var MovieView = Backbone.View.extend({ initialize: function (args) { this.autoBind(); this.model.bind('change:title', this.changeTitle); this.model.bind('change:name', this.changeName); }, changeTitle: function () { this.$('.title').text(this.model.get('title')); }, changeName: function () { this.$('.name').text(this.model.get('name')); }, _doNotBindMe: function () { //this here is pointing to the caller } })