Week 8: Musicals

TRACY
Round one:
He'll ask me on a date, and then...

Round two:
I'll primp, but won't be late, because

Round three's
When we kiss inside his car!
Won't go all the way but I'll go pretty fa-ar

Round 4:
He'll ask me for my hand, and then...

Round 5:
We'll book the wedding band, so by...

Round 6:
Amber, much to your surprise, this heavy-weight
champion takes the prize and...

I can hear the bells
My ears are ringing,
I can hear the bells,

—Nikki Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad
in Hairspray (Shankman, 2007 USA)

M 3.22/W 3.24: Musicals
In-class: “Musicals—An Overview, Pt. II”
Screening: Dancer in the Dark (von Trier, 2000 USA/Denmark/German/et al.)
Due: OSR 4 (1980-Present)

UPCOMING:

Week 9
M 3.29/W 3.31
NO CLASS: SJCC Spring Break

Week 10
M 4.5/W 4.7 Documentaries
In-class: “A Survey of Documentary Film, Pt. I”
Screening: Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son about His Father (Kuenne, 2008 USA)
Due: OSR 5 (Foreign Film)