[Reservoir Dogs]
Professor Allen Woll
Robeson Library 298
Ex. 6670/6671 or e-mail: awoll@camden.rutgers.edu
Assigned Readings: T. Schatz, The
Genius of the System
P. Kael, “Raising Kane” (on e-reserve)
P. Biskind, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
G. Merritt, Celluloid Mavericks
Additional Hand-Outs
January 16
Introduction/From Silence to Sound
Merritt, Celluloid Mavericks, intro-59
January 23
Films in the Great Depression/The Production Code
Schatz, Intro & Part I
Read: The
Production Code
January 30
The Dominance of the Studio System
Schatz, Part II
Merritt, Celluloid Mavericks, 61-93
February 6
The Cinematic Road to World War II
Schatz, Part III & IV
Citizen Kane assignment will be distributed.
FILM: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
February 13 Citizen Kane (1941) and the Auteur Theory
FILM: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)[Note: Students should see Citizen Kane on their own, and read
“Raising Kane” (on e-reserve) before coming to class. Citizen Kane
quiz.]
February 20 The Cinema and World War II
FILM: Casablanca (1942)
February 27
Cinema in the McCarthy Era
Merritt, Celluloid Mavericks, 95-153
HUAC Transcripts (Hand-out)
March 13 SPRING VACATION
March 20 MIDTERM EXAM
March 27
Hollywood, Television, and the Disappearing Audience
Schatz, Part V
Merritt, Celluloid Mavericks, 154-193
Read: "Hitchcock
at 100"
(You will have to register at the New York Times site)
FILM: Either Vertigo or Rear Window
April 3
Hollywood in the 1960s/the New Ratings System
Begin reading Biskind, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
April 10
Spielberg, Lucas, Scorsese and the Film School Generation
Biskind, Easy Riders, (continue & complete)
Merritt, Celluloid Mavericks, 194-259
April 17
Modern Hollywood and the New Entertainment Conglomerates
Merritt, Celluloid Mavericks, 311-352
April 24
Independent Hollywood??
Merritt, Celluloid Mavericks, (complete)
Grades: Midterm (40%) [March 6]
Final (40%) [during exam week]
Citizen Kane Quiz (20%--due February 13)
For extra credit: You may create a film blog (worth
up to 10 points) [See below for information]
Selected Web Sites:
Searching for information about specific films, directors, or actors?