Susie Linfield writes about culture and politics, and directs the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program in the journalism department at New York University.
Peppered with moving, thought-provoking elements, the photographic exhibition "Archive Fever" is fascinating but essentially incoherent.
It's true--and a cliché--that Hollywood films hold up a mirror to American society. It's equally true--and equally a cliché--that Hollywood films fail to reflect American society.


