Music: Absolute Beginners Dusty Haller
Dorcas Haller Librarian/ Professor/ Department Chair Community College of Rhode Island Library 1 Hilton Street, Providence RI 02905 401-455-6085 (phone) 401-455-6087 (fax) [email protected] ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nellie J Chenault [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 6:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] need film suggestions How about: Incredible Shrinking Woman (Lilly Tomlin, 1981) covering advertising, technology, and consumerism Advertising: Crazy People (D. Moore, 1990) Nothing in Common (T. Hanks, J. Gleason, 1986) Suits (R. Klein, 1999) Television: <not news media> Videodrome (1983) Soap Dish (1991) ED TV (1999) Quiz Show (1994), Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Pop Music: La Vie en Rose (2007) Footloose Hairspray Farinelli (1994) <he cost of fame!> Hard Days Night (1964) Almost Famous (2000) Jailhouse Rock, Rock Around the Clock Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) <shot here in Richmond> I shot that! This is Spinal Tap (1984) Nashville (1975) Walk the Line (2005), Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) Ray (2004), Cadillac Records (2008), Dreamgirls (2006) 8 Mile (2002) Notorious (2009) Once (2006) What's love got to do with it (1993) The Runaways (2010) Velvet Goldmine (1998), Rock Star (2001) Singles (1992) Bird (1988), 'Round Midnight (1986), Lady Sings the Blues, New York New York The Jazz Singer (both versions), The Rose Blues Brothers (1980) The Commitments (1981) High Fidelity (2000) / Rock School (2003)/ Tons of Docs: End of the century (2003) I shot that It might be loud Rock operas/musicals Movies: Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006, doc) A Star is Born (1954) Sunset Boulevard (1950) 8 1/2 (1963), 9 (2009) The Player (1992) Living in Oblivion (1995) F for Fake (O. Wells, 1975) Hearts of Darkness (1991, doc), Burden of Dreams (1982, doc) Cinema Paradiso (1988) Be Kind Rewind (2008) The Last Tycoon (R. De Niro, 1976) Hollywood Shuffle (1987) Silent Movie (1974) / The Artist (2011) Son of Rambow (2008) Blair Witch Project (1999) Tristam Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2006) Tropic Thunder (2008) Stardust Memories (1980), The Bad and the Beautiful (K. Douglas, 1952) The Star (B. Davis, 1952) The Last Movie (D. Hopper, 1971) Ed Wood (1994) Boogie Nights (1997) The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Last Action Hero (1993) Man with a movie camera Barton Fink (1991), Day of the Locust (1975) We are heading home.... Nell Chenault Research Librarian for Film and Music VCU Libraries Virginia Commonwealth University On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 2:41 PM, <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: 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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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. 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.
