Post-Cinematic Affect is about what it feels like to live in the
affluent West in the early 21st century. Specifically, it explores the
structure of feeling that is emerging today in tandem with new digital
technologies, together with economic globalization and the
financialization of more and more human activities. The 20th century was
the age of film and television; these dominant media shaped and
reflected our cultural sensibilities. In the 21st century, new digital
media help to shape and reflect new forms of sensibility. Movies (moving
image and sound works) continue to be made, but they have adopted new
formal strategies, they are viewed under massively changed conditions,
and they address their spectators in different ways than was the case in
the 20th century. The book traces these changes, focusing on four recent
moving-image works: Nick Hooker's music video for Grace Jones' song
Corporate Cannibal; Olivier Assayas' movie Boarding Gate, starring Asia
Argento; Richard Kelly's movie Southland Tales, featuring Justin
Timberlake, Dwayne Johnson, and other pop culture celebrities; and Mark
Neveldine and Brian Taylor's Gamer.