Entrance Card: Compare The Caveman's Valentine and Away from Her. On your card, list at least five things these two films have in common and explain briefly why you think they share these similarities.
Discuss
A. Overview of chapters 23 and 24, Cinema of Latin America
B. Clips from a variety of Latin American films:
1) Amores Perros (Mexico, Alejandro Gonalez Inarrita, 2000),
2) Live-In Maid (Argentina, Jorge Gaggero, 2004),
3) Silent Light (Mexico, Carlos Reygadas, 2007,
4) Lake Tahoe (Mexico, Fernando Eimbcke, 2008),
5) The Maid (Chile, Sebastian Silva, 2009).
In groups, discuss what the powerpoint and film clips reveal about Latin American films of the period.
Argentine Film video from German Film Festival: http://youtu.be/pIhfvlv9sH4
Film Screening: The Swamp (Argentina, Lucrecia Martel, 2001)
Assignment: Read chapter 2, Indiewood, USA and find and read an essay on one of next week’s films and prepare for EC.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Wrap up the 90s, Peer Review, Midterm Overview
22/23 Peer review and conferencing, Paper I.
Wrap up the 1990s. Indiewood in Hollywood +
American Beauty (U.S., Sam Mendes, 1999),
Three Kings (U.S., David O. Russell, 1999),
Central Station (Brazil, 1998), and
Red Violin (Canada, Francois Girard, 1998). Midterm Overview.
Thursday Film Screening: Four Little Girls (Spike Lee, 1997)
Assignment: Revise Paper I (turn in draft, peer review, and final draft)
and Prepare for Midterm
Remember: Film Log due after midterm.
Wrap up the 1990s. Indiewood in Hollywood +
American Beauty (U.S., Sam Mendes, 1999),
Three Kings (U.S., David O. Russell, 1999),
Central Station (Brazil, 1998), and
Red Violin (Canada, Francois Girard, 1998). Midterm Overview.
Thursday Film Screening: Four Little Girls (Spike Lee, 1997)
Assignment: Revise Paper I (turn in draft, peer review, and final draft)
and Prepare for Midterm
Remember: Film Log due after midterm.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Indiewood, Paper I Draft, Midterm Overview
From Syllabus:
22/23 Peer review and conferencing, Paper I.
Wrap up the 1990s. American Beauty (U.S., Sam Mendes, 1999), Three Kings (U.S., David O. Russell, 1999), Spike Lee, Central Station (Brazil, 1998), and Red Violin (Canada, Francois Girard, 1998). Midterm Overview.
Assignment: Revise Paper I and read chapter 1, Indiewood USA and course packet selections.
Film Log due after midterm.
Film Screening: Four Little Girls (Spike Lee, 1997)
22/23 Peer review and conferencing, Paper I.
Wrap up the 1990s. American Beauty (U.S., Sam Mendes, 1999), Three Kings (U.S., David O. Russell, 1999), Spike Lee, Central Station (Brazil, 1998), and Red Violin (Canada, Francois Girard, 1998). Midterm Overview.
Assignment: Revise Paper I and read chapter 1, Indiewood USA and course packet selections.
Film Log due after midterm.
Film Screening: Four Little Girls (Spike Lee, 1997)
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
1990s Latin American Cinema
A. Entrance Card: Number off, 1 and 2. The "ones" will respond to chapter 21, The Beginning and the End. The "twos" will respond to chapter 22, Foreign Land.
Ones: Summarize the film, The Beginning and the End.
Twos: Summarize the film, Foreign Land.
B. In two groups ("ones" and "twos") go through your assigned chapter and outline the main points analyzed by your chapter's author.
C. Report your findings to the rest of the class
D. Class Wiki: Overview of Latin America and films of the 1990s.
From Syllabus:
Latin American Films of the 1990s:
clips from Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico, Alfonso Arau, 1992),
Strawberry and Chocolate (Cuba, Tomas Gutlerrez and Carlos Tabio, 1993),
The Beginning and the End (Mexico, Arturo Ripstein, 1993),
and Foreign Land (Brazil, Walter Salles and Daniella Thomas, 1996)
Assignment: Read chapter 11, Film Art and chapter 4, Indiewood USA.
Note: Complete draft of paper I for next week.
Film Screening on Thursday: Cronos (Guillermo del Toro, 1993) Entrance Card.
