These links lead to a variety of hand-outs for various classes I taught over the years.  Here goes:

FROM FILM ANALYSIS
An Overview of German Expressionism - On one hand, cinema proffers a tendency toward realism; on the other, there's formalism, explained here.

Alfred Hitchcock and Shadow of a Doubt -  Insights into why the Master of Suspense is a prime auteur filmmaker, along with a look at his favorite among his own films.

Speaking of auteurs, take a gander at The Auteurist Comedy of Mel Brooks.

I may have a weird sense of humor, but I find the film version of American Psycho quite funny.  When I taught it, I was always gratified when students would also laugh.  My notes on this movie are here.

Then there is silent screen filmmaker and star Charlie Chaplin.  My notes on his film Modern Times are here, and a bio on Chaplin is here.

Don't forget the progenitor of the auteur theory, Nouvelle Vague director and film theorist Francois Truffaut, in regard to his Oscar-winning film La Nuit Americaine (Day for Night).

Chinatown is widely considered one of the best films of all time, let alone of the 1970s.  My notes on this classic are here.

Francis Ford Coppola made The Conversation the same year as The Godfather.  While the latter film grabbed most of the attention, some critics feel The Conversation outshines the Mafia saga.  Read about it here.

Citizen Kane - I've put together a primer on what is arguably the greatest film ever made.



 

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