1COM 320, History of the Moving Image Fall 2011 Extra Credit Viewing Opportunities II All due at the Final Exam (may hand in earlier) 11/15/11 version You may receive up to 2% extra credit for each film viewed and fully analyzed (up to 4% for selected films showing at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque or the Cleveland Museum of Art, if ticket stub is attached), to a maximum total of 10%. Films must be from the attached list of approved films. There will be additions made in class or on a new handout, including some additional Cinematheque viewings when the November/December program comes out. Many of the films on the list are available for free viewing at the CSU Michael Schwartz Library. Most are also available via Netflix. Additions: You may propose films or other moving image presentations (e.g., early TV) to add to the list; if you wish to do so, please write me a note or email. If approved, I need to extend the offer to the rest of the class. For each film viewed, you need to do a little research. Use the Katz Film Encyclopedia or similar source to learn about the main "players" involved in the film--the director, producer(s), writer(s), DP/cinematographer, and main stars (IMDb is not sufficient for such biographical info as is it entirely user-generated, and very incomplete). Also, try to check out Halliwell's Film Guide, Magill’s Survey of Cinema volumes, or other expanded source regarding the film itself. The Katz book is available in the MU107 projection booth, and Magill’s is in the reference section of the CSU Library. Use your textbook, too! Some online sources are good, others are bogus. Do not rely solely on online sources. After viewing the film, complete a 2-page typed, double-spaced report, addressing the following issues: 1. Historiography in 2 parts: A: What about this film makes it important to the history of film? What is its contribution (in terms of techniques, genre, movement, national cinemas, etc.)? B: What does this film inform us about the history of the U.S. or the world? i.e., How does it inform us about the human condition at a particular point in time? 2. Analyze the film in terms of the main "players" (director, DP, writer, etc., as noted above)--what unique talents did they bring to the endeavor? And, how does their contribution to this film fit into their long-term careers? Approved Extra Credit Film List as of 10/24/11 ** - Showing at the Masonic Auditorium; double extra credit points possible (with ticket stub; 4%): ** - Inaugural concert of a restored 87-year-old Wurlitzer theater organ, hosted by the Western Reserve Theatre Organ Society (www.wrtos.org/concerts), including showing of a Laurel and Hardy silent short (ticket cost: $15.00)—11/5 7:30 *** - Showing at the Lakewood Public Library; double extra credit points possible (with Dr. N’s confirmation you were there!):2 *** - Screening of Buster Keaton’s Sherlock Jr. (1925), with piano accompaniment by noted jazz pianist David Drazin. (cost: FREE)—11/11 7:00 * - Showing at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque (www.cia.edu/cinematheque); double extra credit points possible for each (with ticket stub; 4% each); listed by date: * - The Virgin Spring (Jundfrukallan), 1960, Sweden, Ingmar Bergman—10/29 5:10 & 10/30 4:30 * - Winchester ’73, 1950, U.S. Anthony Mann—11/3 6:45 & 11/5 5:15 * - Bend of the River, 1952, U.S., Anthony Mann—11/10 6:45 & 11/12 5:15 * - The Naked Spur, 1953, U.S., Anthony Mann—11/18 7:30 & 11/19 5:15 * - The Devil’s Cleavage, 1973, U.S., George Kuchar—11/19 9:30 * - House of Bamboo, 1955, U.S., Sam Fuller—11/20 6:30 & 11/21 8:35 * - The Far Country, 1954, U.S., Anthony Mann—11/26 5:15 & 11/28 6:45 * - The Man from Laramie, 1955, U.S., Anthony Mann—12/1 6:45 & 12/3 5:15 * - Marriage Italian Style, 1964, Italy, Vittorio De Sica—12/10 5:00 & 12/11 3:30 (Double feature with The Temptation of Dr. Antonio) * - The Temptation of Dr. Antonio, 1962, Italy, Federico Fellini—12/10 5:00 & 12/11 3:30 (Double feature with Marriage Italian Style) ALREADY SHOWN AT THE ‘THEQUE: * - My Night at Maud’s, 1969, France, Eric Rohmer—9/2 7:15 & 9/3 5:15 * - From Here to Eternity, 1953, U.S., Fred Zinneman—9/8 6:30 & 9/10 5:15 * - Foolish Wives, 1922, U.S., Erich von Stroheim—9/17 5:15 & 9/18 8:30 * - Went the Day Well?, 1942, Britain, Alberto Cavalcanti—9/23 7:30 & 9/24 5:00 * - World on a Wire (Welt am Draht), 1973, West Germany, Rainer Werner Fassbinder—9/29 6:45 & 10/2 6:30 * - Love Streams, 1984, U.S., John Cassavetes—10/1 9:25 & 10/2 3:30 * - Avanti!, 1972, U.S., Billy Wilder—10/8 5:00 & 10/9 8:55 * - Throne of Blood, 1957, Japan, Akira Kurosawa—10/14 7:00 * - Yeelen (Brightness), 1987, Mali, Souleymane Cisse—10/15 9:20 & 10/16 6:30 * - La Dolce Vita, 1960, Italy, Federico Fellini—10/21 7:30 & 10/22 8:35 * - Christmas in July, 1940, U.S., Preston Sturges—10/22 5:15 & 10/23 3:00 On-your-own viewing (regular extra credit, 2% each); listed alphabetically: Aguirre, Wrath of God, 1973, W. Germany, Werner Herzog Akira, 1988, Japan, Katsuhiro Otomo Alexander Nevsky, 1938, Soviet Union, Sergei Eisenstein Ali: Fear Eats the Soul,1974, W. Germany, Rainer Werner Fassbinder Alphaville, 1965, France, Jean-Luc Godard Anatomy of a Murder, 1959, U.S., Otto Preminger Annie Hall, 1977, U.S., Woody Allen The Awful Truth, 1937, U.S., Leo McCarey Beauty and the Beast, 1946, France, Jean Cocteau Berlin, the Symphony of a Great City (Berlin, die Symphonie einer Grosstadt), 1927, Germany, Walter Ruttmann The Best Years of Our Lives, 1946, U.S., William Wyler The Big Heat, 1953, U.S., Fritz Lang Birth of a Nation, 1915, U.S., D. W. Griffith3Black Girl, 1966, Senegal, Ousmane Sembene Black Narcissus, 1947, Britain, Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger The Blood of a Poet, 1930, France, Jean Cocteau The Blue Angel, 1930, Germany, Josef von Sternberg Body and Soul, 1925, U.S., Oscar Michaeux Bride of Frankenstein, 1935, U.S., James Whale Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957, Britain, [Sir] David Lean Cabin in the Sky, 1943, U.S., Vincente Minnelli Cabiria, 1914, Italy, Giovanni Pastrone Casablanca, 1942, U.S., Michael Curtiz City of Lost Children, 1995, France/Spain/Germany, Jean-Pierre Jeunet Closely Watched Trains, 1966, Czechoslovakia, Jiri Menzel Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no tobira, 2001, Japan, Shinichirô Watanabe Cries and Whispers, 1972, Sweden, Ingmar Bergman The Crowd, 1928, U.S.,