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Day
Date
Topic
Presentation
Due (out of class)
Week 1        
Monday 7/5      
Tuesday 7/6 Introduction to class    
Wednesday 7/7

Sherlock, Jr.

 

Ames, Introduction

Casetti, 7-21

Thursday 7/8 Sullivan's Travels   Ames, "Let a Smile..."
Friday 7/9 Sunset Boulevard  

Ames, "Offing the Writer"

The Player

Week 2        
Monday 7/12 In a Lonely Place  

Bad and the Beautiful

Ames, chapter 5 & 6

Tuesday 7/13 Allen, Purple Rose of Cairo   Ames, Chapter 4
Wednesday 7/14     Last Action Hero
Thursday 7/15 Postcards from the Edge   Casetti, Chapter 13, 14
Friday 7/16 Hollywood Shuffle    
Week 3   Satires    
Monday 7/19 Living in Oblivion   Casetti Chapter 6, 8
Tuesday 7/20 Day for Night   Barton Fink
Wednesday 7/21 Stardust Memories   Casetti Chapter 15, 16
Thursday 7/22 Ed Wood   State and Main
Friday 7/23 PRESENTATIONS   Casetti, Chapters 7 & 10
Week 4   Reality & Imagination    
Monday 7/26 David Holzman's Diary   Last Action Hero
Tuesday 7/27     Casetti, Chapters 2 and 3
Wednesday 7/28 Adaptation    
Thursday 7/29 CQ   Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Friday 7/30 Shadow of the Vampire   PAPER DUE
Week 5   Murder and Mayhem    
Monday 8/2 Stunt Man    
Tuesday 8/3      
Wednesday 8/4 Blowout    
Thurs 8/5 FINAL revised paper due    


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