1) The dates show below each week starting with Monday (except for
Week 0 which starts on Thursday) and ending on Saturday.
2) Discussions are due by 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on the
date shown unless otherwise specified.
3) Discussions take place on Blackboard's Discussion Forums.
| Week 0 | 1/5 - 1/7 | |
Review the course website Read "How This Class Works" Post Begin Reading Fight Club | ||
| Week 1 | 1/9 - 1/14 | |
 | Read Fight Club Additional Reading: 1) Palahnuik Discussion 1a (post by 11:59 p.m. W 1/11) | |
 | Watch Fight Club Additional Reading: 1) Fincher Discussion 1b (post by 11:59 p.m. Sat 1/14) | |
| Week 2 | 1/16 - 1/21 | |
 | Read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep Additional Reading: 1) Philbin Discussion 2a (W 1/18) | |
 | Watch Bladerunner - The Final Cut Additional Readings: 1) Dirks 2) Ebert 3) Versions Discussion 2b (Sat 1/21) | |
| Week 3 | 1/23 - 1/28 | |
 | Read Breakfast at Tiffany's Additional Reading: 1) Capote 2) Background (on iTunes) Discussion 3a (W 1/25) | |
 | Watch Breakfast at Tiffany's Additional Reading: 1) New York Times Review 2) Begin reading Heart of Darkness Discussion 3b (Sat 1/28) | |
| Week 4 | 1/30 - 2/4 | |
 | Read Heart of Darkness Additional Reading: 1) Conrad Discussion 4a (W 2/1) | |
 | Watch Apocalypse Now (Redux) Additional Reading: 1) Ebert 2) The Making of the Film Discussion 4b (Sat 2/4) | |
| Week 5 | 2/6 - 2/11 | |
 | Read The Princess Bride Discussion 5a (Sat 2/11) | |
| Week 6 | 2/13 - 2/18 | |
 | Watch The Princess Bride Additional Reading: 1) Goldman bio 2) Metafiction 3) Screenplay (I just thought you might like to see it) 4) Goldman interview Discussion 5b (Sat 2/18) | |
| Week 7 | 2/20 - 2/25 | |
1) Midterm (take online Tu 2/21) 2) Critical Analysis (submit online W 2/22) 3) Begin reading All the President's Men | ||
| 2/27 - 3/3 | ||
 | Read All the President's Men Additional Reading: 1) Woodward 2) Bernstein 3) Woodstein Papers Discussion 6a (Wed 2/29) | |
 | Watch All the President's Men Additional Reading: 1) Background 2) Brayton Discussion 6b (Sat 3/3) | |
| Week 9 | 3/5 - 3/10 | |
 | Read "Memento Mori" (click here) Additional Reading: 1) Jonathan Nolan Discussion 7a (Wed 3/7) | |
 | Watch Memento (Click here for navigation instructions if you are using the 2 disk DVD) Additional Reading: 1) Memento explained 2) Begin reading Pride & Prejudice Discussion 7b (Sat 3/10) | |
| Week 10 | 3/12 - 3/17 | |
 | Read Pride and Prejudice (here's a link to a free audiobook of the text as well as a text version) Additional Reading: 1) Background Austen 2) Background Novel Discussion 8a (Wed 3/14) | |
 | Watch Pride and Prejudice (2005) | |
| Week 11 | 3/19 - 3/24 Spring Break | |
Spring Break!!! | ||
| Week 12 | 3/26 - 3/31 | |
 | Watch Pride and Prejudice (1995) Additional Reading: 1) Berardinelli 2) Ross | |
| Week 13 | 4/2 - 4/7 | |
 | Read Double Indemnity Additional Reading: 1) James M. Cain Discussion 10a (W 4/4) | |
 | Watch Double Indemnity Additional Readings: 1) Wilder 2) Stanwyck 3) Podcasts (see my Post on how to get the podcasts) Discussion 10b (Sat 4/7) | |
| Week 14 | 4/9 - 4/14 | |
 | Read The Taming of the Shrew Additional Reading: 1) Misogynistic? 2) Wikipedia | |
 | Watch The Taming of the Shrew (1967) Additional Reading: 1) Pfeiffer 2) LoBianco Discussion 11a (Sat 4/14) | |
| Week 15 | 4/16 - 4/21 | |
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Watch Kiss Me Kate
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 | Watch 10 Things I Hate About You Additional Reading: 1) Ebert 2) Ledger (just FYI for any Ledger fans) Discussion 11b (Sat 4/21) | |
| Week 17 | 4/23 - 4/24 | |
Final Exam | You can take it anytime Thursday 4/26 on blackboard |
