The magic hour: film at fin de siècle

Introduction: All as it Had Been 1

I. Pulp Fictions

II. Adventures in Dreamland

III. Once and Future Vanguards

IV. The History of Film, the Film of History

V. Our Rock 'N' Roll President

The Film Critic of Tomorrow, Today 229

Appendix Ten "10 Best" Lists, 1991-2000 241.