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Dom,

I've shown In the Mood for Love to my film students, and most of them love it. I also show them the clip where Maggie Cheung's dress keeps changing throughout what looks like one scene on the first night of class to see how many of them notice. I'd probably place it as my first selection also.

BTW, who's the father of the baby?

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Where do you teach, John? I've been thinking of getting into teaching, as well...I have an MFA in Communication Arts, plus a lot of experience (an no, I'm not including porn, dammit)...if I wanted to approach my local university (UNLV) how would you propose I do so?

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Dom,

I teach at the Community College of Rhode Island. I get to teach a course we call Film as Lit, but it's really an Intro to Film course. I use Bordwell and Thompson for the textbook. It counts as a lit. elective, so I try to give students a good dose of films they never will get to see outside of a course. I also teach composition and various literature courses. I'm lucky; I have a full-time, tenured position.

I think you should send out resumes to colleges in the area that offer film courses. Many colleges will often need instructors for the basic courses and use adjunct instructors. I would just check the on line course offerings and send out resumes. Also, if they have a film department, I'd call and ask to meet with the chair to discuss teaching possibilities.

At least it would get you out of the house and the casino.

Re: Best Films of the 21st Century
 

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Dom,

I teach at the Community College of Rhode Island. I get to teach a course we call Film as Lit, but it's really an Intro to Film course. I use Bordwell and Thompson for the textbook. It counts as a lit. elective, so I try to give students a good dose of films they never will get to see outside of a course. I also teach composition and various literature courses. I'm lucky; I have a full-time, tenured position.

I think you should send out resumes to colleges in the area that offer film courses. Many colleges will often need instructors for the basic courses and use adjunct instructors. I would just check the on line course offerings and send out resumes. Also, if they have a film department, I'd call and ask to meet with the chair to discuss teaching possibilities.

At least it would get you out of the house and the casino.

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thanks! And boy do i need a reason to get out of the house.

Re: Best Films of the 21st Century
 

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5. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2003, Peter Jackson

Fifty years from now I fully expect these three films (and you can't really separate them) to be recognized as classics, on par with The Wizard of Oz and Casablanca. They are that good. Jackson and Company created magic, pure and simple. If you really want to see what all the fuss is about, get the three extended version DVDs - you'll actually love that there's even MORE of these films than you thought! The casting was perfect, the special effects revolutionary, and the story was and still is, magic.

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Nice level.

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5. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2003, Peter Jackson

Fifty years from now I fully expect these three films (and you can't really separate them) to be recognized as classics, on par with The Wizard of Oz and Casablanca. They are that good. Jackson and Company created magic, pure and simple. If you really want to see what all the fuss is about, get the three extended version DVDs - you'll actually love that there's even MORE of these films than you thought! The casting was perfect, the special effects revolutionary, and the story was and still is, magic.

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Nice level.

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instead of snideness, how about posting your own choices or why you disagree with mine? And if you can't do that, post a pic of your hot wife in something skimpy.

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I have seen the majority of the movies on this list and I would agree with most of the picks except maybe Mulholland Drive.

Hotel Rawanda, Last King of Scotland, and Dodgeball would rank a little higher on my list.

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I have seen the majority of the movies on this list and I would agree with most of the picks except maybe Mulholland Drive.

Hotel Rawanda, Last King of Scotland, and Dodgeball would rank a little higher on my list.

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If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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I've read Lord of the Rings probably 20 times. I hated the Bakshi animation piece. I was a little sick when I heard they were going to film it again. I thought Jackson did a helluva job.

Loved 'Lost in Translation'. Hard to explain why, I just liked the 'feel'.

My only criticism, Dom, is that 2000 was actually the last year of the 20th century [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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I agree with some of the movies you said but since you already said them I won't repeat them.

Some of these are on my list because of technical merit, some because they are entertaining, most are both.

Children of Men
Road to Perdition
Batman Begins
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
The Departed
Hotel Rwanda
Downfall (Der Untergang)
Letters from Iwo Jima
Knocked Up
Requiem for a Dream
Bourne Identity

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I've read Lord of the Rings probably 20 times. I hated the Bakshi animation piece. I was a little sick when I heard they were going to film it again. I thought Jackson did a helluva job.

Loved 'Lost in Translation'. Hard to explain why, I just liked the 'feel'.

My only criticism, Dom, is that 2000 was actually the last year of the 20th century [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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I was actually going to be a nit and say that and not include any films that were released before January 1st, 2001, but that would've meant I would have to leave off my favorite film of the period! So I bent the rules.