Ones: Summarize the film, The Beginning and the End.
Twos: Summarize the film, Foreign Land.
B. In two groups ("ones" and "twos") go through your assigned chapter and outline the main points analyzed by your chapter's author.
C. Report your findings to the rest of the class
D. Class Wiki: Overview of Latin America and films of the 1990s.
From Syllabus:
Latin American Films of the 1990s:
clips from Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico, Alfonso Arau, 1992),
Strawberry and Chocolate (Cuba, Tomas Gutlerrez and Carlos Tabio, 1993),
The Beginning and the End (Mexico, Arturo Ripstein, 1993),
and Foreign Land (Brazil, Walter Salles and Daniella Thomas, 1996)
Assignment: Read chapter 11, Film Art and chapter 4, Indiewood USA.
Note: Complete draft of paper I for next week.
Film Screening on Thursday: Cronos (Guillermo del Toro, 1993) Entrance Card.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Canadian Cinema of the 1990s
A. Entrance Card: Name the three "pillars" or "experiences" of Canadian film talked about in the introduction read for class. What do these three have in common, according to the reading? Name at least one element.
B. Discuss Paris is Burning
C. Watch short film on Canadian film from earlier Wiki page.
D. Discuss Canadian film of the 1990s--see Wiki page.
From Syllabus:
8/9 Canadian Films of the 1990s:
clips from Pump up the Volume (Allan Moyle, 1990),
Black Robe(Sandy Wilson, 1991),
Crash (1996, David Cronenberg),
and The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan, 1997)
Entrance Card
Assignment: Read “The Beginning and the End” and “Foreign Land” in Cinema of Latin America for next week and prepare for EC.
Note: Draft of Paper I due on February 22
Thursday Film Screening: Fire (Deepa Mehta, 1996)
B. Discuss Paris is Burning
C. Watch short film on Canadian film from earlier Wiki page.
D. Discuss Canadian film of the 1990s--see Wiki page.
From Syllabus:
8/9 Canadian Films of the 1990s:
clips from Pump up the Volume (Allan Moyle, 1990),
Black Robe(Sandy Wilson, 1991),
Crash (1996, David Cronenberg),
and The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan, 1997)
Entrance Card
Assignment: Read “The Beginning and the End” and “Foreign Land” in Cinema of Latin America for next week and prepare for EC.
Note: Draft of Paper I due on February 22
Thursday Film Screening: Fire (Deepa Mehta, 1996)
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Indiewood in the 1990s
A. Entrance Card:
Based on the reading, explain Fordism and post-Fordism in relation to independent and Indiewood film. On the back of your card, write down terminology you're unfamiliar with.
Discuss in Groups.
List events from 1990s.
B. The Official Story Discussion
C. Postmodernism?
See Wiki
C. Exploration of 1990s US Indie/Indiewood Films
From Syllabus:
1990s Film, History, and Culture in the Americas
1/ 2 U.S. Indiewood Films of the 1990s:
clips from Daughters of the Dust (Julie Dash, 1991),
Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994),
Welcome to the Dollhouse (Todd Solondz, 1996),
Eve’s Bayou (Kasi Lemmons, 1997) Entrance Card.
Film Screening: Paris is Burning (Jennie Livingston, 1990)
Assignment: Read course packet articles on 1990s Canadian cinema for next week and prepare for entrance card.
Based on the reading, explain Fordism and post-Fordism in relation to independent and Indiewood film. On the back of your card, write down terminology you're unfamiliar with.
Discuss in Groups.
List events from 1990s.
B. The Official Story Discussion
C. Postmodernism?
See Wiki
C. Exploration of 1990s US Indie/Indiewood Films
From Syllabus:
1990s Film, History, and Culture in the Americas
1/ 2 U.S. Indiewood Films of the 1990s:
clips from Daughters of the Dust (Julie Dash, 1991),
Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994),
Welcome to the Dollhouse (Todd Solondz, 1996),
Eve’s Bayou (Kasi Lemmons, 1997) Entrance Card.
Film Screening: Paris is Burning (Jennie Livingston, 1990)
Assignment: Read course packet articles on 1990s Canadian cinema for next week and prepare for entrance card.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Latin American Film of the 1980s
A. Entrance Card:
Explain and discuss the chapter you read on The Official Story, The Lion's Den, or The Clandestine Nation in as much detail as possible. What do you remember about the chapter you read? What stands out in the reading of the film of focus of the chapter? What did you learn about the cultural and historical context for the film? etc.
