Great article. Loving and hating film theory at the same time – this article
made me laugh!
Thanks,
Lorraine @ Ohio U
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This why I dropped out of film school 25 years ago. I remember one top
grad student who was a theory whiz telling me that silent films were
worthless and should not be studied and Bill Everson was an old man
who wrote picture books.
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Wochna, Lorraine
I have a friend who dropped out of a film program saying, “I love film too much
to study it. I just want to enjoy it.”
Matt
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Matt Ball
Media Services Librarian
University of Virginia
True story. I was in a class one day on Film Noir. The same grad student I
mentioned was teaching assistant and was explaining that big studios did
not make film noir titles, they were only made by small budget studios. OK
so forget The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, The Big Sleep
Chet,
UC San Diego Libraries have a large 16mm film collection, that may or may not
be mention in Elena's 2 chapters on the subject. Feel free to contact me in
the new year.
Stephen
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[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Elena
Melnitz? Jessica, did you go to UCLA, too? Or did Mr. Meltnitz donate
theaters all over the place?
Gary
True story. I was in a class one day on Film Noir. The same grad student I
mentioned was teaching assistant and was explaining that big studios did
not make film noir titles, they were
One year film graduate school after which I fled. I may still be listed as
on leave. I swear the theory people drove me to it.
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 12:35 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote:
Melnitz? Jessica, did you go to UCLA, too? Or did Mr. Meltnitz donate
theaters all over the
And I was thrown out of Ohio University film classes, not because of
semiotics or that I was syuzheting against the professor, but just for the
mere fact that he was consistently and constantly wrong and I had the habit
of pointing it out to him. ;-)
Best regards,
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film
Hi Elena and Chet-
Northeastern University Libraries will be maintaining its small collection of
feature films and important documentaries for the time being, but we will be
making decisions about what to do with the remaining two dozen or so titles.
As the University has not been
Dennis,
I always forget that you went here! I wonder who your prof was? You know, I
like the theory stuff and I think it has its place, but wow, some theorists are
really intense. I agree the gaze is a real thing and Mulvey has a place, but
sometimes I feel like I'm trying to understand
My all-time favorite in this area, We're No Angels (1955) Humphrey
Bogart, Peter Ustinov, Aldo Ray and snake named Adolph.
Brigid Duffy
Academic Technology
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA 94132-4200
E-mail: bdu...@sfsu.edu
On Dec 16, 2011, at 11:42 AM, Wochna, Lorraine
I'm collecting 'odd' holiday films or films that are good for the holiday
season, suggestions? I'm especially trying to not look so Christian, no
offense to the Christians out there in movie land.
If it hasn't been done to death, how about Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.
Very secular.
Dear Debra,
I didn't see it on the AMIA listserv, so I apologize for not answering
there. Unfortunately, there's no master list and there's no way of
determining without research. However, Elena is one of the experts since
she did this for NYPL's vast collection. I would assume a lot of people on
The sad thing is that you can feed a Shakespeare sonnet or a Hemingway novel
into the same claptrap machine and it will reach exactly the same conclusions
as if you feed it any film from Godard to John Hughes. The machine was
originally designed to chew up anything branded as literature and
OKa dozen donuts go to anyone who can find this for me on DVD/VHS
format
L'emigrante
Italia, 1915, 35mm, B/N
Altri titoli: El Emigrante
Febo Mari
http://www.cinemainpiemonte.it/schedafilm.php?film_id=489area=1stile=s
malliniziale=Epag=1categoria_id=1ordine=asc
Chris
Re:
I’m collecting ‘odd’ holiday films or films that are good for the holiday
season, suggestions? I’m especially trying to not look so Christian, no
offense to the Christians out there in movie land.
** **
Two of my favorites that aren't already well-worn cinematic holiday
traditions are
Perhaps the wrong holiday (Thanksgiving) but I liked PIECES OF APRIL...
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I prefer Black Christmas (the 1974 Bob Clark film) (which I recently
screened in 16mm!) and Christmas Evilof course, I also have a soft spot
for It's A Wonderful Life (which I did a 16mm screening of last night!)...
On Friday, December 16, 2011, Fountain, Kathi kfount...@vancouver.wsu.edu
http://typecastfilms.com/ Two somewhat non-traditional Christmas
favorites in our house are Gremlins and Die Hard.
Hope everyone enjoys the holidays!
*
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Film and Video Collection Department
Morris Library, University of
Not to mention Basil Rathbone. And one of the great deadpan lines of all
time. [long pause] He knows already.
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Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 2:50 PM
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My
Forgot about Die HardLethal Weapon also takes place during Christmas!
On Friday, December 16, 2011, Meghann Matwichuk mtw...@udel.edu wrote:
Two somewhat non-traditional Christmas favorites in our house are
Gremlins and Die Hard.
Hope everyone enjoys the holidays!
So that's what you call it. I ran into it recently in a novel, one of Donna
Leon's Brunetti series. I don't mean to discredit all theory. Sometimes it can
bring out quite dazzling insights. But the fact that love of literature (or
film) has had to go underground is just sad.
Judy
Not just literature, history is going that same route. Drives me nuts,
you are getting a history degree, why don't you, I don't know, do some
research. According the the article Film Studies students at UCSB take
14 units of theory versus 4 units of production, cart before the horse,
that is
My choices:
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Comfort and Joy (1984)
Scrooged (1988)
What Would Jesus Buy (2007)
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
and -- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Dusty Haller
Dorcas Haller
Librarian/ Professor/ Department Chair
Community
As far as odd holiday films I have to go with the Ref with Dennis Leary,
Kevin Spacey, and Judy Davis. The drunk Santa alone is worth it.
John H. Streepy
Library-Government Publications
James E. Brooks Library
Central Washington University
400 East University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7548
Wong Kar-Wai's 2046, where the two main characters, a pulp writer and a bar
girl, make a tradition of drinking together on Christmas Eve - a good Christmas
Eve double bill with Shop Around the Corner.
Chet Mazur
GSLIS Queens College
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Thank you everyone for your suggestions. They make an eclectic mix of holiday
viewing.
happy hollydaze however you spend it
lorraine @ ohiou
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