At the Movies, Film Reviewing, and Screenwriting

Steven Maras is associate professor of media and communication at the University of Western Australia. He is author of Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice (Wallflower, 2009) and editor of Ethics in Screenwriting: New Perspectives (Palgrave, 2016). He also co-edits the Palgrave Studies in Screenwriting book series.

• List of FiguresList of TablesList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsAbout At the MoviesPreface1. At the Movies, Reviewing and Screenwriting - From Elective to Selective Affinities- Film ReviewingTwo Approaches: Functionalism and RhetoricShifting the Criticism/Reviewing Distinction- Screenwriting2. At the Movies and Its Influence- The Business of Managing the Review ProcessDebunking the Powerful Critic Theory- The Margaret and David Effect- A Variable Cultural Field: From Restricted to Large-Scale- The Persona of the Critic - The Responsibilities of the ReviewerProximity to IndustryThe Australian New Wave3. Arbiters of Taste- Inside the Gut- Where the Reviewer Sits- Summary Judgements - The Gospel According to David and Margaret - Taste, Taste Culture or Cultural Forum4. The Politics of Classification- Ken Park (2002) - Romper Stomper (1992) - Wolf Creek 2 (2013) 5. Three Discourse Frames (Australia, 1987–2002)- Frame 1: Funding Methods and Creative Outcomes- Frame 2: The Crisis in the Film Industry and the Script as Problematic Object- Frame 3: The Doxa6. The Discursive Construction of Screenwriting in At the Movies (2004–2014)- Method - Coding: Script, Screenplay, Screenwriter- Analysis7. The Well-Made Screenplay: At the Movies as an Aesthetic Enterprise- Performing the Doxa- Problematizations and Conclusions 8. In Interview: David Stratton on Reviewing and At the Movies9. In Interview: Margaret Pomeranz on Reviewing and At the MoviesAppendix 1: Notes on Method, Verification and ExclusionsAppendix 2: ‘Written by’Appendix 3: DVD ClassicsAppendix 4: Selective Reference List of Descriptors used by Margaret and DavidList of Film and Television Works CitedReferencesIndex