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The Beginnings
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| January |
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| 10 |
Introduction to course, policies,
etc. |
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| 12 |
What do we mean by "independent"
film? |
| Reading:
Merritt, "1896-1916: Birth"; Levy, "Introduction" (p.1-7) |
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| In-class Screening: Traffic in
Souls (Tucker, 1913) |
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| 17 |
Exploitation and the Silent Era |
| Reading: Merritt, "1917-1928: Exploration" | |
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Screening: Within
Our Gates (Micheaux, 1920) |
| 19 |
Alternatives to the Studios |
| Reading: Corrigan,
"Film Terms and Topics" (Chapter 3) er |
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| Group Discussion Leaders #1 |
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| 24 |
White Zombies: B-Movies and Poverty
Row |
| Reading: Merritt,
"1929-1944: Outside the Walls" |
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| Screening:
Shock Corridor (Fuller,
1963) |
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| Writing Workshop | |
| 26 |
Corman, Fuller, and B-aesthetic |
| Reading: Merritt,
"1945-1952: System Breakdown" |
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| Group Discussion Leaders #2 |
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| 31 |
Documentary and Flaherty |
| Reading: Merritt,
"1953-1959: Opportunity Knocks" |
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| Screening: Primary
(Drew, 1960) |
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| February | |
| 2 |
Political Post-War Documentaries |
| Reading: Merritt,
"1960-1967: Ahead of the Curve" |
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| Group Discussion Leaders #3 |
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| Formal Response Due | |
| 7 |
Superflies, Blaxploitation and
Civil Rights |
| Reading: Merritt,
"1968-1974: Pushing the Envelope" |
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| Screening:
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (Van Peebles,
1971) |
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| 9 |
Trash Cinema: Waters and Flamingos |
| Reading: Levy,
"The Pope of Trash" (p.74-82) |
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| Group Discussion Leaders #4 |
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| 14 |
The Independent Auteur |
| Reading: Sarris, "Notes on the Auteur
Theory"; Sarris, "Towards a Theory of Film History" er
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| Screening:
A Woman Under the Influence
(Cassavetes, 1974) |
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| 16 |
Those Who Followed Cassavetes |
| Reading: Levy,
"Fathers and Sons" (p.102-119) |
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| Recommended Reading: Wollen, "The
Auteur Theory" er |
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| Group Discussion Leaders #5 |
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| 21 |
Horror, the Youth Audience, and
Midterm Review |
| Reading: Merritt, "1968-1974: Pushing the Envelope" (cont.) | |
| Recommended Reading: Elsaesser,
"Shock Corridor" er |
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| In-class Partial Screening: Night
of the Living Dead (Romero, 1968) |
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| 23 |
Midterm Exam |
| 28 |
Coming of Age |
| Reading:
Merritt, "1983-1989: Coming of Age" |
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| Screening: sex, lies, and videotape
(Soderbergh, 1989) |
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| Introduce Auteur Research Paper | |
| March
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| 2 |
Sundance and Distribution Deals |
| Reading: Levy,
"The New American Independent Cinema" (Chapter 1) |
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| Group Discussion Leaders #6 |
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| LAST DAY to withdraw with grade of W |
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| 7 |
The Legacy of Foreign Art Film |
| Reading: Levy, "The New York School of Indies" (Chapter 5) | |
| Screening:
Mystery Train (Jarmusch, 1989) |
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| Writing Workshop - Research and Annotated Bibliography |
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| 9 |
The New York School |
| Reading: Keough, "Home and Away" (1992 interview with Jim Jarmusch) er | |
| Group Discussion Leaders #7 |
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Analyzing the Films
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| 14 |
Spike Lee |
| Reading:
Levy, "The New African American Cinema" (Chapter 11) |
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Screening:
She's Gotta Have It (Lee,
1986) |
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| 16 |
Selling an Independent Film |
| Reading: Pierson,
"She's Gotta Have It" er |
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| Writing Workshop - Auteur Draft Due |
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| March 20-24 |
SPRING BREAK |
| 28 |
The New System |
| Reading: Merritt, "1990-1999: The New System" | |
| Screening: Clerks (Smith, 1994) |
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| 30 | Sundance and the Loss of Independence |
| Reading: Pierson,
"$26,685" er;
Pierson, "The Odd Couple: Sundance 1994" er |
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| April | |
| 4 |
New Queer Cinema |
| Reading: Levy, "The New Gay and Lesbian Cinema" (Chapter 12) | |
| Screening:
Go Fish (Troche, 1994) |
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| Auteur Research Paper Due |
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| 6 |
Other Film Festivals |
| Reading: Taubin, "Beyond the Sons of Scorsese"; Rich, "Goings and Comings" er | |
| Presentation
Abstract/Outline Due |
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| 11 |
Feminist Filmmakers and Female
Filmmakers |
| Reading:
Levy, "Female/Feminist Sensibility" (Chapter 10) |
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| Screening:
The Ties That Bind (Friedrich,
1984) |
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| Introduce Film Festival Review |
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| 13 |
Auteur Presentations |
| 18 |
Auteur Presentations |
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| 20 | Spaghetti
Junction Urban Film Festival -- Decatur, GA (http://www.sjuff.com/) |
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| 25 |
Conclusions and Exam Review |
| Reading: Levy, "Independent Film
Now" |
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| 27 |
LAST DAY OF CLASS |
| Review of Film Festival
Due |
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| May | |
| 4 |
Essay Exam from 2-4 pm |