Viernes 27 de Noviembre de 10 a 12 de la mañana en la sala de reuniones frente a mi oficina. Los espero.
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Viernes 27 de Noviembre de 10 a 12 de la mañana en la sala de reuniones frente a mi oficina. Los espero.
Final papers are due on November 18th. We will meet at 9AM in room 103C to socialize your papers among your classmates. See you there.
For November 4th please read two essays James & Mendelssohn’s book, The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction. – Mark Bould, Film and Television. (pg. 79-96) – Gwyneth Jones, The Icons of Science Fiction. (pg. 163-174) You must read both articles before next class. Along with the readings assigned for November 4th, you need to write […]
Next Wednesady Oct 21 we have our second exam. It will be on the subject of Film Noir. Make sure you watch all the movies and bring the readings to class. Also, please read Todd Erickson´s Kill Me Again: Movement Becomes A Genre, on Silver and Ursini´s book; A Film Noir Reader. Plase write a […]
Todd Erickson in his essay Kill me Again: Movement becomes a Genre (in Silver & Ursini), discusses the emergence of noir motifs in films subsequent to the canonical period and suggests studying them as a new genre. “Contemporary film noir is a new genre of film. As such, it must carry the distinction of another […]
Please read Old is New (chapter 5) of James Naremore´s More Than Night. Also, the following movies are available at the library: Laura Out of the Past Touch of Evil (Sed del mal) Please chose one of the films mentioned above and write a brief comparison between Double Indemnity and the film you chose to […]
Please read: Chapter 4 – Steve Neale, Hollywood and Genre. – Film Noir (pg. 151-179) & Chapter 4 – James Naremore, More Than Night. – Low is High (137 – 166) Please write a series of 5 questions for each text. ON A SEPARATE piece of paper, please write the answers to each question. The […]
French film critics concussed the term “Film Noir” in 1946. Due to the war and the German occupation not much cinema could be imported or screened in France during those years and the sudden release of all the movies left critics and audiences in awe and amazement. I dare say that it was the sudden […]
Read the fourth chapter of James Naremore´s Low is High and write a series of 5 questions and the corresponding answers.
Please read the first chapter of James Naremore´s book, More Than Night. The chapter is called: The history of an idea. Write a series of 5 questions and their corresponding answers.