October 6

Watch:

• After Hours (Martin Scorsese, 1985) 

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• A feature film of your choice (or a selection of short films by a filmmaker), ideally from the 1960s-1980s and/or New York

Choose one scene from After Hours and one scene from the film you selected that you would like to analyze/discuss in class. Please write down the time stamps for these scenes. For one of the scenes you selected, please respond to the questions I emailed on the cinematography and editing. Email your responses and the time stamps of the two scenes you selected to me by Tuesday at 10am.


Possible feature films:

• Symbiopsychotaxiplasm (William Greaves, 1968)
• Klute (Alan J. Pakula, 1971)
  
• The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (Joseph Sargent, 1974)
  
• Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet, 1975)
  
• News from Home (Chantal Akerman, 1976)
  
• Blank Generation (Amos Poe and Ivan Kral, 1976)
  
• Unmade Beds (Amos Poe, 1976)
  
• Opening Night (John Cassavetes, 1977)
  
• Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett, 1978)
  
• Jubilee (Derek Jarman, 1978)
  
• Permanent Vacation (Jim Jarmusch, 1980)
• Downtown 81 (Edo Bertoglio, shot in 1980-81, released in 2000)
  
• Smithereens (Susan Seidelman, 1982)
  
• Losing Ground (Kathleen Collins, 1982)
  
• Variety (Bette Gordon, 1983)
• Wild Style (Charlie Ahearn, 1983)
• Style Wars (Tony Silver, 1983)
• Stranger Than Paradise (Jim Jarmusch, 1984)
• Desperately Seeking Susan (Susan Seidelman, 1985)
• Tongues Untied (Marlon Riggs, 1989)

Experimental filmmakers:

• Yvonne Rainer
• Joan Jonas
  
• Nam June Paik
  
• Andy Warhol
• Cecilia Condit
  
• Hollis Frampton
• William Greaves
• Jonas Mekas
• Shirley Clarke