Themes+in+Films+of+the+Americas

Themes in Film: Art and Artists in Contemporary Film

==Entrance Card: Outline at least three things (besides Miramax) that //Shakespeare in Love// and //Kill Bill 1 and 2// have in common. ==

 B. // Shakespeare in Love // and //Kill Bill Volume I and II//

 * C. Films about Art and Artists **
 *  1. Work with Film Reviews: Share in groups and discuss whether or not the review helped or hindered your understanding of the film. Does it entice you to watch the film, if you haven't seen it? Come up with other films about art and artists in the last 10-12 years, as well. Then we'll talk about your group presentations. Share with the rest of the class. **
 *  2. View and talk about film trailers. **

 //The Saddest Music in the World// (Canada, Guy Maddin, 2003)

A sort-of musical set in Winnipeg during the Great Depression, where a beer baroness organizes a contest to find the saddest music in the world. Musicians from around the world descend on the city to try and win first place - a $25,000 prize.

     //Tony Manero// (Chile, Pablo Larrain, 2008),

//**Tony Manero**// is a 2008 Chilean film directed by Pablo Larraín about a 52 year old man in Santiago in 1978 who is obsessed with John Travolta's character in //[|Saturday Night Fever]//. It won the top prize at the 2008 Torino Film Festival and was Chile's submission to the 81st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It also won the Istanbul International Film Festival's top prize, the Golden Tulip, in 2009.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px;">//Milk// //of Sorrow// (Peru, Claudia Llosa, 2009),

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px;">//Funny People// (U.S. Judd Apatow, 2009)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px;">//The Help// (U.S. Tate Taylor, 2011)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px;">//Kill Bill 1 and 2// (U.S. Quentin Tarentino, 2003,4) [|2]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px;">//Shakespeare in Love// (U. S. John Maddin, 1998)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px;">Film Screening: //Everybody’s Dying Here// (Mexico, Ali Gardoki, 2002)



<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px;">Assignment: Read chapter 10, //Film Art// and chapter 3, //Indiewood, USA// for next week and prepare for EC.