Theory Goes to the Movies

  In the introduction to Film Theory Goes to the Movies, co-editors Jim Collins, Hilary Radner and Ava Preacher Collins make the following observation regarding the treatment of film in contemporary culture: The analysis of contemporary movies has, for the most...

Storytelling & Mythmaking

    Personal essay: In the introduction to his book, Storytelling & Mythmaking: Images from Film and Literature, Frank McConnell explains: You are the hero of your own life-story. The kind of story you want to tell yourself about yourself has a lot to do...

Society’s relationship with technology

  Several of the films that we have screened this term – specifically Blade Runner, her, Ex Machina, and WALL•E – deal with society’s relationship with technology. While some of the predictions regarding things like robots and artificial intelligence are...

Film To Have and Have Not (1944)

You will be watching a sequence from Howard Hawks’ classic action/adventure/romantic film To Have and Have Not (1944), starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall (two of the most famous actors of the time, who met, and became romantically involved in real life,...

Schindlers List

    Schindlers List – https://archive.org/details/Popcornarchive-schindlersList1993_azz2p H​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​ollywood at War No subject has fascinated Hollywood more than war. Write a one page review of the film much like your film reviews. For the...

Bridge on the river kwai

      Patton – https://youtu.be/PSPGd991xCY Bridge on the river kwai – https://vimeo.com/523204995 H​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​ollywood at War No subject has fascinated Hollywood more than war. Write a one page review of the film much like your...