Hi Wow! Big task! Sorta depends on the slant of the class, I think. There have been movies made on these themes throughout the history of film...I your prof looking for strictly contemporary, older? The view of pop culture phenomena and artifacts as represented in the movies shifts radically over time.
In any case: For advertising (particularly Mad Men-resonate advertising), you could consider The Hucksters (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039477/) Lover Come Back (1961) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055100/ Elia Kazan's Face in the Crowd is a terrific early indictment of television's potential for fostering demogoguery Bye Bye Birdie is sort of cool for both its gentle send-up of rock n' roll and TV (not to mention teenagers) Network and Broadcast News are good movie looks at TV. The Truman Show would also be good I'll leave sports to Jessica gary handman > Dear CW, > > As the beginning of the semester looms, I have received this question > (below). Would love to hear your suggestions. I think she's looking for > feature films. > > Thanks!! > > I am teaching a course whose theme is American Popular Culture-- > Advertising, Television, Popular Music, Technology, Sports and Movies. If > you could suggest 1 popular/notable film related to each of these themes I > would really appreciate it---I like to enhance my syllabus with films > correlated to the themes of the course for the more visual learners. > > > Sarah McCleskey > [email protected] > ________________________________ > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > Gary Handman [email protected] “Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light.” --Groucho Marx VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
