Drew Casper

Drew Casper (Joseph Andrew Casper) is an award-winning Professor of Critical Studies in the School of Cinema Television at the University of Southern California.

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School of Cinema Television - University of Southern California

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He attended Fordham University, earning a bachelor's degree in both English and Philosophy, as well as a master's degree in American Literature. He attended USC, where he earned a doctorate in communication arts with a focus on film.

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Fordham University - English - Philosophy - American Literature

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A young Jesuit film enthusiast, Casper wrote film reviews for the Catholic Legion of Decency. That work took place in New York City, where he was able to study film history at Columbia University.

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Jesuit - Catholic Legion of Decency - New York City - Columbia University

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He is currently the Alma and Alfred Hitchcock Endowed Professor at USC. Dr. Casper's impassioned courses explore a wide breadth of filmic discourse, usually beginning with the perennial Trojan favourite, '190: An Introduction to Film.' Further classes of note abound, including an auteur study of Hitchcock, 'George Lucas: The Star Wars Experience,' and 'The Style of Steven Spielberg,' as well as critical studies of censorship, genre, and the cinematic periods of Post-Classical, Modernist, and Post-Modern Hollywood. In addition, Casper provides a steady stream of DVD commentaries and expertise on films. He is the author of books about Vincente Minnelli, Stanley Donen, and an upcoming book on Postwar Hollywood 1946-1962.

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Alfred Hitchcock - George Lucas - Star Wars - Steven Spielberg - DVD commentaries - Vincente Minnelli - Stanley Donen

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Dr. Casper's favourite film is George Stevens's "A Place in the Sun" (1951). His favorite actress is Doris Day.

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George Stevens - A Place in the Sun - Doris Day

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According to Casper, he has only ever been wrong about two things: First, that the musical Fiddler on the Roof would be unsuccessful, and second, that no one would see the gross-out comedy Animal House.

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Fiddler on the Roof - Animal House

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