Course Highlights: Movies ñ the Movies
CINE 4004/ARTF 5004- Topics in Film Theory Cinephilia, Reflexivity… or
“ĦMovies about the movies.”
With Professor Ernesto Acevedo-Muñoz
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 “meta” exercises, we will interrogate and explore Hollywood’s 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:Sherlock Jr.,A Star is Born,Sunset Boulevard, Singin’ in the Rain,Silent Movie,The Purple Rose of Cairo, Hearts of Darkness,Ed Wood, Adaptation, Tropic Thunder, and many more.