Write a 2 page summary of the movie Con Man (2017) about Barry Minkow Write a 2 page review/summary of the movie Con Man (2017) about Barry Minkow. Have the time line Have the motive Have the rationalization Have the opportunity .doc file | Admission Essay | 2 pages, Double spaced Answer preview: word limit:512
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The Monkey and the Metaphor: What Every King Kong Movie Is Really About DIRECTIONS: This week we are starting Unit 3 on Monster Culture. Because we are going to be looking at monsters through the lens of race and culture, I would like us to read an article from Vanity Fair by Nathan Rabin. This … Read more
When They See Us (Viewing & Reflection) This week, our extra credit opportunity comes in the form of a miniseries from Netflix called When They See Us. In this series, “Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they’re falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story” (Netflix). This … Read more
Roma (2018) Film-(Viewing & Reflection) This week, our extra credit opportunity comes in the form of a movie from Netflix called Roma. In this film, “Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón delivers a vivid, emotional portrait of a domestic worker’s journey set against domestic and political turmoil in 1970s Mexico” (Netflix). If you do have time and effort to … Read more
Film Analysis: Cléo Watch: Cléo from 5 to 7 (Varda,1962, France) Read: Violet Lucca. Interview: Agnès Varda. Film Comment. 11 May, 2015. Response (~500 words): Apply concepts from the readings to the analysis of one scene from Cléo From 5 to 7 examining its embodiment of the French New Wave as a story and through its material of film itself (Blocking, cinematography, editing, … Read more
Stephen Colbert Discussion Piggybacking off of Bettina Love’s TED talk about Hip Hop and predictors of success, I wanted to share with you a video of Stephen Colbert discussing the intersection of a Chance the Rapper/Childish Gambino song, Gilbert & Sullivan, and Lord of Rings in a very cool speech about language. You can earn 5 … Read more
Complete as required. Before you start writing the response, please: Read: Cesare Zavattini,Some Ideas on the Cinema Watch: The Bicycle Thieves (De Sica, 1948, Italy) Watch: What is Neorealism (Kogonada) https://vimeo.com/68514760 Response 6 (~600 words): 1. Pick two scenes and describe them, talk about your emotional reaction to them, and reflect your understanding of the movie in the context … Read more
Film Discussion : The State of Arizona (Kanopy) and one peer reply. Prompt: What were the immigration laws passed in Arizona designed to do? Who have been advocating for these laws and who have been fighting against these laws? What do these fights tell us about the United States? What do we learn from Arizona? … Read more
Explain how Movies and Shows Tell much about Gender Identity Assignment Details What can movies and television shows communicate to people about gender roles and identities? If you were to put on your cultural anthropologist “hat” and analyze a program, you would think about the messages it conveys regarding gender roles and identities. For example, … Read more