To Bill, definitions would be great. Thanks in advance. To all, perhaps
we should gradually construct a FAQ for our group? ("FAQ" = a very
common 'Net term for "Frequently Asked Questions")

For example:

What is the "auteur theory"? (Here I'd want a citation to the Truffaut
article, citation to the most easily available English translation,
reference to any predecessor theories, to Sarris, to why most don't
consider it a "theory," etc.)

The definitions of the terms Jaime mentioned (with citations?)

Perhaps something in answer to "what about the producer, scriptwriter,
etc" -- and here Peter and I could perhaps agree on something to the
effect that even auteurists consider that for some films there's a
dominant creative force other than the director, and we could also cite
particularly illuminating posts in the archive, and if know of one of
those, let us know -- I remember a couple of excellent ones from Tag and
one from Zach.

I haven't discussed this with Peter at all, but if he agrees that its' a
good idea, and no one else objects credibly, this might be something we
could construct gradually, with others' help, starting with Bill's
definition, and put it in the "Files" section with a link from the main
page.

I'd like to see somewhere in there a refutation of the common and
mistaken belief that for an auteurist the director has to have full
control, write the script, et cetera -- an explanation of the notion
that a tension between the director and his material is sometimes
thought to send the director to new heights (and as we all know,
sometimes to new depths too).

I envision something Peter and I construct with extensive quotations
from material provided by members and quotations from minority views
among our members too (within reason).

- Fred