Catch up on previous Film Studies Online offerings below. You can also visit the Ask Andrew page to learn more about the world of film from weekly videos in which our resident film expert answers your questions about the movies.
Online Film Discussion: A Face in the Crowd
Monday, March 23, at 6:30 pm.
Online Film Discussion: Forbidden Planet
Monday, May 4, at 6:30 pm.
Find FORBIDDEN PLANET on your preferred viewing platform here.
Online Film Discussion: Imitation of Life (1959)
Monday, May 11, at 6:30 pm.
Find IMITATION OF LIFE on your preferred viewing platform here.
Online Film Discussion: Klute
Monday, June 1, at 6:30 pm.
Find KLUTE on your preferred viewing platform here.
Online Film Discussion: Laura
Monday, March 30, at 6:30 pm.
Online Film Discussion: Rear Window
Monday, April 6, at 6:30 pm.
Where to rent REAR WINDOW:
Online Film Discussion: Rocky
Monday, April 20, at 6:30 pm.
Find ROCKY on your preferred viewing platform here.
Online Film Discussion: Sweet Smell of Success
Monday, May 18, at 6:30 pm.
Find SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS on your preferred viewing platform here.
Online Film Discussion: The Best Years of Our Lives
Monday, May 25, at 6:30 pm.
Find THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES on your preferred viewing platform here.
Online Film Discussion: The Night of the Hunter
Monday, April 13, at 6:30 pm.
Find THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER on your preferred viewing platform here.
Online Film Discussion: The Third Man
Monday, April 28, at 6:30 pm.
Find THE THIRD MAN on your preferred viewing platform here.
Long before Garbo talked, Jolson sang, or Norma Desmond readied for her close-up, there were movies. Some were scandalous, some were glorious, and many have been lost to time. But what remains sheds considerable light on the origins of this form that emerged from the confluence of science, art, commerce, and the Industrial Revolution. We will explore some of the medium's key precursors, pioneers, and practitioners in technology and technique, and discuss some of the classic films of the age, including novelties, shorts, and the proto-documentary form known as “actualités.” Join us to learn how the movies came to be, and to laugh at, be shocked by, and simply enjoy some of the world’s first motion pictures.
Students will receive email confirmation of their registration immediately, and another email with instructions for joining the class via Zoom about 24 hours before the lecture.
