Another entry in the Global Extraction Film Festival is a fascinating documentary on “screen culture” which examines how computers have come to increasingly impact all aspects of our lives — […]
Film
Film Analysis
The text book is “Give me liberty! An American History” -Eric Foner 1. Choose at least one of the following films / television programs to watch in its […]
Whiplash
How does the ending of Whiplash read back on the rest of the movie? In other words, in what ways does that final scene (in which Andrew Neyman […]
Movie analysis
Choose a movie from the provided list. Watch the movie, focusing specifically on the family unit featured in the film. Compare and contrast the movie family’s characteristics and behaviors […]
Old Comedy and New Comedy.
Compare and contrast Old Comedy and New Comedy. Describe characteristics of each. Give examples.
Disposable People
What do our book and the movie for this unit tell you about the downsides of globalization and/or economic development in poor countries? Why and how so many people […]
The pill
Read the article found below titled “Margaret Sanger” by Gloria Steinem. Visit the website PBS put together to accompany its documentary movie http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pill/index.html Examine the following parts of this […]
Gangs of New York (Martin Scorsese, 2002)
Watch Clip from Gangs of New York (Martin Scorsese, 2002) or the clip from Hero (dir. Zhang Yimou, 2002) posted in part 2. How does THIS SCENE ‘put melos […]
Film review
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/locked-up-in-america/#prison-state Watch the film and then write a short (1-2 page) response to the content. In your response include a very brief overview of the content of the film. […]
Videos response
Watch 4 videos respond to them about 150 words for each one