Cinematic Time Travels
CTCS 464: Film and/or Television Genres Spring 2009 • Prof. René Bruckner
The enigma of time is an urgent issue for film and media studies, as the cinematic arts continue to shape our
definitions, perceptions, and uses of time. What is “cinematic time?” In our time, is there any time that is not cinematic?
Are movies and TV shows time machines? Travel through time each week to explore these and other big questions!
SEE: The Time Machine • Back to the Future • La Jetée Donnie Darko • The Terminator • Run Lola Run
Memento • Portrait of Jennie • Cleo from 5 to 7 Episodes of: Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Star Trek, and Lost