The American continent is known for its highways and automobiles. The 1950s became the decade when many people were able to purchase their own car. This changed the face of American society forever, giving rise to a new genre: the road trip novel or film.
A teaching supplement concerning the way literature in English has been made into film, now enlarged to consider how American Culture is reflected on the Screen. The labels in the right-hand column guide you through names of producers, dates, and authors.
Showing posts with label 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2012. Show all posts
Monday, January 20, 2014
Monday, January 13, 2014
Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln by Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field
No history buff will be able to pass up this film. Learn how the political process was put to the test and how Lincoln managed to have congress vote the Emancipation Proclamation that would end slavery in the United States.
Monday, January 6, 2014
Visit Detroit
Eminem stars in 8-Mile, a film about living in the city of Detroit from 2002.
And see another musician from a few decades earlier: Rodriguez in Sugar Man, about a musician who was active in the 1970s.
And see another musician from a few decades earlier: Rodriguez in Sugar Man, about a musician who was active in the 1970s.
Labels:
_8-Mile,
_Sugar Man,
--Eminem,
--Rodriguez,
*Hanson_Curtis,
2002,
2012
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