There's a fundamental category error endemic to criticism: the notion that there's an arm's-length appreciation of craft that's somehow secondary to the principal business of a movie, the creation of character, the unfolding of drama.
This new study, the first book-length appreciation, identifies her place in the comedy hierarchy alongside the best-known of silent comediennes, Mabel Normand.
Then again, he said, "the president has spoken at quite some length about the appreciation, respect and admiration he has for the service of Secretary Clinton, particularly in her four years as secretary of State".
Martin embraces his heritage and, in responding to questions about the Southern Miss incident, spoke at length about his appreciation for the opportunities afforded all races in the United States.
Think of tipping as a good business practice for expressing mutual appreciation; you appreciate your hairdresser for doing excellent work, and she's more likely to go to extra lengths for you if she feels appreciated.
"I also have an appreciation of the length of time and commitment to make it over here," he added, "which is clearly worth it when you consider the eye-wateringly huge marketing budgets in the U.S. versus the 'ad village' in London".
How Byzantine icons worked can be difficult to convey to modern Western viewers raised on the arm's-length, quasi-objective ethic of art appreciation.
Once the exclusive territory of film geeks, these days insider knowledge, appreciation and ability to discuss at length cool Asian cinema are almost - but not quite - as desirable as actually watching the stuff.
Both films met with sufficient appreciation to facilitate his first feature-length film, Les Quatre Cents Coups.
Accompanied by two full-length CDs, this primer leads the way to an appreciation for the man and his music more nuanced than, say, Nietzsche's.
Key drivers of the project are the use of multi-axial testing machines for material characterisation and an appreciation of the issues involved due to the different length scales of any analysis.
