Class, Race and
Gender in the U.S. Economy Econ250/ES250 Extra Credit/Recommended Films |
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Recommended Films Extra credit is available for extra-curricular activities related to the course. announced in class. Additionally, students may watch films from the list below for extra credit. Points will be given for no more than 5 extra activites. All 5 activites together are worth 10% of the course grade. Thus, each individual event is worth 2%. In each case students
must submit a 2 page (one sheet front and back,
typed...)
report
of the film or activity. This report should include:
-- a brief
summary of the event ;
-- brief sumary of its relevance to the course content; and, -- a commentary or evaluation of the event Film Comments Credits Modern
Times**
Classic (1936)
Written by , Directed by
Intentionally
semi-Silent
&
Starring Charlie Chaplin
The Grapes of Wrath** Classic (1940) Written by John Steinbeck,
Best Director
Starring
Henry Fonda
Citizen Kane Classic (1941) Starring Orson Wells In the Heat of the Night* Classic (1967) Starring Sidney Poitier Best Picture, Best Actor & Rod Steiger Best Documentary Norma Rae (1979), Fictionalized history Starring Sally Fields ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter, (1980) Documentary of women's entry into the industrial workforce during WWII ![]() ![]() Zoot Suit** (1981) True Story of WWII Race Riots in LA, Musical Written by Luis Valdez, Starring Ed Olmos Brother From Another Planet (1984), Fun Sci-Fi Written & Directed by John Sayle The Color Purple (1985) Controversial story of the role & sub- Novel Written by Alice Walker. ordination of women within the African Starring Danny Glover, Oprah American community in the early Winfrey, & Whoopi Goldberg. 1900s. Catalyzed the feminist debate Produced by Oprah Winfrey. within the black community. Matewan** (1987), Do the Right Thing (1989), fictionalized history and Written by, Directed by ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Malcolm X* (1992), Biography of Malcolm X Directed by Spike Lee Schindler's
List**
(1993),
True WWII Story
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Best Picture
Philadelphia (1993) Best Actor Tom Hanks & Denzel Washington Wall Street (1994) Best Actor Starring Michael Douglas
& Michael J. Fox
And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him* Written by Tomas Rivera (1995), Autobiographical
Pulitzer Prize Winner
Lonestar**
(1996), Allegorical
commentary of
Written &
Directed by
the current state of racial/ethnic John Sayles
relations in the US
Get on the Bus (1996), African- American look at Directed by Spike Lee issues that divide black, male population American History X (1998), The making/unmaking of Starring Ed Norton an American Nazi ![]() Snow Falling on Cedars** (1999) WWII - 1950’s Pacific NW Fictional History of relationships between Americans
of
European & Japanese descent
Bamboozled (2000) Satire of film, tv history Written & Directed by Spike Lee Bread and Roses (2000) True Story The Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) True Story of a personal struggle
to maintain
aboriginal identity
Whale Rider (2003) Maori Myth regarding the role of women as community & spiritual leaders. Milk (2008) Biography of Harvey Milk, the first openly Starring Sean Penn, gay elected official in U.S. He was Josh Brolin, James Franco assassinated in 1978, 11 months after being elected to the San Francisco City Council. |