Adaptation: Reminder

Just a reminder that due to the football game on Thursday, Aug. 29, there will be no class. Why not use the extra time to get ahead on your reading for the class?

Hitchcock: Odds & Ends

In case you were wondering, the correct answers to test #5 are:
1) c. 2) a. 3) e. 4) b. 5) d. 6) e. 7) c. 8) d. 9) b. 10) a.

For those who took the makeup test, the correct answers to it are:
1) e. 2) c. 3) e. 4) d. 5) a. 6) d. 7) c. 8) b. 9)b. 10) a.

As you probably know, on Thursday (8/1) we will have our final exam in the second half of the class, sometime after the break. It will contain 50 multiple-choice questions and you'll have an hour to complete it.

Earlier on Thursday, we'll see The Birds, our final Hitchcock film. It's a good one!

Hitchcock: Reminders for 7/30

On Tuesday, 7/30, I'll be offering tips about how to study for the final exam (which will be on Thursday, 8/1). This won't be a formal review of the material we've covered but, rather, suggestions for what to focus on while studying for the exam. There will also be quite a bit of new material introduced on Tuesday, some of which will be on the exam.

Meanwhile, we'll watch Psycho, Hitchcock's most famous film (by far). We'll also look at a couple of scenes from the 1998 Psycho remake.

Hitchcock: Reminder for 7/25

Our fifth short test will be on Thursday, 7/25. Be sure to bring a raspberry (pink) scantron with you. Like the previous tests, this one will have 10 questions and should take about 10 minutes. This test can cover anything we've done so far and may be given at any time during class.

On Thursday, we will watch North by Northwest, an especially exciting Hitchcock thriller. We'll also see part of Dressed to Kill, a thriller by one of Hitchcock's many "children," Brian De Palma.

Hitchcock: Reminder for 7/23

Our fourth short test will be on Tuesday, 7/23. Be sure to bring a raspberry (pink) scantron with you. Like the previous tests, this one will have 10 questions and should take about 10 minutes. This test can cover anything we've done so far and may be given at any time during class.

Also on Tuesday, we'll watch Vertigo, a film that is often considered to be Hitchcock's greatest masterpiece.

Hitchcock: Talking Points for 7/18

To Catch a Thief may be the most purely entertaining movie that Alfred Hitchcock ever made. Before coming to class think about these questions:
1) What is the difference between a work of art and a work of entertainment?
2) Is there, in fact, a difference?
3) If there is a difference, what films (not necessarily Hitchcock films) are examples of each kind?

Hitchcock: Reminder for 7/16

Our third test will be on Tuesday, 7/16. Be sure to bring a raspberry (pink) scantron with you. Like the first and second tests, this one will have 10 questions and should take about 10 minutes.

This test can cover anything we've done so far and may be given at any time during class.