Film History

FEBRUARY 12

Film:

Rio Bravo (Hawks 1959) Blu-Ray 011

Excerpt:

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Hawks 1953) DVD 263 (21:20 – 25:00)

Reading (to be done by February 18):

Peter Wollen. "The Auteur Theory." in course reader)

Paper topic (paper due February 19. All undergraduate papers to be printed and stapled and brought to class. All graduate papers to be sent via email to elkrugamigos@earthlink.net, attached as a .doc, .docx, .rtf or .odt file):

Discuss two articles from the PRINTED reader, including today’s piece by Peter Wollen. You can choose the approach you take – you can compare their approaches, if you like, or you can discuss how their visions of the films in question differ from your own. But I expect substantial reference and citation to the pieces you reference.

DUE DATES

Final paper due before class on Wednesday May 6, via email to gmairs@calarts.edu. Please send only .doc, .docx, .odt or .rtf files - NO .pdfs, please!

All previously assigned short papers due before class on Wednesday April 22, via email to gmairs@calarts.edu (graduate students) or FilmHistoryTA@gmail.com (undergraduates). This is a change from the syllabus designed to allow you more time for the final paper.

7th essay (on performance) due before class on Wednesday April 15, via email to gmairs@calarts.edu (graduate students) or FilmHistoryTA@gmail.com (undergraduates).

TWO PAGES OF WORK TOWARDS FINAL PAPER DUE April 8 by 4 p.m., via email to gmairs@calarts.edu. SEVERE PENALTIES FOR LATE PAPERS!

PROPOSAL FOR FINAL PAPER DUE March 18 by 4 p.m., via email to gmairs@calarts.edu. SEVERE PENALTIES FOR LATE PAPERS!

6th essay (on Daisies) due before class on Wednesday March 11, via email to gmairs@calarts.edu (graduate students) or FilmHistoryTA@gmail.com (undergraduates).

FIRST FIVE ESSAYS DUE March 4 by 4 p.m.

5th essay (on voiceover in a nouvelle vague short) due before class on Wednesday February 25, via email to gmairs@calarts.edu (graduate students) or FilmHistoryTA@gmail.com (undergraduates).

4th essay (on Bresson or Clarke) due before class on Wednesday February 18, via email to gmairs@calarts.edu (graduate students) or FilmHistoryTA@gmail.com (undergraduates).

3rd essay (on Night of the Hunter) due before class on Wednesday February 11, via email to gmairs@calarts.edu (graduate students) or FilmHistoryTA@gmail.com (undergraduates).

2nd essay (on Ozu) due before class on Wednesday February 4, via email to gmairs@calarts.edu (graduate students) or FilmHistoryTA@gmail.com (undergraduates).

1st essay (on neo-realism) due before class on Wednesday January 28, via email to gmairs@calarts.edu (graduate students and new undergraduates) or FilmHistoryTA@gmail.com (returning undergraduates). Consider this a very firm deadline.

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