Cinema in the Digital Age

Cinema in the Digital Age Does the digital era spell the death of cinema as we know it? Or is it merely heralding its rebirth? Are we witnessing the emergence of something entirely new? "Cinema in the Digital Age" examines the fate of cinema in this new era, paying special attention to the technologies that are reshaping film and their cultural impact. Examining "Festen" (1998), "The Blair Witch Project" (1999), "Timecode" (2000), "Russian Ark" (2002), "The Ring" (2002), among others, this volume explores how these films are haunted by their analogue past and suggests that their signature element are their deliberate imperfections, whether those take the form of blurry or pixilated i...