I was doing some research for my EE related to the Auteur theory and I found a really helpful extract of Andrew Sarris's notes on Auteur theory which are annotated and underlined, so you get the main thesis of Andrew Sarris's auteur theory.

It's also pretty short and clear, especially compared to Truffaut's original article which is 10 pages, translated, and uses a lot of vague language.

A brief overview of the history of the Teen movie. I'm not sure if it'll help any of you guys on your ISs, but it's pretty short and interesting just so you know how we now have movies like Project X and Superbad. Which I think are good in their own right, aha...

Also, Marlon Brando as a teenage rebel archetype, reminds me of Bender from The Breakfast Club: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCENBce_dls 3:27, Marlon Brando says "Yo", I always thought it was Grandmaster Flash and all those early hip hoppers that coined it. Turns out its been a word since the 15th century (y)