Advocates increased student use of audiovisual equipment and increased instruction in media literacy, including both critical viewing and creative production. (DD)

Describes the use of silent film classics as a way to teach reading, vocabulary, and grammar and to stimulate interest in reading books related to the movies shown. (TJ)

Describes several classroom-tested approaches to student film production. (MAI)

The goals of this alcoholism prevention project are to clarify the relationship between self-knowledge and alcohol use and to assess the value of a film-making project in helping students clarify their values about future alcohol use. (MM)

Argues that television viewing may not be as harmful to children as its critics imply. Reviews earlier, similar criticisms of comic books, radio, and motion pictures to illustrate the point. (FL)

Questions the validity of a multiple-choice evaluation in which university students evaluated a lecture which had been cancelled. Comparison of this evaluation with evaluation of a film on sex and communication, which had been viewed by approximately 50 percent of the students, is offered. (Author/DB)

Explores the implementation, results, and the limitations of the Residence Life Cinema program at the University of Memphis. Claims that such programs offer an innovative method for fostering student development by utilizing movies to stimulate affective and cognitive processes in students--processes that may not occur without a catalyst. (RJM)

Examines what caused the decline and demise of the Dallas Motion Picture Classification Board (which rated films as to objectionable content) and with it the idea of the public ordering of motion picture content. Uses "Viva Maria" and "The Front Page" as case studies. (PA)

Examines themes about couples and families portrayed in 26 Disney animated classics and recent movies. Four overarching themes were identified: family relationships are a strong priority; families are diverse, but the diversity is often simplified; fathers are elevated, while mothers are marginalized; and couple relationships are created by…

Discusses a course aimed at helping students in a professionally oriented program to think critically about journalism by watching movies about it. (RS)

Contains the second of three columns reviewing films on earthquakes. The films are about earthquakes in general, though California earthquakes play a dominant role in many of these films, which are rated on a scale of one to five stars. The list includes the year made, length of time in minutes, distribution source, and price. One of the top-rated…

Extends readers' theater to movie theater by asking the students to make a video production of the book "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton. Notes that the educational objectives for the project included increasing reading fluency, developing oral presentation skills, identifying the basic elements of a novel including setting, character, and plot, and…

This article explores the use of contemporary film in human service education. A theoretical rationale for the use of films is presented and principles for bridging the world of the classroom and the realities of practice are discussed. Suggestions are included for selecting and processing films, as well as case studies to illustrate various uses…

Describes a screening and discussion of Eric Breitbart's 1970 documentary film on Kenneth Koch's teaching. Presents commentary on the program that helped to put the film in a larger pedagogical context and to extract from Koch's classroom a few lessons for everyone. Reflects on Project Zero's exploration of how young children learn to use symbols…