This book, part of the Foundations of the Philosophy of the Arts series, investigates the variety of purposes that moving images may serve. Carroll (humanities, Temple U.) presents a pluralistic review of the field, reflecting the legacy of traditional film theory while proposing a new direction for the theorizing of motion picture. Topics include the film as art, medium specificity, the shot, cinematic sequencing and narration, and affect and the moving image. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)