Film+Schedule

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 * || Please have your parents sign the permission slip on the right in order to watch any movies that are R-rated. || [[file:Movie Permission Slip.pdf]] ||
 * == Unit 1: Thinking Geographically == || ===An Inconvenient Truth- The movie that introduced Climate Change to the US. [[image:westmontgeography/incon.jpg width="118" height="168" caption="incon.jpg"]]=== ||  ||
 * || ==The Human Family Tree==
 * == Unit 2A: Population == || **Children of Men What would happen if human became infertile? This movie is a dystopian look at fictional future. I love this movie. Rated R.**
 * || ==How We Got to Now: Clean: Available on Amazon Prime== || [[file:clean.docx]] ||
 * == Unit 2B: Migration == ||  ||   ||
 * || === The Visitor (2007) A college professor befriends an immigrant couple in New York and has his eyes opened on immigration issues. === || [[image:westmontgeography/visit.jpg width="154" height="207" caption="visit.jpg"]] ||
 * || ===Sin Nombre- The plight and motivation of illegal immigration is explored in this drama.===
 * || ===Under The Same Moon=== || [[image:landreth-planet/Underthesame moon.jpg width="132" height="187"]] ||
 * || ===**In This World**===
 * == Unit 3: Folk and Pop Culture == || Below you will find 5 movies with questions that highlight the cultures of various places we have studied and often focus on the struggles between popular culture and folk culture. You must come to at least one of these movies. If you choose to watch it at home, you may do so but they are due by the end of the culture unit after which time the grade will revert to a zero. ||  ||


 * Wed., Nov. 13** || ===**O Brother Where Art Thou?**===

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 * The folk culture of the Deep South in the 1930s is brilliantly highlighted in this very funny film by the Coen Brothers. My favorite part is the way that music of the era is incorporated into the story.**
 * **Wed., Nov. 20** || ===Bend it Like Beckham- Gender roles and assimilation of immigrants is the topic of this film. Oh- and soccer as well.===
 * **Wed., Dec. 4** || ** My Big Fat Greek Wedding ** A hilarious look inside a Greek family and the daughter attempting to make her own life.
 * **Wed., Dec. 11** || === The Matchmaker (2002) - What happens when Boston Politics get transplanted to a remote Irish town during their annual matchmaking festival? This is a great Rom-Com with plenty of geographical content regarding folk traditions and their conflict with popular culture.===
 * **Wed., Dec. 18** || === The Way (2010)- A father goes to Spain to recover the body of his son who died while traveling the "El camino de Santiago", one of the world's great religious pilgrimages. He decides to take the pilgrimage himself and walks from France to Santiago de Compostela. This movie is an excellent character study showing off the food, culture, and landscape of one of the world's most culturally rich places.===
 * || === ** The Englishman who went up a Hill but came down a Mountain (1995)**When an English cartographer must tell a Welsh village that their mountain is only a hill, the offended community sets out to change that. A humorous look at small town life in Wales and one of Grant's best performances. === || [[image:westmontgeography/enghill.jpg width="135" height="183" caption="enghill.jpg"]] ||
 * || **Whale Rider (2002)**- On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first-born, always male, have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must fight him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny.(Imdb)

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 * || **Breaking Away (1979)-** This is a great movie. Set in Bloomington, IN, a young man tries to find his own way and come to terms with his identity as a Cutter. See me for a copy if interested.
 * || === **Afghan Star-** Are you an American Idol fan? Here's the Afghan version. This is a fascinating look assimilation and the conflicts that arise.=== || [[image:AfghanStar.jpg width="161" height="236"]] ||
 * == Unit 4: Ethnicity and Political Movies == || The four movies for the political unit are very different from the our last unit. These all tend to be dark, violent, and depressing as they are all about political oppression. All of these movies require parental permission to see though they might be considered tame to some of you. ||  ||
 * ===Wed., January 9=== || === The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006) -, This film by British director Ken Loach does a wonderful job of showing how the Irish won their revolution against the British in the 1920s and the consequences this struggle had for families and average citizens. It also highlights many aspects of Irish culture. It is also available to stream at Youtube. Watch it here. ===
 * ===Wed., January 22=== || === Hotel Rwanda- The horrific genocide of the 90's portrayed through the eyes of a heroic hotel manager.===
 * ===Wed., January 29=== || === No Man's Land - A brilliant film that highlights the complications of war and assigning blame- Also very funny and filled with irony.===

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 * || =**"71"- Excellent depiction of the Troubles in Northern Ireland as seen through 24 hours in the life of a young British regular separated from his unit in 1971.**=

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 * || === Argo - Academy Award Best Picture 2012 depicts the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979.===
 * =Unit 5: Agriculture Movies= ||  ||   ||
 * ===Wed., Feb. 12=== || === Food Inc.- This documentary looks at the food industry in the US and how it came to be like this.===
 * ===Wed., Feb. 19=== || ===The Foods of Chicago- Watch this online.===

The foods of Chicago are highlighted from the different ethnic groups that brought them to Chicago.
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 * ===**Wed., Feb. 26**=== || ===Botany of Desire===

Ever what a plant is thinking? This video shows how four key crops have been transformed over history. Watch online at the link above.
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 * || ===The Devil's Miner- 'The Devil's Miner' tells the story of 14-year-old Basilio who worships El Tio for protection while working in a Bolivian silver mine to support his family.=== || [[image:Devil'sMiner.jpg width="164" height="239"]] ||
 * ===**Wed., March 5**=== || ===**Tsotsi- Development in a Johannesburg slum and class struggle is at the heart of this film. Winner of the 2006 best foreign film Oscar.**=== || [[image:Tsotsi.jpg width="162" height="238"]] ||
 * ===Wed., March 12=== || ===Blood Diamond- This is an action-packed look at the Civil War in Sierra Leone and the role of natural resources/diamonds in financing the conflict.=== || [[image:landreth-planet/Blood.jpg width="134" height="196"]] ||
 * ===Wed., March 19=== || ===Queen of Versailles- This is a strange gem which looks at consumerism and US culture through one families "struggles" with money.===

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 * ===Wed., March 26=== || ===Outsourced- A terrific Romantic comedy which intelligently looks at the phenomenon of outsourcing and the cultural entanglements that ensue.===
 * ===Wed., April 9=== || ===Slumdog Millionaire- One more movie set in India with a decidedly different tone from last week's film.===

[[file:Slumdog Questions.docx]]
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 * ===Wed., April 16=== || ===Radiant City- This is an entertaining and quirky mockumentary which looks at the suburbs that we are all familiar with. This was one of the students favorites of last year.=== || [[image:Radiant.jpg width="156" height="226"]] ||
 * ===Wed. May 14=== || ===Blues Brothers- No other movie captures as brilliantly the culture of Chicago during the 70's and 80's when I grew up here. It is a musical tour de force guiding you through the history of the music that makes Chicago unique. Plus, it is a lot of fun.=== || [[image:Blues.jpg width="156" height="252"]] ||