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film study

• The Internet Movie Database (imdb)..."the biggest, best, most award-winning movie site on the planet"
• Movie Review Query Engine (MRQE)...search movie reviews for 43,000+ titles
• Film Art - An Introduction...online student resource for Bordwell and Thompson's text...includes chapter outlines, study topics, and links to related resources. This is an excellent companion to the text and an excellent resource on its own.

writing about film
links

• Some Conventions and Mechanics for Writing about Films...from Southwest Tennessee Community College
• Film Reviews...some guidelines for writing film reviews
• How to Review a Movie...another good resource
• Taking Notes in Classroom Screenings...some suggestions for this seemingly difficult task

downloads

• Generic Screening Report Sheet...Word document download (NOTE: specific screening report sheets for each movie are listed both on the weekly assignment pages and under each movie's resource links.)
• How to Keep a Literature/Film Log...Word document download
• Literature/Film Log Sheet...Word document download

The Body and Stand By Me

• Review Links...from the Movie Review Query Engine (MRQE)
• Brad's Stand By Me Page...includes plot sumary, the cast, soundtrack, and more
• Stand By Me...from the film education site...excellent information and actvities to enhance active viewing of the film
• TheBody/Stand by Me Essay (download Word document)

The Shawshank Redemption

• Review Links...from the Movie Review Query Engine (MRQE)
• DVD Times' Review
• The Shawshank Redemption Screening Report Sheet (download Word document)

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online bestseller lists

• Barnes and Noble – Top Ten Bestselling Fiction of 2004
• Barnes and Noble – Top One Hundred Books of 2004
• Amazon- One Hundred Top Selling Literature & Fiction
• Amazon’s Links to the New York Times’ Bestseller List

writing book reviews
links

• How to Write a Book Review I...from Dalhousie University Library; comprehensive and well-organized guidelines
• How to Write a Book Review II...from Los Angeles valley College Library; another excellent guide

downloads

• Book Review Form...Word document download

Run Lola Run

• Run Lola Run Study Guide...from the film education site...excellent information and actvities to enhance active viewing of the film
• Review Links...from the Movie Review Query Engine (MRQE)
• Lola Trivia...trivia, photos, and fun facts from about.com's German language pages (in English)
• Tykwer-Online...director Tom Tykwer's site...includes facts and FAQ's about his films. including Run Lola Run
• Run Lola Run Screening Report Sheet (download Word document)

Memento

• Review Links...from the Movie Review Query Engine (MRQE)
• Memento...from the unofficial Christopher Nolan website...contains links to sections including "Understanding Memento," a detailed plot analysis (contains "major spoilers")...excellent resource!
• Memento Plot FAQ's...really detailed and informational...breaks the movie down into its components and explains what's happening when.
• "Memento Mori"...etext on Jonathan Nolan's short story which was the basis for the movie Memento.
• Memento Screening Report Sheet (download Word document)

Pulp Fiction

• Review Links...from the Movie Review Query Engine (MRQE)
• Quentin Tarantino...interesting site with all kinds of information about Tarantino's movies, including Pulp Fiction, of course
• Pulp Fiction Time Sequence...in case you haven't figured out the chronolgical order
• Secrets of Pulp Fiction...review by Roger Ebert...provides some nsights into both the structure and the meaning of the film
• Pulp Fiction...about the books and magazines from which the film took its title...contains links to other sites about "pulps"
• Film Noir...a very informative site about the history of the genre...provides excellent referential background for Pulp Fiction
• Pulp Fiction Review...Boston Review's Alan A. Stone's take on violence in the film
• Shepherding the Weak: The Ethics of Redemption in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction...Literature and Film Quarterly article that discusses how the film explores "ethical and philosophical questions regarding faith, morality, commitment, and the human community "
• Pulp Fiction – The Sign of the Empty Symbol...a philosophical examination of the film

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Screening Report Sheet (download Word document)

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Goodfellas

• Goodfellas Screening Report Sheet (download Word document)

This is Spinal Tap

• This is Spinal Tap... Wikipedia article about the film
• Spinal Tap...Wikipedia article about the band
• This is Spinal Tap Discussion Questions (download Word document)

Austin Powers - International Man of Mystery

• Austin Powers - International Man of Mystery... imdb site
• Wikipedia article
• Austin Powers - International Man of Mystery Screening Report (download Word document)
• Comedy Forms (download Word document)

The Silence of the Lambs

• FilmSite Review...background and review on The Silence of the Lambs along with a brief summary of the other Hannibal films
• The SIlence of the Lambs Discussion Questions (download Word document)

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