Tentative schedule (subject to change). Check back later for reading-assignment dates and assignment deadlines.
Jan. 17 Snow day (no class)
Jan. 24 Alexander Nevsky, part 1 (Sergei Eisenstein, 1938)
Jan. 31 Alexander Nevsky, part 2 (Sergei Eisenstein, 1938)
Readings: course website
Feb. 7 The Searchers(John Ford, 1956)
Feb. 14 Ben-Hur, part 1(William Wyler, 1959)
Readings: Hayward, "Epics" (pp. 118-120) and "Editing/Soviet Montage" (pp. 109-113)
download "Epics" entry
download "Editing/Soviet_Montage" entry
Feb. 21 Ben-Hur, part 2 (William Wyler, 1959)
Readings: Hayward, "Diegesis/diegetic/non-diegetic/extra and intra-diegetic" (pp. 101-102); "Classical Hollywood cinema/classical narrative cinema" (82-85)
Feb. 28 The Wizard of Oz (Victor Flemming, 1939)
Readings(audio/video): NPR interview, "Oscar-winning Scorsese editor Thelma Schoonmaker" (click on the title and listen to the first 30 minutes); Ted.com talk, Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity (click on the title to watch/listen).
Mar. 6 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (George Miller, 1981)
Readings: From Freud's "The 'Uncanny,'" page 15 (start with the words "There is one more point" and read up to Roman numeral "III"); from the course Homepage, blog post on "the hero with a thousand faces; from Wikipedia, entry on "The Wizard of Oz" (1939 film).
download pp. 15-21 from "The 'Uncanny'"
Mar. 13 Spring break (no class)
Mar. 20 Lawrence of Arabia, part 1 (David Lean, 1962)
Mar. 27 Lawrence of Arabia, part 2 (David Lean, 1962)
Readings: From Freud's "The 'Uncanny'" pp. 1-4; from the course Homepage, blog post on "From epic to uncanny (and back again), part 1".
Apr. 3 Apocalypse Now, part 1 (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
Today's quiz will cover last week's reading ("The 'Uncanny'" pp. 1-4 and the blog post entitled "From epic to uncanny (and back again), part 1."
Apr. 10 Apocalypse Now, part 2 (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
DUE: Analytical paper
Apr. 17 Dil Se (Mani Ratman, 1998)
Apr. 24 Empire of the Sun, part 1 (Steven Spielberg, 1987)
Readings: Wikipedia.com, entry on "Empire of the Sun (film)"; Hayward, "Indian cinema" pp. 447-454.
May 1 Empire of the Sun, part 2 (Steven Spielberg, 1987)
May 4 (Friday of finals week)
DUE: Final projects
Jan. 17 Snow day (no class)
Jan. 24 Alexander Nevsky, part 1 (Sergei Eisenstein, 1938)
Jan. 31 Alexander Nevsky, part 2 (Sergei Eisenstein, 1938)
Readings: course website
Feb. 7 The Searchers(John Ford, 1956)
Feb. 14 Ben-Hur, part 1(William Wyler, 1959)
Readings: Hayward, "Epics" (pp. 118-120) and "Editing/Soviet Montage" (pp. 109-113)
download "Epics" entry
download "Editing/Soviet_Montage" entry
Feb. 21 Ben-Hur, part 2 (William Wyler, 1959)
Readings: Hayward, "Diegesis/diegetic/non-diegetic/extra and intra-diegetic" (pp. 101-102); "Classical Hollywood cinema/classical narrative cinema" (82-85)
Feb. 28 The Wizard of Oz (Victor Flemming, 1939)
Readings(audio/video): NPR interview, "Oscar-winning Scorsese editor Thelma Schoonmaker" (click on the title and listen to the first 30 minutes); Ted.com talk, Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity (click on the title to watch/listen).
Mar. 6 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (George Miller, 1981)
Readings: From Freud's "The 'Uncanny,'" page 15 (start with the words "There is one more point" and read up to Roman numeral "III"); from the course Homepage, blog post on "the hero with a thousand faces; from Wikipedia, entry on "The Wizard of Oz" (1939 film).
download pp. 15-21 from "The 'Uncanny'"
Mar. 13 Spring break (no class)
Mar. 20 Lawrence of Arabia, part 1 (David Lean, 1962)
Mar. 27 Lawrence of Arabia, part 2 (David Lean, 1962)
Readings: From Freud's "The 'Uncanny'" pp. 1-4; from the course Homepage, blog post on "From epic to uncanny (and back again), part 1".
Apr. 3 Apocalypse Now, part 1 (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
Today's quiz will cover last week's reading ("The 'Uncanny'" pp. 1-4 and the blog post entitled "From epic to uncanny (and back again), part 1."
Apr. 10 Apocalypse Now, part 2 (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
DUE: Analytical paper
Apr. 17 Dil Se (Mani Ratman, 1998)
Apr. 24 Empire of the Sun, part 1 (Steven Spielberg, 1987)
Readings: Wikipedia.com, entry on "Empire of the Sun (film)"; Hayward, "Indian cinema" pp. 447-454.
May 1 Empire of the Sun, part 2 (Steven Spielberg, 1987)
May 4 (Friday of finals week)
DUE: Final projects
