personal
statement
narrative & storytelling in film
telling film stories: screenwriting
character arc
film genres
the
hero archetype
supplemental
readings
course films
Adam's
Rib
Anatomy of a Murder
The Verdict Class Action A Civil Action
The Sweet Hereafter
Nuts
And
Justice for All
To Kill a Mockingbird
Music
Box
The Castle
Philadelphia
The Last Wave
additional resources
theory
academic
disciplines
women
lawyers and film
previews
of lawyer/legal films
jurisprudence
and film
film
journals links
instructor's writings
Reading/Teaching
Lawyer Films, 28 Vt. L. Rev. 814 (2004)[on-line
text][For a condensed version of the essay, see Reading
Lawyer Films, 25 (1) Les Cahiers de APLIUT (2006)][on-line
text]
For a critique of legal film critics, see James R. Elkins, Popular
Culture, Legal Films, and Legal Film Critics, 40 Loy. L.A.
L. Rev. 745 (2007)[on-line
text]
[Note: The Vermont Law Review and
Loyola-Los Angeles Law Review articles have been revised
and incorporated into the course website.]
Professor James R. Elkins
college of law || west virginia university
