03416 am 22005653u 450 991013164120332120221026180017.090-485-2447-4(CKB)3710000000477899(SSID)ssj0001579744(PQKBManifestationID)16254913(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001579744(PQKBWorkID)13689265(PQKB)10080392(OCoLC)945783040(DE-B1597)596495(DE-B1597)9789048524471(EXLCZ)99371000000047789920160829d2015 uy 0engurcn#nnn|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe permanent crisis of film criticism the anxiety of authority /Matias FreyAmsterdam, Netherlands :Amsterdam University Press,[2015].©20151 online resource (194 pages)Film theory in media historyprint version: 9789089647177 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The Birthing Pains of the First Professionals: Promotion and Distinction -- 2. Second-Wave Crises of Proximity and Distance: Relating to the Industry and the Audience -- 3. The Institutional Assertion of Authority: Sight and Sound and the Postwar Cinephile Challenge -- 4. From “I” to “We”: Filmkritik and the Limits of Kracauerism in Postwar German Film Criticism -- 5. The Anxiety of Influence: The “Golden Age” of Criticism, the Rise of the TV Pundit, and the Memory of Pauline Kael -- 6. The Spectre of “Democratization” in the Digital Age -- Conclusion. What is the Good of Authoritative Critics? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexFilm criticism is in crisis. Dwelling on the many film journalists made redundant at newspapers, magazines, and other 'old media' in past years, commentators have voiced existential questions about the purpose and worth of the profession in the age of WordPress blogospheres and proclaimed the 'death of the critic'. Bemoaning the current anarchy of internet amateurs and the lack of authoritative critics, many journalists and academics claim that in the digital age, cultural commentary has become dumbed down and fragmented into niche markets. Mattias Freu, arguing against these claims, examines the history of film critical discourse in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He demonstrates that since its origins, film criticism has always found itself in crisis: the need to show critical authority and the anxieties over challenges to that authority have been longstanding concerns.Film theory in media history.Film criticismMotion picturesJournalistsJournalismMotion picturesFilm criticism, critical authority, digital, journalism, historical analysis, new media.Film criticism.Motion picturesJournalism791.4Frey Mattias849282PQKBAuAdUSAUkMaJRUBOOK9910131641203321The permanent crisis of film criticism2127866UNINA