Published: Dec. 10, 2020

CINE 4004/ARTF 5004- Topics in Film Theory Cinephilia, Reflexivity鈥 or听听

鈥溾赌Movies about the movies.鈥

With Professor Ernesto Acevedo-Mu帽oz

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听 听 听听听 听 听 听 听 听听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 This course examines some of the historical and theoretical implications of the practice of reflexivity in classical and contemporary cinema. Parting from the deconstructive works of Buster Keaton to contemporary 鈥渕eta鈥 exercises, we will interrogate and explore Hollywood鈥檚 own historic obsession with the mystique, the magic, and the madness of the movies. We will approach these topics from the perspectives of film history and the theoretical concepts of cinephilia, spectatorship, and reflexivity. Films include:听Sherlock Jr.,听A Star is Born,听Sunset Boulevard, Singin鈥 in the Rain,听Silent Movie,听The Purple Rose of Cairo, Hearts of Darkness,听Ed Wood, Adaptation, Tropic Thunder, and many more.

Still of Mia Farrow eating popcorn in "The Purple Rose of Cairo" (1985)