Favorite Student Tweets: Colin Firth, Shiny Shoes, and Coming to America

Last weekend, I posted some of my favorite student tweets from the first week of school as well as some Twitter snark from my Cinema History students. Here are a few tweets from this week.

Workin’ for a Livin’

Almost immediately after I told my Introduction to Film students that my brother and I could reenact most of the barbershop scenes from Coming to America (and many from Young Guns), this tweet appeared on my Tweetdeck. Wonder how much they’ll give me to do the scenes full out?

I'd totally pay to see her do the barber shop scene from Coming to America #film1310

January 21, 2011 9:48 am via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@CKopaniasz

Corey Kopaniasz

One Clip’ll Do It!

These two tweets also come from Introduction to Film students, the first after he screened Gene Kelly’s newspaper/squeaky board number from Summer Stock, the second after she watched a clip from The Birds. Sometimes one scene is all it takes, isn’t it?

#film1310 I'm going to go home and watch THE BIRDS tonight =)

January 21, 2011 9:41 am via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@LeannaRose3414

Leanna Bowman

#film1310 the Gene Kelly (newspaper) scene makes me wanna learn how to tap dance =]

January 20, 2011 9:19 pm via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@cyrusp7

Cyrus Porter

Love/Hate

Here’s a nice observation from an Introduction to Film student as he watched Do the Right Thing. Glad to see those minds at work…

#film1310 neighborhood is full of hate and racism ... yet the one radio station everyone listens to is dedicated to love. #DTRT

January 21, 2011 10:50 am via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@Leonardo_Rocks

Roberto Abitua

Surely You Jest, Sir

I think I saw this one shortly after I finished live-tweeting the Golden Globes last weekend. My prompt response to the Cinema History student: “Failing grade!” I kid, of course. I kid.

I wonder if prof. marshall would be mad I had to IMDb search Colin Firth Bc I had no idea who he was. #film2350

January 18, 2011 4:03 pm via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@Djewell06

Dennis Jewell

Take Action!

After watching Edwin S. Porter’s The Great Train Robbery, during which three skinny, mustachioed men hold up an entire passenger train, one of my Cinema History students came to this logical conclusion.

don't you think the passenger of The Great Train Robbery would have noticed they outnumbered the robbers by a LOT? take action! #Film2350

January 19, 2011 4:54 pm via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@kelseyanonsen

Kelsey Anonsen

Where Can I Get a Pair of Those Shoes?

And finally, on Wednesday, while lecturing about nickelodeons — those early dark, smelly movie theaters that cost patrons only a nickel to enter — I showed this picture to the class on the overhead screen. When I turned toward the image to point out the relatively well-dressed moviegoers, that man’s pair of white shoes met me at eye level, shoes I’d not really noticed before. And at that moment, I realized (and said), as you should too, that his patent leathers were certainly “chillin’.”

Them white shoes be chillin'! XD #film2350 #kellimarshallissilly

January 19, 2011 7:39 pm via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@KomiChameleon

Katherine Maria

Okay, that’s all for now. Students, if you’re reading, keep up the good work! And keep tweeting. Maybe yours will be featured next week…

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