At the Movies, Film Reviewing, and Screenwriting: Selective Affinities and Cultural Mediation

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Steven Maras (University of Western Australia, Australia)

At the Movies, Film Reviewing, and Screenwriting

Selective Affinities and Cultural Mediation

Steven Maras (University of Western Australia, Australia)

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Intellect Books
04 July 2025

Film movie scripts & screenplays; Cultural studies; Media studies

This book examines film reviewing and screenwriting as key sites of cultural mediation, providing new insights on the relationship between criticism and reviewing, as well as the way reviewers handle concepts of story, dialogue, and narrative.

Drawing on the work of Pierre Bourdieu on the cultural field, and his theory of taste, the book provides an assessment of the place of film reviewing in contemporary screen culture. The book analyses a case study comprised of ten years of television scripts of the Australian film reviewing programme, At the Movies (2004–2014). Hosted by two of Australia’s most eminent film critics, Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton, for over two decades, this study of At the Movies provides a unique window into film reviewing, movie consumption, and wider cultural attitudes in this period of Australian cultural history. It examines the programme’s cultural significance, and the contribution of Margaret and David to screen culture.

This book makes a significant contribution to an under-studied area of media studies (the review), screenwriting research through the analysis of broadcast scripts, and cultural studies through the study of an important television programme.

By: Steven Maras (University of Western Australia Australia)
Imprint: Intellect Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 651g
ISBN: 9781835951163
ISBN 10: 1835951163
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 04 July 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

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.