Essays 181 - 210
back to the film "The Birth of the Nation" which lead later to a movement of "race films" in the 1920s in the cinema. Mainstream U...
associated with roles from other films (Magills Survey of Cinema). During that time in Hollywood, women were not as indepen...
past and present. The result was an overwhelming collection of footage that has since been entitled, Mr. Strehlows Films. Thes...
In five pages this paper examines the rhetoric and reality of the Vietnam War within the contexts of the book Hollywood's Vietnam ...
This paper examines the Fellini film, La Dolce Vita. The author discusses camera shots and angels, as well as design, decor, comp...
The writer explores the plot, characters, setting and other elements of the 1942 classic film Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart...
This paper considers how the Vietnam War was depicted in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket and the 1988 film Good Morning, Vietnam i...
In seven pages historical comparisons are made between the ways in which education is depicted in such films as Stand and Deliver,...
The writer examines the development of Ingmar Bergman's classic movie The Seventh Seal, tracing it from a series of acting exercis...
In ten pages a trio of historic films answer questions pertaining to cinematic theories, techniques, styles, emotions, and editing...
In five pages the 1995 film's use of cinematography as reinforcement of the filmmaker's vision is analyzed. Two sources are cited...
This paper consists of 5 pages and discusses the film's inability to transfer Cheever's internal monologue visually on the big scr...
In two pages the film's satire as well as the stand it takes against certain issues are discussed as they reflect America's Great ...
This short, one page reaction paper to this film starring Kevin Costner provides an opinion of the writer. No sources aside from t...
In three pages this paper examines how filmmaker techniques are applied to advancing the film's theme, development of plot, and to...
This paper provides a brief synopsis of the film's plot and analyzes the issue of historical accuracy. This three page paper has n...
Soviet Union were busy building up their nuclear arms arsenals, the specter of the nuclear holocaust hung over society and haunted...
This paper analyzes Ira Lee's film, Synthetic Pleasures. The author criticizes Lee's lack of any clear, organizational plot or th...
This paper provides an analysis of the film Se7en (Seven), in terms of form, cultural-historical background, and how the film is u...
In four pages the essays compiled by film scholar Andre Bazin are examined with the emphasis being on the ways in which it provide...
sole survivor out of the eight people who lived for three years in the lofts tiny space. The film flashes back to Otto explaining ...
Wilsons War, Gust Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman) tells Charlie (Tom Hanks) a parable about seemingly good things that can turn...
lighting, color, camera angle, types of shots, music and set design, to underscore the theme of self-determination and individual...
the traitorous guide getting ready to shoot him in the back. The camera shifts to Indys hand, which is holding a whip, as he swift...
Weapon movie directed by Norman Rockwell" (Mitchell). Thats a very good, if snarky, description. That being the case, its not sur...
Abel. Smeagol is analogous to Cain; he is his brothers murderer, and the audience is aware that the Ring is both powerful and evil...
This paper discusses ways in which female film directors sometimes compromise their artistic expression or opinions in order to be...
Eyes Wide Shut was the last film Stanley Kubrick made. This paper offers an analysis and review of the film, including cinematic t...
This essay offers an analysis of the famous 1952 film musical, Singin' In the Rain, which stars Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynbods. Th...
to answer but is subject to interpretation. The title might be referring to an American point of view perhaps or even the division...