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Arnie Bernstein

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:43 am
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I teach community college compositions classes and each semester I have
students write a review of a film. This fall I'm using The Kid.
First, it has a running time that fits into my short time slot, but
more importantly it's a great film and something I'm sure most of
today's "kids" are unfamilar with. I'm looking forward to their
reactions.

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:42 pm
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That's a good choice. The shorter running time helps for first time viewers.
But I also find it to be one of Chaplin's most timeless films, despite what
some say about it. The rescue/chase sequence is one of the most moving
sequences ever put on film. When I took History of Film at community college
about two years ago, we watched THE GOLD RUSH, which seems pretty much the
standard. Strangely, in the upper level film classes (at a four year
university now) we never watch Chaplin or any of the silent comedy
masterworks. It's ashame because not only are these films incredibly funny,
but they are some of the best-made films in the history of the medium
(especially THE GENERAL, THE KID BROTHER, MODERN TIMES, etc.)

Let us know what kind of reviews your students end up giving it. It would be
interesting to know how it goes over.

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"Arnie Bernstein" <arniebernstein.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I teach community college compositions classes and each semester I have
> students write a review of a film. This fall I'm using The Kid.
> First, it has a running time that fits into my short time slot, but
> more importantly it's a great film and something I'm sure most of
> today's "kids" are unfamilar with. I'm looking forward to their
> reactions.
>
> Arnie Bernstein
> www.arniebernstein.com
>

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Constance Kuriyama

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:06 pm
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"Arnie Bernstein" (arniebernstein@hotmail.com) writes:
> I teach community college compositions classes and each semester I have
> students write a review of a film. This fall I'm using The Kid.
> First, it has a running time that fits into my short time slot, but
> more importantly it's a great film and something I'm sure most of
> today's "kids" are unfamilar with. I'm looking forward to their
> reactions.
>
> Arnie Bernstein
> www.arniebernstein.com

Please let us know. I've have good results with it in the classroom.

Connie K.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:24 pm
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"Matt Barry" (barrys@bellatlantic.net) writes:
> That's a good choice. The shorter running time helps for first time viewers.
> But I also find it to be one of Chaplin's most timeless films, despite what
> some say about it.

Part of what makes it timeless is the currency of the situation it depicts--
an unwed mother, an adoptive single male parent who raises the child while
its mother works. We're still asking ourselves whether the true parent is the
genetic doner, or the person who cares for the child. We also still deal
with institutions that can take children from their parents, not always
for good reasons.

Connie K.


> The rescue/chase sequence is one of the most moving
> sequences ever put on film. When I took History of Film at community college
> about two years ago, we watched THE GOLD RUSH, which seems pretty much the
> standard. Strangely, in the upper level film classes (at a four year
> university now) we never watch Chaplin or any of the silent comedy
> masterworks. It's ashame because not only are these films incredibly funny,
> but they are some of the best-made films in the history of the medium
> (especially THE GENERAL, THE KID BROTHER, MODERN TIMES, etc.)
>
> Let us know what kind of reviews your students end up giving it. It would be
> interesting to know how it goes over.
>
> --
> Matt Barry
> Visit my pages at:
> http://mbarry84.tripod.com
> http://filmreel.blogspot.com
> "Arnie Bernstein" <arniebernstein.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>I teach community college compositions classes and each semester I have
>> students write a review of a film. This fall I'm using The Kid.
>> First, it has a running time that fits into my short time slot, but
>> more importantly it's a great film and something I'm sure most of
>> today's "kids" are unfamilar with. I'm looking forward to their
>> reactions.
>>
>> Arnie Bernstein
>> www.arniebernstein.com
>>
>
>
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:49 pm
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Constance Kuriyama (do481@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) writes:
> "Arnie Bernstein" (arniebernstein@hotmail.com) writes:
>> I teach community college compositions classes and each semester I have
>> students write a review of a film. This fall I'm using The Kid.
>> First, it has a running time that fits into my short time slot, but
>> more importantly it's a great film and something I'm sure most of
>> today's "kids" are unfamilar with. I'm looking forward to their
>> reactions.
>>
>> Arnie Bernstein
>> www.arniebernstein.com

Please let us know. I've had good results with it in the classroom.

Connie K.
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