Yes, i think they are still art because in some shape or form there is art. For instance every film has a certain angle that the camera has to be at to work.Another reason i say yes is because their are certain things in films like backgrounds and such have to be created so that is art. Hope this helps you out a bit. <span />
This is quite difficult to answer since the puritans were persons who had very strict moral values and i can't find an answer to correspond with the definition.