Prologue: Downtown New York in the Late 1970s and Beyond <br>Part I: (Moving) Pictures<br>(Moving) Pictures: Introduction<br>Stillness/Movement: Joseph Cornell, Edison Company, Andy Warhol, Jack Goldstein<br>The Female Body and the Film Frame: Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman<br>Vivienne Dick's Film Portraits<br>Part II: Community<br>Amos Poe and the New York New Wave<br>Downtown and Community: Eric Mitchell, James Nares, Nan Goldin<br>Part III: Narrative Expectations<br>Strategies of Transformation: Jack Goldstein, Robert Longo, Cindy Sherman<br>Strategies of Opposition: Eric Mitchell, Kathryn Bigelow, Lizzie Borden<br>Part IV: The Cinematic Body<br>Performance and the Cinematic: Paul Swan, Eric Bogosian<br>The Ephemeral Body/The Female Voice: Louise Lawler, Ericka Beckman<br>Part V: Downtown and the Mainstream<br>Incursions into Popular Culture: Robert Longo, Cindy Sherman, Kathryn Bigelow<br>Conclusion and Continuation