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September 2025
Film Studies II-1st Period
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8.29.25 The Breakfast Club
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9.2.25 When was Do the Right Thing released? What is gentrification?
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9.3.25 How many Academy Awards was Do the Right Thing nominated for? What were they?
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9.4.25 Who made his directorial debut with Boyz n the Hood? What famous musician/rapper appears in the film?
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9.5.25 How old was John Singleton when Boyz n the Hood was made? How does the film relate to Singleton’s own life?
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9.8.25 At 63, Jim Carrey has been in the film industry for over 40 years. What type of films is Jim Carrey known for?
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9.5.25 Do the Right Thing v. Boyz in the Hood Activity
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9.9.25 How many Oscars was Truman nominated for? What were the categories?
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9.10.25 Who wrote the novella on which the movie Shawshank Redemption is based and what is the name of the novella?
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9.10.25 What is the definition of redemption in your own words? Why is the term “Shawshank” used in the title of the film Shawshank Redemption?
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9.12.25 Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption lost the 1995 Academy Award for Best Actor. To what actor in what film did Moran Freeman lose?
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9.9.25 The Truman Show Activity
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9.15.25 What character narrates The Shawshank Redemption? How does that impact the film?
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9.15.25 Shawshank Redemption Activity
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9.16.25 Who is Damien Chazelle, and why is he famous?
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9.17.25 How many Oscars was La La Land nominated for and how many did it win?
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9.18.25 What real-life musician, who also starred in LaLa Land, admitted to being “jealous” of Ryan Gosling’s rapid mastery of the piano for his role?
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9.19.25 Which component of filmmaking – the story, cinematography (composition, camera work, lighting), mise-en-scene (set design, costumes, props), acting, sound, or editing – is most impactful to you when watching a film? Explain your answer.
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9.19.25 Components of Film Activity
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9.22.25 Where and in what time period is The Grand Budapest Hotel set?
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9.23.25 What are the two most prominent colors used in The Grand Budapest Hotel?
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9.24.25 In film, what is stop-motion?
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9.25.25 Fantastic Mr. Fox was nominated for two Academy Awards in 2009. What were the two categories and to what film did Fantastic Mr. Fox lose both categories?
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9.25.25 Wes Anderson Activity 2025
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9.26.26 What is your favorite movie from the films we have watched thus far? Explain your answer...fully. 1. Skyfall (PG-13) 2012 Sam Mendes 2. Top Gun (PG) 1986 Tony Scott 3. Spirited Away (PG) 2001 Hayao Miyazaki 4. Mission Impossible - Fallout (PG-13) Christopher McQuarrie 5. Dune: Part Two (PG-13) 2024 Denis Villeneuve 6. Avatar (PG-13) 2009 James Cameron 7. The Matrix (R) 1999 Lana & Lance Wachowski 8. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman 9. The Breakfast Club (R) 1985 John Hughes 10. Do the Right Thing (R) 1989 Spike Lee 11. Boyz n the Hood (R) 1991 John Singleton 12. The Truman Show (PG) 1998 Peter Weir 13. The Shawshank Redemption (R) 1994 Frank Darabont 14. La La Land (PG-13) 2016 Damien Chazelle 15. The Grand Budapest Hotel (R) 2014 Wes Anderson 16. Fantastic Mr. Fox (PG) 2009 Wes Anderson
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