Understanding Realism

In a world, in which camcorders and CCTV are witness to our every move and Big Brother and The Blair Witch Project are phenomenally popular and widely imitated, the divide between reality and fiction has become increasingly blurred.

Richard Armstrong is a freelance film writer and tutor whose work has appeared in Uncut, Senseofcinema.com, Bright Lights Film Journal, Tes/Thes, In the Picture, Learning Resources Journal, and Film Quarterly. He is also the author of Billy Wilder: American Film Realist (McFarland, 2000) and a contributor to Contemporary North American Film Directors and Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors (Wallflower Critical Guides, 2000/2001).