The Internet provides myriad sites of interest to film enthusiasts. As we explore films during the semester and you search for information online, you will come across sites that would be of interest to the entire class. You are the best source sites to be linked for easy access. One option to earn points in your film folio is to assess and recommend web sites for our class site. The format and criteria are included in the template packets housed in the classroom and available for you to check out. Another option to earn points for your folio is to write a reflection on a film-related critique/article. You may use articles linked below. A third option is to present a companion film (film connected to one we watch in class in some manner) using a PowerPoint presentation in an effort to encourage your classmates to watch the film outside of class to enrich their knowledge base. Some of the articles below provide suggestions for such films if you are looking for ideas.
Describing Camera Angles and Movement http://www.mediaknowall.com/camangles.html
20th Annual Oliver Hardy Festival http://www.harlemga.org/ohfest.htm
American Film Institute's 100 Heroes and Villains http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/handv.aspx
Romance Films http://www.filmsite.org/romancefilms4.html
History of Romance Films http://web.li.gatech.edu/~rdrury/700/write/sum_07/romance_07/History_romantic_movies.htm
Romantic Comedies http://www.screenplaymastery.com/RomanticComedies.htm
Western Films http://www.filmsite.org/westernfilms.html
Creating the Myth by Linda Seger http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~mmacdona/Documents/291%20PDF/L%20Seger%20Essay.pdf
The Thematic Paradigm by Robert B. Ray http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/~mauldin/thematic_paradigm.htm
Understanding Star Wars by Charles Ealy http://delrio.dcccd.edu/mhenry/UnderstandingStarWars.htm
Exploring Popular Culture through Film -- helpful site for understanding the basics of studying popular culture http://classweb.gmu.edu/bhawk/101/semiotics/index.html
Gender Roles in Mrs. Doubtfire http://dc.cod.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=hcir2009
Bend It Like Beckham Site (assessed and recommended by Kylie Coffey) http://www.foxsearchlight.com/benditlikebeckham/
Movie Poster Design Site http://www.impawards.com/designers/index.html
Adam's Rib and A Time to Kill http://www.usfca.edu/pj/articles/TimetoKillAdamsRib.htm
George Cukor (Adam's Rib Director) and Women's Films http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/32/cukor1.html
First Wives Club (assessed and recommended by Kylie Coffey) http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/The-First-Wives-Club
The Portrayal of Women in Film after 1970 Picturing Justice: The Online Journal of Law and Popular Culture (references to Adam's Rib and The Client) http://www.usfca.edu/pj/portrayal_lasher.htm
To Kill a Mockingbird Film Analysis Site http://www.frankwbaker.com/INTRODUCTION.htm
Interactives: Cinema (How Hollywood Movies are Made) http://www.learner.org/interactives/cinema/index.html
1000 Frames of North by Northwest http://www.hitchcockwiki.com/wiki/1000_Frames_of_North_by_Northwest_(1959)
North by Northwest Trivia http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053125/trivia
North by Northwest Review http://www.qwipster.net/northbynw.htm
Hitchcock and Cary Grant go in a Northerly Direction http://www1.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1015253/content_36270542468
North by Northwest -- City Review http://www.thecityreview.com/nbynw.html
New York Times Article--Out of the Kitchen (Julia and Julie reference) http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/magazine/02cooking-t.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1&sq=Out%20of%20the%20Kitchen
North by Northwest Fun Trivia http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Movies/North-by-Northwest-5977.html
North by Northwest Comprehensive Review http://www.all-reviews.com/videos-4/north-by-northwest.htm
First and Last, a Cowboy: Half Myth and Half Movie Star, John Wayne Rides a Lost Frontier http://www.alljohnwayne.com/grated.html
The Objectification of Women in Film http://filmtvindustry.suite101.com/article.cfm/women_in_film
Ann Margret--The Female Elvis: Viva Las Vegas http://www.helium.com/items/861557-move-reviews-viva-las-vegas
American Film Institute's 100 Films, 100 Stars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Stars
AFI's 100 Years Series http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI_100_Years%E2%80%A6_series
Oscars http://www.filmsite.org/oscars.html