contrasted with those of Sergei Eisenstein.
Scholars in this  eld include Anton Kaes, whose historicist analyses of the in luence of collective memory on German culture include From Hitler to Heimat, which overlaps in subject matter with the major works of Thomas Elsaesser (ELL-zess-er). The Boston University professor and possibly insane hoarder Ray Carney was sued for stealing the property of one of his subjects in this  eld, Mark Rappaport. The essay "The Imaginary Signi er" developed a psychoanalytic, semiotic approach to this  eld and was written by Christian Metz. A standard introductory textbook in this  eld was written by the husband-and-wife team Kristin Thompson and David Bordwell. In luential early theorists in this  eld included Andre Bazin (bah-ZAHN), whose realist principles are sometimes contrasted with those of Sergei Eisenstein. For 10 points, name this  eld represented by the British magazine Sight &amp; Sound and the French magazine Cahiers du cinema (kye-YAY doo SEE-nay-mah).
Scholars in this  eld include Anton Kaes, whose historicist analyses of the in luence of collective memory on German culture include From Hitler to Heimat, which overlaps in subject matter with the major works of Thomas Elsaesser (ELL-zess-er).
 lm criticism [or  lm studies; or  lm theory; or  lm history; or cinema studies before it is read; or obvious equivalents; prompt on media studies]