B. Go over syllabus and discuss paper I assignment (draft due on February 22).
C. In groups by chapter, discuss your entrance card and come up with an overview of the chapter to share with your peers. Share and discuss with the rest of the class and turn in your entrance cards.
D. Latin American Cinema in the 1980s: See wiki page for information about
history of the region, filmic history, and individual films.
E. Assignment: Read introduction to Indiewood, USA and packet reading from American Independent Film for next week and
prepare for EC.
From Calendar:
25/26 Latin American Film History. Latin American films from the 1980s: clips from Time For Revenge (Adolfo Aristarain, 1981), The Lion’s Den (Franciso J. Lombardi, 1988), Plaff (Cuba, Juan Carlos Tabio, 1988), and The Clandestine Nation (Jorge Sanjines 1989) Entrance Card.
Film Screening: The Official Story (Luis Puenzo, 1985)
Assignment: Read introduction to Indiewood, USA and packet reading from American Independent Film for next week and
prepare for EC.
February
1990s Film, History, and Culture in the Americas
1/ 2 U.S. Indiewood Films of the 1990s: clips from Daughters of the Dust (Julie Dash, 1991), Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994), Welcome to the Dollhouse (Todd Solondz, 1996), Eve’s Bayou(Kasi Lemmons, 1997) Entrance Card.
Film Screening: Paris is Burning (Jennie Livingston, 1990)
Assignment: Read course packet articles on 1990s Canadian cinema for next week and prepare for entrance card.
8/9 Canadian Films of the 1990s: clips from Pump up the Volume (Allan Moyle, 1990), Black Robe(Sandy Wilson, 1991), Crash (1996, David Cronenberg), and The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan, 1997)
Film Screening: Fire (Deepa Mehta, 1996) Entrance Card.
Assignment: Read “The Beginning and the End” and “Foreign Land” in Cinema of Latin America for next week and prepare
for EC
15/16 Latin American Films of the 1990s: clips from Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico, Alfonso Arau, 1992), Strawberry and Chocolate (Cuba, Tomas Gutlerrez and Carlos Tabio, 1993),The Beginning and the End (Mexico, Arturo Ripstein, 1993), and Foreign Land (Brazil, Walter Salles and Daniella Thomas, 1996)
Film Screening: Cronos (Guillermo del Toro, 1993) Entrance Card.
Assignment: Read chapter 11, Film Art and chapter 4, Indiewood USA. Complete draft of paper I for next week.
Explain and discuss the chapter you read on The Official Story, The Lion's Den, or The Clandestine Nation in as much detail as possible. What do you remember about the chapter you read? What stands out in the reading of the film of focus of the chapter? What did you learn about the cultural and historical context for the film? etc.
B. Go over syllabus and discuss paper I assignment (draft due on February 22).
C. In groups by chapter, discuss your entrance card and come up with an overview of the chapter to share with your peers. Share and discuss with the rest of the class and turn in your entrance cards.
D. Latin American Cinema in the 1980s: See wiki page for information about
history of the region, filmic history, and individual films.
E. Assignment: Read introduction to Indiewood, USA and packet reading from American Independent Film for next week and
prepare for EC.
From Calendar:
25/26 Latin American Film History. Latin American films from the 1980s: clips from Time For Revenge (Adolfo Aristarain, 1981), The Lion’s Den (Franciso J. Lombardi, 1988), Plaff (Cuba, Juan Carlos Tabio, 1988), and The Clandestine Nation (Jorge Sanjines 1989) Entrance Card.
Film Screening: The Official Story (Luis Puenzo, 1985)
Assignment: Read introduction to Indiewood, USA and packet reading from American Independent Film for next week and
prepare for EC.
February
1990s Film, History, and Culture in the Americas
1/ 2 U.S. Indiewood Films of the 1990s: clips from Daughters of the Dust (Julie Dash, 1991), Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994), Welcome to the Dollhouse (Todd Solondz, 1996), Eve’s Bayou(Kasi Lemmons, 1997) Entrance Card.
Film Screening: Paris is Burning (Jennie Livingston, 1990)
Assignment: Read course packet articles on 1990s Canadian cinema for next week and prepare for entrance card.
