ENG 2300: Film Analysis
Class: MTWRF 3 (11:00-12:15) TUR 2322
Screenings: MW 6-7 (3:30-6:15) TUR 2328
Office Hours: TBA, and by appointment TUR 4357
Announcements
8/2:Schedule updated, Useful Stuff added
Your Next Weeks At a Glance
M 8/3: FT&C 564-575 (Schatz), FT&C 159-166 (Bazin)
The Reflecting Skin (Philip Ridley, 1990, 95 min)
La Jetee (1962, 28 min)
T 8/4: Peer Review/Conferences
W 8/5: FA 318-336 (Genre)
Battle Royale (Kinji Fukasaku, 2001, 114 min)
R 8/6: FT&C 711-722 (Mulvey)
F 8/7: Analysis 2 Due, Wrap Up
Useful Stuff
The Reflecting Skin Theatrical Trailer
The Reflecting Skin (Wikipedia)
The Reflecting Skin Review - Peter Travers (Rolling Stone)
Childhood Nightmare, with a Touch of Alice - Vincent Canby (NY Times)
Retrospecto: La Jetée - Simon Sellars (Ballardian)
Paul Smith (introduction, translation) and Jean Louis Schefer on La Jetée
Battle Royale Review - Peter Bradshaw (Guardian)
Writing
Example of a Bad Response Paper
Example of a Successful Response Paper
Essential Links
Weird, Potentially Useful Things