Writing As an Arts Critic for 10/1/15

Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway in The Intern

The current plan for our class on Thursday, 10/1/15, is to meet inside the auditorium for The Intern at Regal's Winter Park Village.

You should be there by 4 pm at the latest, a bit earlier if possible. [The film is now listed as starting at 4 pm, so please allow enough time. Of course, there will be about 15 minutes of previews before the film itself actually begins.]

We will all try to sit together.

After the film, for those who can make it, we'll have a short, impromptu discussion of the film. If you have to leave right after the film, that's OK.

Your review of the film will be due the following Thursday (10/8/15).

But here's something else to consider: Your new class schedule lists 6 short papers. However, your syllabus says you only have to write 4 short papers (and a final paper). So what's going on? The deal is that you only have to write 4 short papers, and you get to choose which 4 you write. If you write more than 4 short papers, I'll only count your 4 best grades for them. You still have to see all the movies, plays, etc. that I assign. But you only have to write about 4 of them.

[If you can't make it to the film with the class, be sure to see the film at some other time before our next class. And if it's one of the 4 you choose, write your review by 10/8/15.]