Thank You for a Great Class!

Grades are in.

Enjoy what's left of summer.

I had a nice time and I hope you did, too.

Keep in touch.

-D

Movie New 08.07.13

• Expendables 3: Ford replaces Willis, who is called lazy and greedy by Stallone (Hollywood Reporter)
• George Clooney: New York hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb is ruining Hollywood (Yahoo! News)
• Related: Sony resists pressure from Loeb to split Sony (Forbes)
• $190 million: The loss Disney is taking on The Lone Ranger (Digital Spy)
  
• New short film blends the superhero and horror genres (Geek League of America)
• Rumor mill: The six actors reportedly up for the new Batman (UPROXX)

Week 10: Road to Perdition [2002]

MAGUIRE

I'm something of a rarity. 

Week 10: Road to Perdition (2002)

Tu 08.06

• Class: FINAL EXAM

Th 08.08

• Class: End-of-class review; Multimedia presentations

Movie News 08.01.13

• X-Men: Days of Future Past viral campaign begins (Dark Horizons)
• China to determine whether a Pacific Rim sequel happens (Chicago Tribune)
• Presenting 15 movie poster clichés (imgur)
• Keepin' it real: Star Wars Episode VII will feature less CGI, more practical effects (Film School Rejects)
• Roman Polanski's rape victim tells her side of the story in new book (Yahoo! New)
• Revealed: How Hollywood appeased the Nazis (TheWeek)

Final Exam Materials

Here are the articles required for your final exam next week. It is highly recommended you have printed copies for the exam. You will also find the rubric that will be used to grade your essay. 

Article 1
Article 2

ENG 1B  Final Essay Rubric

Week 09: Blade Runner [1982]

DECKARD

(Narrating) 

The report read: "Routine retirement 

of a replicant." That didn't make me 

feel any better about shooting a woman 

in the back. 

Week 09: Blade Runner (1982)

Tu 07.30

• Class: Multimedia presentation; Research paper prep

Th 08.01

• Class: Final exam prep; Research paper presentations; Final exam prep
• Due: RESEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT)

Week 10: Road to Perdition (2002)
Tu 08.06

• Class: FINAL EXAM

Th 08.08

• Class: End-of-class review; Multimedia presentations

Movie News 07.24.13

• Warner Bros. and DC Comics at Comic-Con: Man of Steel's 2015 sequel will feature Batman (NBC News)
• The frenzy begins: Who could (and should) play the new Batman? (Crave)
• The stunning trailer for Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity debuts (Gizmodo)
• With no sex, nudity, or profanity, how The Conjuring got an R rating for being too scary (Atlantic)
• R.I.P.D. latest DOA offering and what the future holds for summer releases (Hollywood Reporter)
• Tech: The new Kaleidescape Cinema One's 4-terabyte server can store up to 100 Blu-ray DVDs (USA Today)