Education: Dangerous Minds
Research Methods: Awakenings
Social Movements: Norma Rae
Sex and Gender: The Birdcage
Work: Working Girl, Wall Street, Erin Brockovich (could also go under Social Movements)
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
Education: Dangerous Minds
Research Methods: Awakenings
Social Movements: Norma Rae
Sex and Gender: The Birdcage
Work: Working Girl, Wall Street, Erin Brockovich (could also go under Social Movements)
Politics: Bob Roberts
Technology and Society: New Rose Hotel, a passable adaptation of William Gibson's short story of the same name
Crime and Deviance: A Clockwork Orange, Blue Velvet
Social Stratification: The Magnificent Ambersons
Race and Ethnicity: Smoke Signals
Gender and Sexuality: Eyes Wide Shut, The Celluloid Closet, Secretary, Crash (Cronenberg)
Politics: Dr. Strangelove, The Manchurian Candidate
Families: The Little Foxes
The Mass Media: Broadcast News, All the President's Men, His Girl Friday, The Sweet Smell of Success, Absence of Malice, Videodrome
Technology and Society: 2001, Robocop
Crime and Deviance: River's Edge, Deathtrap
Gender and Sexuality: Victor/Victoria
Technology and Society: 2001, Robocop
Ooh, RoboCop. Good call.
Research Methods: Songcatcher
Socialization: Nell
Social Stratification: Nobody's Fool, Less than Zero, Evening
Families: The Hotel New Hampshire, Safe Passage
Ooh, RoboCop. Good call.
I know. I can't believe I forgot that one during the "superhero movies not based on a comic book" discussion. That one probably tops my list.
Technology and Society: Minority Report
Gender and Sexuality: Velvet Goldmine