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American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: Film Noir

For Students 9th - 10th
Crime and gangster movies, detective mysteries and more -- all are of the film noir genre. Get to know the history behind this style of films.
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PBS

Pbs: Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion website for a documentary film about jazz is home to a storehouse of resources and unique features about the historical, cultural, and artistic significance of jazz. With a timeline of key events in the history of jazz,...
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Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Housed in a Pueblo-style Art Deco building, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center represents Alice Bemis Taylor's dream of gathering all the arts under one roof. In addition to music, dance, theater, film, sculpture, painting, and...
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters:charlie Chaplin

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this site for biographical information on one of the best known silent movie stars of all time. His style of acting is still evident in films of today.
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: F. Scott Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay by F. Scott Fitzgerald with autobiographical elements, called 'The Crack Up', can be read here. There is also an interactive timeline of Fitzgerald's life, and an interview with filmmaker DeWitt Sage, who worked on a film about...