Film Studies Tentative List of Films for Spring 2005

Mr. Gillespie

Film Studies List of Films for 2016-17

Films were selected by genre (all are represented) and historical significance. Many films were selected from the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 best American films. A film’s ranking on the list is labeled next to it.

Early Film- 1890s to 1920s Edison—short films Lumiere Brothers-- “Slice of Life” short films George Melies-- A Trip to the Moon Edwin Porter-- The Great Train Robbery D.W. Griffith-- Birth of a Nation (clips) (44)

1930s Frankenstein (87) King Kong (The original and modern version) (43) Modern Times (81)

1940s Citizen Kane (1)

Film Noir Double Indemnity (38)

1950s Rebel Without a Cause (59) Rear Window (42) North by Northwest (40) On the Waterfront (8)

1960s Bonnie and Clyde (27) Dr. Strangelove (26)

Science Fiction 2001: A Space Odyssey (clips)(22), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (64), Star Trek (from 2009)

1970s Rocky (78) Jaws (48) Mr. Gillespie

1980s The Color Purple Do the Right Thing (96) Tootsie (62)

2000’s Argo Million Dollar Baby Boyhood

The Western High Noon (33) and True Grit (from 2010)

Independent Film Sling Blade Beasts of the Southern Wild

Foreign Language Film Tsotsi Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Slumdog Millionaire Mustang

Animation/ Computer animation Spirited Away Life of Pi

A few of the films contain strong language. A few also have moderate violence.

If you prefer the student in your care not see the films with strong language or moderate violence, he/she will be given a different assignment. Please sign your name for the following:

I allow the student in my care to view all the films in the course:

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I would prefer the student in my care be given a different assignment while the class views a film with strong language or moderate violence:

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