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The article discusses the development of women's movement and the development of the feminist point of view towards cinema. It is suggested that the movement has reflected feminism through campaigns against sexism within the movie and film industry. Also included are analyses of representation of sexism, use of film for propaganda and debates regarding culture and politics. According to the author, woman and film or woman in film have been critical concepts for roughly a decade, yet it is now possible to make tentative assessments of feminist film criticism.

The article presents an evaluation of the reinforcement of the fascination of film within the individual subject and the social transformations that have helped mould him. It utilizes psychoanalytic theory in examining the way film reflects, reveals, and plays on the interpretation of sexual difference. Some important issues regarding phallocentric theory and the interest of feminists in this analysis are discussed. The article also discusses the visual pleasure offered by the traditional narrative cinema.

The article discusses the advantageous aspect of rear projection in the filmmaking industry. Filmmakers usually employ back projection when reconstructing images from projections of an object at interval angles. It tries to reconcile the conflicting demands of star performance and action sequences to ensure excellent scenes. Since it is very difficult to record the actors' close ups and dialogue when the scene involves a dramatic action, rear projection provides filmmakers an alternative technique for better film production.

The article discusses what the author argues is a hegemony of the U.S. in the motion picture industry, in Europe in particular, in light of the book "Film Europe and Film America: Cinema, Commerce and Cultural Exchange 1920-1939," edited by Andrew Higson and Richard Maltby. Topics include European countries' coordinated effort to assert a presence in the film industry, evidenced by the creation of the European Film Syndicate, as well as the role of synchronised sound in film development.