Movie

1991

Life on a String  

Naked Lunch

Slacker

The Rapture

Les Amants du Pont Neuf

The Double Life of Veronique

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Barton Fink  

Jacquot des Nantes

Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America

JFK

A Brighter Summer Day

Days of Being Wild

The Suspended Step of the Stork

Instructions:

Do not include quotes

• To what degree your writing on film is intelligent, thoughtful, referential, scholarly, creative and/or original is up to you – but your grade will be largely determined by these considerations (as well as by your entries’ punctual posting on Fridays). Certainly, using the ideas we cover in class will be helpful. “Criticism” in these terms does not suggest a mere statement of preference, or a thumbs-up-or-down judgment, but a thorough and insightful dissection of the film in question, taking as many factors into consideration as possible. Read the film – what are its intentions, its metaphoric meanings, its vibe, its texture, its impact, its role as a cultural statement made when and where it was made? Your main concerns are: clarity, articulation of your point of view, and keeping your prose interesting, so at least you, as a reader, would not be bored with it and might want to keep reading to the end. Please keep in mind that your readers may not know your personally, and don’t care how you feel, or how tired you were, or what kind of movies you prefer. Do not write about yourself, and DO NOT use personal pronouns: I, me, my. You should make your position understandable and persuasive and interesting to perfect strangers, all of whom we will presume have graduated high school. 
• My advice generally in writing criticism is to skip the obvious statement; think about what the film’s thrust is (whether or not it seems to be intentional); and keep thinking about films as objects with aesthetic values – that is, texts – not simply as stories and certainly not simply as momentary experiences you’ve had. Of course, reading thoughtful film criticism helps; I would encourage everyone to hunt down work online by J. Hoberman, Chuck Stephens, A.O. Scott, Scott Tobias, Andrew O’Hehir, Andrew Sarris, Geoffrey O’Brien, David Thomson, Violet Lucca, Dennis Lim, Mark Asch, J.R. Jones, Nick Pinkerton, Howard Hampton, Melissa Anderson, Jonathan Rosenbaum (try to overlook his first-person narcissism), and Godfrey Cheshire. 
• The critiques require no sources, quotes or references – they ARE NOT research papers, but critiques. You are the critic, so critique. I don’t want to read about the film’s production history or what Roger Ebert thought of it.
• For your first four critiques, please only write about movies on the list from 1975 and earlier. In the second half, any item on the whole menu is permissible.

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