Overview

The purpose of this assignment is to review film sites and to share your reviews with your peers. This is similar to our assignment on Book Reviews, but in this case you are exploring ‘professional’ reviewers. You will need to critically assess the relationship between what professional reviewers consider quality (‘great’) films and what audiences typically see and pay for. This means you will need to think about all the ways in which these two lists are different, but also how they might inform each other, interact with each other, and speak to audiences.

Action Items

1. Review the following two film sites:
   • Top 100 Grossing Films (FilmSite)
   • 100 Greatest Films (FilmSite)
2. Your post shall include the following information and shall be at least 200 words in length. Think about the following questions:
   • What do these lists tell you about the relationship between what is considered a ‘great film’ and what people are most likely to pay for?
   • How are art and commerce related?