All ego all the time

Worst teacher I have ever had at IC. She should be teaching in a prison.

For the entire semester she talked about her self the entire time. I don't even know what the class was about. If her head was any bigger she'd live in an airport hangar.

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Prof Z and her Hair, the way it sways, if only she could film it and tell us the beauty and awe inspiring genious of the subject and director, then she can SMILE REAL BIG and tell each and every student "No" "Almost but NO" "umm N

may or may not be smarter than you but she sure thinks she is - and loves to tell you. seems more interested in her son than in her students. that kid must be ruined by now. knows a lot but has no idea what a 'conversation' is.

run. run away fast.

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Clueless.

She killed film theory for me. Her class was simply awful. Not only did she not let her students get a word in edgewise, but she was overly demanding for an intro level course. I will avoid her like the plauge in the future.

Wow. She is my arch-nemesis. Horrible. Didn't show up to class half the time, didn't give enough reasoning behind her harsh grading. Overly-feminist, and she brings her son to class and asks him questions instead of asking the class! Try not to get her for class, she's the worst.

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She is very secure in her knowledge of her field, but sadly, she is the worst teacher I've encountered in Ithaca. She is extremely condecending and obnoxious when she lectures, and is a pain in the ass to try to talk to. Lives in her own world. Don't take her class unless you have to. Don't underestimate her power.

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She disagrees with everyone. We never had discussions in that class, we had Zimmerman shooting everyone down for trying to participate.

Completely ridiculous and hypocritical- as well as egotistical. When we give a perfectly clear and concise answer, she 'translates' it into 'intellectual cinema-speak'- which is to say she adds the word "cinema" to it- even if she's only repeating what you just said. Her classes are a waste of time, avoid them if at all possible.

Patty Zimmerman is the single most pretentious, arrogant professor I have ever encountered. The class never (NEVER) lets out on time, going over for at least a half hour every class. She bashes on Hollywood constantly. Patty Zimmerman is THE cliche pretentious film professor. It's not a particularly hard class, but you'll hate every second of it.

She once told us in a lecture to tattoo the "rules of A&A" on our arms so we woudn't forget. Um, NO.

If I could sum Patty Zimmerman up in one word, it would be "Hatred." She hates Hollywood, students, and capitalism, and she's so egotistical as to be utterly worthless. Please, please, if you can at all avoid it, do not take this woman's class. She'll make you hate film.

The single most pretentious and self absorbed person at Ithaca. If you take any of her classes I can just about guarantee that you'll hate her. Also, get ready to see a lot of d i c k s. she's got a crazy obsession with ****es.

Probably the worst professor I've ever had to deal with. Really enjoys hearing herself talk. Unwarranted pompousness, very closed-minded and, if allowed, will talk about herself for hours. Lectures always go long- poor time management and she will insult other professors because "she's the only one with a PHD who reads Variety" It's pretty sad.

She's horrid. She expects you to write like you have a friggin PHD, and when you don't she gives you crappy grades.

Absolutely horrendous as a teaching professional. waste of time and tuition money.

She actually told me the definition of the word 'argument' that I learned in my class called 'argument' was wrong. When you ask her for clarification on projects she gets flustered and does not know how to respond - combined with tough grading style it is very hard to do well. She spends the majority of class talking about herself. *AVOID*AVOID*

She's horrible. Made me cry on the first day of class. She compared herself to the Pope. Makes racial remarks and completely incorrect evaluations of race and never knows when she's overstepping boundaries. If you are a C&P major you cannot avoid this class. The midterm you go into completely blind. You have no idea what's on it. So that was fun.

She is unclear on everything. She doesn't understand how to capture interest. She will tell you about how great she is as a person and why you aren't on her level. She is demeaning, makes assumptions about people, and makes broad claims. This class is outrageous and I'm tired. She doesn't prepare you for exams. Hard grader. Miserable experience

Sign up for this course if you want to be professionally gaslighted. She is constantly making assumptions about her students while telling us to never make assumptions. I took this class the first semester that I transferred to Ithaca and needless to say, it made me REALLY disappointed in the school. Very condescending and unclear about everything.

Worst professor ever. Not only is she ridiculously pretentious, she has zero idea that she comes off this way. It genuinely BAFFLES me how someone could lack this much self awareness. Her class is designed to weed out students who aren't passionate about film but instead it weeds out those who can't bear listening to her for hours at a time.

Patty Z will keep you late every single class. She does not care about how long you've been sitting or how badly you have to use the restroom. She will always yell and you and create drama in and out of the classroom. She is sometimes funny, it catches you of guard, but her jokes can be offensive.

You'll have to experience Patty when taking A&A so good luck. Probably the worst class in my whole time at IC, you also might lost interest in film.

Oh, this woman. The way I could write a full essay about how not only how awful of a person she is but as a professor. She pretends to care for students through her emails, however, she wants to be praised for her and her opinions. She makes the environment unhealthy and makes students not want to talk. I hope they replace her.

I dont even think I can describe my feelings towards this class. Students have no opinions on the films. Patricia has refused to give disclaimers on certain films. Its the Patrica show and students are forced to sit there and listen to her talk for 2 hours. Highly dont recommend this class if its not required. Ive even second guessed my major.

She once told one of my classmates that he couldn't use a specific word because it was British?? She's one of the most insufferable people I've met and was incapable of providing clarity when asked multiple times outside of class for some. She comes off as very pretentious and your analysis of a film can only be done her way.

Things taught in film a&a barely are relevant in the American film industry, the required videos before class range from useless to disturbing with no trigger warnings including a lack of epilepsy warnings, and dont ever try to correct her if she makes a mistake.

Human beings in a mob What's a mob to a king? What's a king to a God? What's a God to a non-believer Who don't believe in anything? Will he make it out alive? Alright, alright No church in the wild No church in the wild No church in the wild No church in the wild

There is a lot wrong with film A&A, I had to take it twice and both times were equally draining. the lessons: difficult and debatable. the films: disturbing. the readings: too much to read in under a week. the essay: the writing center had problems with it. she wanted us to take this class as senior professionals when I was a freshman...with ADHD!

If avoidable, do not take. Absolutely the worst class ever. You know it is bad when students can't even show up to the class sober just to maintain their own sanity. She loves to gaslight and make you feel dumb. Don't bother asking questions, she will just tell you to read. I wish IC would get alternative professor to teach.

You're graded on your ability to throw her opinions back at her, not your grasp on the content. She's so set on her points that she'll straight up lie to you. She told us Switzerland doesn't exist and that a movie didn't have the color grey in it. Like at all. She's whiny about trigger warnings and lecture breaks, so fellow disabled folks beware.

Dr. Zimmermann is the worst. The prompts for her papers are confusing and difficult to understand. Her style of lecturing is grating, and she doesn't focus enough on relevant information. Some of the films you will watch are good, but many are just downright irrelevant and uninspiring. She shows films made by people that she personally knows. Awful

Ruined my first semester. She made it very hard to understand what she was trying to say in her lectures and you really need to just do your own research to understand. She is really bad at explaining what she is talking about and will repeat the same things over and over. I couldn't do the readings 90% of the time and she could tell. Still passed.

This course is lecture and reading heavy, but if you watch the movies and do your own research on them, you'll pass. Prof Zimmermann is knowledgeable in her area, but she tends to come off very snooty and puts down students that don't agree with her opinions. The class is also way too long. Avoid if you can.