1. Genre
- The Heist Film: Stealing with Style
Lee, Daryl. The Heist Film: Stealing with Style. Wallflower, 2014.
I can use this as a basis for my discussion over the highly specific heist film genre, as this entire book talks all about that, and more specifically, its function in society. It happens to reference both Ocean’s Eleven films and their roles shaping the genre itself, which is fantastic for me.
- Ocean’s Film Series Wikipedia
"Ocean's (Film Series)." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Sept. 2018,
This one isn’t strictly necessary to my research, because I’m only comparing the two films, and not the entire series that stemmed off the 2001 version, but it will be a good source to find out further information about the first film and why it warranted additional sequels. I may also briefly mention in my argument the Ocean’s Eight film, which isn’t a direct adaptation, but still useful to the discussion at least as a footnote of sorts. This view also lends itself to a study of the larger genre rather than just one specific movie or the other.
- Ocean's 11 (1960)
Brown, Harry, and Charles Lederer. Ocean's Eleven. Dorchester Productions, 1960.
This is the actual 1960's Movie.
Griffin, Ted. Ocean's Eleven. Warner Bros., 2001.
This is the 2001 adaptation.
2. Social History
- Ocean’s 11 (1960) Wikipedia
“Ocean’s 11.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Sept. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%27s_11
I can use this as an initial foundation for basic facts about the 1960’s film (like cast, locations, approval rating, etc.). This isn’t even to mention that the links within this page can be used as their own resources.
- Ocean’s Eleven (2001) Wikipedia
“Ocean's Eleven.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Sept. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%27s_Eleven.
I can use this as a basic source of information about the film, as well as a potential link to other better sources. It’s also always important to have the Wikipedia tucked in my pocket just in case.
- Summit Group Makes a Movie
Ebony, vol. 15, no. 10, Aug. 1960, p. 59. EBSCOhost, bulldogs.tlu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=48213350&site=eds-live&scope=site.
I’ll use this to showcase the history of the earlier Ocean’s film, and illustrate the camaraderie of the “Rat Pack” back when they were called “Summit” during the actual filming of the 1960’s Ocean’s 11. It will also be nice to feature an article from the time in question to display the general public perception at the time, and show the general mood of the era. It might also provide insight to the public’s view on race relations because the article itself references several “scandalous” jokes told by the group of musicians and actors that took place during one particular night on the town during the filming of the movie.
- Ocean's Eleven. All star cast takes on Rat Pack classic.
Slotek, Jim. “Ocean’s Eleven. All Star Cast Takes on Rat Pack Classic.” Tribute, vol. 18, no. 8, Nov. 2001, p. 30. EBSCOhost, bulldogs.tlu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=7555714&site=eds-live&scope=site.
This will be the same thing as above but for the adaptation later. It’s important that I find as many one-to-one comparisons of articles about each film, so that my comparison of the two can be as fair as I can make it. I can use this article as its own comparison to the older film (this article shows some actors’ opinions about the earlier film as well as some of the studio’s). I can also use this as a sort of quick history to the modern film and show some of the initial steps as to how it got made.
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