[Review] Michael T. Martin, ed. (1997) New Latin American cinema: volume one - theory, practices and transcontinental articulations; Michael T. Martin, ed. (1997) New Latin American cinema: volume two - studies of national cinemas; Robert Stam (1997) Tropical multiculturalism: a comparative history of race in Brazilian cinema and culture; Donald F. Stevens, ed. (1997) Based on a true story: Latin Amercian history at the movies; Ismail Xavier (1997) Allegories of underdevelopment: aesthetics and politics in modern Brazilian cinema