8/9 Canadian Films of the 1990s: clips from Pump up the Volume (Allan Moyle, 1990), Black Robe(Sandy Wilson, 1991), Crash (1996, David Cronenberg), and The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan, 1997)
Film Screening: Fire (Deepa Mehta, 1996) Entrance Card.
Assignment: Read “The Beginning and the End” and “Foreign Land” in Cinema of Latin America for next week and prepare
for EC
15/16 Latin American Films of the 1990s: clips from Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico, Alfonso Arau, 1992), Strawberry and Chocolate (Cuba, Tomas Gutlerrez and Carlos Tabio, 1993),The Beginning and the End (Mexico, Arturo Ripstein, 1993), and Foreign Land (Brazil, Walter Salles and Daniella Thomas, 1996)
Film Screening: Cronos (Guillermo del Toro, 1993) Entrance Card.
Assignment: Read chapter 11, Film Art and chapter 4, Indiewood USA. Complete draft of paper I for next week.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Denys Arcand and 1980s Canadian Cinema
Note: Pass out Packets and Discuss syllabus
A. Entrance Card:
Describe one of the Movements discussed in detail in the chapter. Include examples to illustrate your explanation of the film movement.
B. Group "Quiz" on chapter 12 and Discussion
C. Canadian Film of the 1980s: the Quebec Auteur (see Wiki Page)
From Syllabus:
Film History overview (from U.S. to world and other Americas). Canadian Independent Films of the 1980s:
clips from Videodrome (David Cronenberg, 1983), Strange Brew (1983), (Denys Arcand, 1986), and I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing (Patricia Rozene, 1987)
Entrance Card.
Assignment: Read introduction and one of the film chapters in The Cinema of Latin America and one of the packet readings from Bordwell and Thompson and prepare for EC.
A. Entrance Card:
Describe one of the Movements discussed in detail in the chapter. Include examples to illustrate your explanation of the film movement.
B. Group "Quiz" on chapter 12 and Discussion
C. Canadian Film of the 1980s: the Quebec Auteur (see Wiki Page)
From Syllabus:
Film History overview (from U.S. to world and other Americas). Canadian Independent Films of the 1980s:
clips from Videodrome (David Cronenberg, 1983), Strange Brew (1983), (Denys Arcand, 1986), and I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing (Patricia Rozene, 1987)
Entrance Card.
Assignment: Read introduction and one of the film chapters in The Cinema of Latin America and one of the packet readings from Bordwell and Thompson and prepare for EC.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Film of the Americas, 1980-Present: American Indies of 1980s, 1/12/11
A. Introductions:
1. Fill out cards: name, email, phone number, last film/favorite film, something unique about yourself.
2. Share information on cards with neighbor and introduce each other (interview further, too)
B. Film Art Review:
1. Discuss Film Form information on Wiki page to remind us of idea of film as a system.
2. In pairs or groups of three, discuss one chapter of Film Art in relation to handout from powerpoint on our class wiki. What is the most important information here to be shared? How might you apply it to a film you're familiar with.
3. Share your information with the rest of the class in conjunction with the powerpoint on the class wiki.
C. Independent American Film of the 1980s: Wiki Page information and trailers.
1. What do we know about the 1980s? What was the political, cultural, historical context for the period?
2. What were films like in the 1980s? Any favorite films?
3. Discuss definitions of indy films from Geoff King and view clips to discuss how the films fit his definition.
D. Read chapter 12, Film Art and sections of Cinema of Canada for next week and prepare for an Entrance Card.
1. Fill out cards: name, email, phone number, last film/favorite film, something unique about yourself.
2. Share information on cards with neighbor and introduce each other (interview further, too)
B. Film Art Review:
1. Discuss Film Form information on Wiki page to remind us of idea of film as a system.
2. In pairs or groups of three, discuss one chapter of Film Art in relation to handout from powerpoint on our class wiki. What is the most important information here to be shared? How might you apply it to a film you're familiar with.
3. Share your information with the rest of the class in conjunction with the powerpoint on the class wiki.
C. Independent American Film of the 1980s: Wiki Page information and trailers.
1. What do we know about the 1980s? What was the political, cultural, historical context for the period?
2. What were films like in the 1980s? Any favorite films?
3. Discuss definitions of indy films from Geoff King and view clips to discuss how the films fit his definition.
D. Read chapter 12, Film Art and sections of Cinema of Canada for next week and prepare for an Entrance Card.
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