| Week 1 8/18 - 8/20 | Early Film History |
 | Review Course Website Read Ch. 1 thru 3 Read How This Class Works Post Read my Daily Posts on Film History |
| Week 2 8/22 - 8/27 | The German Golden Age |
 | Read Ch. 7 Watch The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Additional Reading: 1) Background (Read sections on Development and Production) Discussion 1a (Post before 11:59 p.m. Sat 8/27) |
| Week 3 8/29 - 9/3 | The German Golden Age |
 | Watch Pandora's Box Additional Readings: 1) Hoberman 2) Ebert Listen to Background on Pandora's Box podcast (on iTunes) Discussion 1b (Post before 11:59 p.m. Sat 9/3) |
| Week 4 9/5 - 9/10 | Soviet Montage |
 | Read Ch. 8 & Watch Battleship Potemkin Additional Readings: 1) Ebert 2) Bulleid 3) Eisenstein View: 1) A recreation of The Kuleshov Effect 2) DePalma homage to Odessa Steps Discussion 2a (due W 9/7) |
 | Watch The Man with a Movie Camera Additional Readings: 1) Vertov Discussion 2b (due Sat 9/10) |
| Week 5 9/12 - 9/17 | French Cinema |
 | Read Ch. 10 Watch The Passion of Joan of Arc Additional Readings: 1) "Denounced, Cut and Burned" 2) Ebert Discussion 3a (due W 9/14) |
 | Watch The Rules of the Game Additional Readings: 1) Vanneman 2) Copeland 3) Ebert Discussion 3b (due Sat 9/17) |
| Week 6 9/19 - 9/24 | British Cinema/Italian Neorealism |
 | Read pp. 422 - 436 Watch A Matter of Life and Death Additional Readings: 1) Ebert Discussion 4a (due Wed 9/21) |
 | Read pp. 357 - 364 Watch Bicycle Thieves Additional Readings: 1) Chesire 2) Burnett Discussion 4b (due Sat 9/24) |
| Week 7 9/26 - 10/1 | |
| Midterm Exam (you may take on blackboard anytime between 12:01 a.m. Wed 9/28 to 11:59 p.m. Thur 9/29) | |
| Week 8 10/3 - 10/8 | Japanese Cinema |
 | Read pp. 446 - 458 & Watch Tokyo Story Additional Readings: 1) Ebert 2) Buruma 3) Ozu Discussion 5a (due Sat 10/8) |
| Week 9 10/10 - 10/15 | Japanese Cinema |
 | Watch Seven Samurai Additional Readings: 1) Ebert 2) Kemp 3) Chiao 4) Ehrenstein Discussion 5b (due Sat 10/15) |
| Week 10 10/17 - 10/22 | French New Wave/British Cinema |
 | Read pp. 376 - 406 Watch Breathless Additional Readings: 1) Background 2) Ebert Discussion 6a (due Wed 10/19) |
 | Watch Peeping Tom Additional Readings: 1) Mulvey 2) Ebert 3) Gritten 4) Brooks Discussion 6b (due Sat 10/22) |
| Week 11 10/24 - 10/29 | Italian Romanticism & Antiromanticism |
 | Read pp. 364-376; Watch La dolce vita Additional Readings: 1) "Fellini's Roman Circus" 2) Ebert 3) Horsley View: 1) Intervista Discussion 7a (due Sat 10/29) |
| Week 12 10/31 - 11/5 | Italian Romanticism & Antiromanticism |
 | Watch 8 1/2 Additional Readings: 1) Ebert 2) Fellini Interview 3) Sesonske 4) Kezich Discussion 7b (due Sat 11/5) |
| Week 13 11/7 - 11/12 | Swedish Cinema |
 | Read pp. 413-422 Watch The Seventh Seal Additional Readings: 1) Ebert 2) DeNitto and Herman 3) Holland Discussion 8 (due Sat 11/12) |
| Week 14 11/14 - 11/19 | Swedish Cinema |
 | Watch Fanny & Alexander Additional Readings: 1) Ebert 2) Björn 3) Moody Begin working on Critical Analysis |
| Week 15 11/21 - 11/26 | Swedish Cinema |
 | Fanny & Alexander (cont'd) Discussion 9 (due W 11/23) Thanksgiving Holiday |
| Week 16 11/28 - 12/3 | Swedish Cinema |
 | Additional Readings: 1) Ebert 2) Biodrowski Discussion 10 (due Wed 11/30) Critical Analysis (due Sat 12/3) |
| Week 17 12/5 - 12/10 | |
Complete Course Evaluation (due Tu 12/6) | |
| Final Exam | Final Exam (take online between 6 am Fr 12/9 and noon Sat 12/10) |
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