Hi Bill,
 
I don't know if I sent our mailing address before regarding the movie clips, but I've included it here just in case. I'll also share this with the others in the Business Law Department here.
 
Are you interested in participating in a session on using movie clips in the classroom at the national conference this summer? (See my earlier note below.) I received a response from Dan Cahoy at Penn State expressing interest in participating in such a sesion (Thanks, Dan!). Anyone else who uses movie clips in their law classes interested? Let me know, and I'd be happy to try to coordinate this!
 
Thanks!
Sandi Owen
Business Law Department
Kelley School of Business
Indiana University
1309 East Tenth Street, BU233
Bloomington, IN 47405
 


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ALSBers,

 

I also use several movie clips in my undergrad business law class, and have also started doing an end-of-semester project with the students where THEY identify movie clips and do a written legal analysis of it, using substantive areas of law that we've studied in the course. I was excited to see these emails going around, but unfortunately had yet to go through these from the previous semester and compile a list, and was not in a position to throw in my two cents worth earlier!  

 

I was wondering, since there was a lot of response on this topic, whether there would be interest in doing a session at the national conference this summer on using movie clips as a teaching tool? I'd be happy to work with putting something together if there appears to be sufficient interest - and of course, Bill, I'd like to nominate you also, if you're willing! :-) 

 

What is the best way to gauge interest on this? Just email responses to the list, or to me individually? Either way, let me know and we can take it from there!

 

Sandi Owen

Indiana University-Bloomington

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Keith,  I have 10 or so films (and triple that in scenes) from movies that I'd have put on a disk for you, or anyone, if you'd like.  From the two you mention 
that are stale, I have 8-10 scenes.  Actually, they can't really be stale unless you have students taking your course over and over again.  First day, or 
second, I sometimes begin with Wall Street (Michael Douglas), and discuss the virtues of "greed."  "Greed is good, it's right, it cuts through and clarifies 
the . . . {something, something, something} . . . and greed, mark my word, with save Teldar Paper, and that other malfunctioning corporation called the 
United States of America."  It was an Oscar winner back in the early '90s, and, I'm told, the "greed" speech was tracked from Ivan Boesky's presentation 
to Stanford MBAs.  That may just be a rumor.  Anyway, I was known around the gym as the Boesky Professor of Business Ethics.  *  Film strips of 2-4 
minutes apiece that you may find useful from time to time, but never scheduled/syllabused in order to remain within the "fair use" provisions -- Wall Street, 
The Insider, A Civil Action, Boiler Room, Other People's Money, Private Ryan, Philadelphia, Erin Brockavich, GlenGarry GlenRoss, Kate and Leopold,
 Repo Man.  Some are sort of special interest - special occasion - feel good clips: Forest Gump, Hackers,  Goodfellas, Jerry MaGuire, Half Baked. Also, 
a skydive (strictly to impress my grandson), but you need an 8 page disclaimer to distribute beforehand. Bill



At 02:24 PM 2/2/2006, you wrote:



Colleagues,
 
I occasionally have students in my Legal Environment class analyze business law and ethics issues in feature films. I have used The Insider in the past, but it has been used so often - in not only law classes, but also management, ethics, and others - that it has grown a bit stale for students and professor alike. A Civil Action is also beginning to show its wear. Does anyone out there have suggestions for other good films that raise business law issues? 
 
Thanks for any help you can give.
 
Keith
 
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