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Day
Date
Topic and Reading (due on this date)
Films (View by Today)
Links
Week 1        
Monday 7/8

Introduction

Writing about Film

 

Links:

Tuesday 7/9

German expressionism

Metropolis 1927 (84 minutes)

 
Wednesday 7/10 discussion Metropolis, Citizen Kane Citizen Kane 1941(on reserve)  
Thursday 7/11 Notorious 1946 (102 minutes)    
Friday 7/12

discussion: Notorious and Casablanca

Paper discussion

Casablanca 1942 (on reserve and in office) Guide to Writing about Film
Week 2        
Monday 7/15

To Have and Have Not 1944 (100 minutes)

 

  The Femme Fatale in Film Noir
Tuesday 7/16 discussion: To Have/ Gilda Gilda 1946 (in office)  
Wednesday 7/17

Sunset Boulevard 1950 (100 minutes)

   
Thursday 7/18 discussion, DOA and Sunset Blvd. D.O.A.1949 (84 minutes) (in office)  
Friday 7/19

D.O.A. 1988 (98 minutes)

First Paper Due

 

 

 
Week 3        
Monday 7/22

Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1955 (80 minutes)

   
Tuesday 7/23 midterm; discussion D.O.A.    
Wednesday 7/24 discussion Body Snatchers and Alien Alien 1979 (116 minutes) on reserve and in office  
Thursday 7/25 Blade Runner (1982) 115 minutes    
Friday 7/26 Finish Blade Runner discussion of Blade Runner and Brazil Brazil 1985 (131 minutes) on reserve and in office  
Week 4        
Monday 7/29

Blood Simple 1985 (96 minutes)

   
Tuesday 7/30 discussion of Blood Simple and House of Games House of Games (102 minutes) in English office  
Wednesday 7/31 After Hours 1985 (91 minutes)    
Thursday 8/1 discussion Mystery Train, Pulp Fiction Pulp Fiction 1994 (151 minutes) in English office  
Friday 8/2

Memento 2001 (113 minutes)

2nd Paper Due

  Everything you wanted to know about Memento
Week 5        
Monday 8/5 discussion of 12 monkeys, Memento 12 Monkeys 1995 (131 minutes)  
Tuesday 8/6 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982 (89 minutes) Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988 (104 minutes)  
Wednesday 8/7 FINAL EXAM