University of Windsor


Welcome to The Introduction to Film Studies Page
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Film Studies at the University of Windsor may begin with this course in Cinematic Appreciation.

The course is open to CMF majors and non-majors alike, and has no prerequisites.

Instructor: Dr. James Winter

Final Exam Results:

Final Exam and Unofficial Final Course Grades, for Winter Semester, 2011

The Grade range for the final exam was from 41% to 94%.

43% of students received either an A or B in the class, unofficially.

The median and mean average scores on the final exam were both 68%

The results are posted in a PDF file in the link on test results, to the left.

Best wishes for an enjoyable summer!!

Dr. J. Winter


Some Articles of Interest:

Why The Oscars are a Con, By John Pilger

Oscars_Con_Pilger.pdf

The Power Behind the Screen

Power_Behind_the_Screen_2010.pdf

Hollywood's New Censors, Pilger

Pilger_Hollywood.pdf



Film and Media Studies Resources*

At the Leddy Library: Researching Films:

http://web4.uwindsor.ca/units/leddy/leddy.nsf/HowtoFindFilmCriticism#journal

Canadian Resources

International Resources
      • Academic Info: Film and Media Gateway lists indexes, film archives, websites.
      • Cinema Sites. Huge directory of movie-related links.
      • CineMedia. The AFI in Los Angeles mirrors this site from Griffith University in Australia. A good place to explore from -- a huge directory of links without commentary.
      • The EServer at the University of Washington references Internet publications in the humanities, including Film and Television, Multimedia, and Cultural Studies.
      • Facets Video, a source for over 35,000 films on video, laser disc and DVD, with a catalog searchable by keyword.
      • Internet Movie Database, the largest and longest established searchable database of movie information.
      • Movie Review Query Engine, database of online reviews of over 18,000 titles.
      • Performing Arts Data Service Directory of links, archives, databases, at the University of Glasgow.
      • PhotoGraphicLibraries.com, including links to Moving Images archives.
      • ScreenSite at the University of Alabama's Department of Telecommunication and Film. A variety of useful information and lots of links including a directory of film schools worldwide.
      • Voice of the Shuttle Media Studies page. Wide ranging collection of links.
      • Women in Cinema, a reference guide to bibliographies, reviews, anthologies, and electronic resources.



*With thanks to Queen's U. Film and Media.