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“Miramax's Asian Experiment: Creating a Model for Crossover Hits”
Scope, February 2008

An analysis of Miramax’s strategies for acquiring and distributing Hong Kong action films in the United States and their implications for film culture

“Camera Movement”
The Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film, 2007

A discussion of the different types and functions of camera movement in cinema, camera movement and the long take, and the signature camera movements of directors Max Ophuls and Kenji Mizoguchi

“Canon and Canonicity”
The Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film, 2007

A discussion of early attempts to form a film canon, the influence of André Bazin and auteurism on canon formation, and contemporary challenges to the established canon