YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Birth of a Nation Cinematic History
Essays 661 - 690
a good impression on his prospective in-laws, Armand and Albert pretend to be straight (Bawer). Instead of going for the easy lau...
the story of twelve men (all stereotypical white and middle class) who by luck of the draw are brought together to deliberate the ...
rather than blatant stereotypes and also new films which spoof the previous stereotypes depicted which in effect erases cinematic ...
horror film, according to director Elias Merhige, "The horror film transforms itself, adapting to our fears, to the things that we...
We note he grows to be a gregarious individual who seems driven to succeed in unusual ways, always seeking some adventure and some...
remained amazingly faithful to the book, in his commitment to retaining its essence, there were some changes that needed to be mad...
the still city, which is bathed in ethereal morning light, the city is shrouded in fog. This is also symbolic, in that its white s...
In five pages this report considers how famous literary works such as Shakepeare's plays must be deconstructed in order to be cine...
This paper examines how character action is used by the director of Dead Man Walking, and commercially motivated criticisms of Sch...
" or literally "slapping the stick"(Von Busack ppg). It is a physical humor, reminding us that we are physical beings in a real w...
In five pages this paper examines the innovative camera techniques featured in the Robin Williams' film What Dreams May Come. Fou...
In five pages the portrayal of the Watergate scandal in Alan J. Pakula's All the President's Men and Andrew Fleming's Dick are com...
definitely postmodern? In some ways, that appears to be true, but in other ways that may not be the case at all. 2001 began with...
he would have lent his considerable talents and boundless energy to the circus arena "because the circus is just that same mixture...
admit he hasnt, but soon remedies that by accompanying Kirby and his men on a mission to defend their firebase from the Vietcong s...
to hear the sound of my own voice, he says at one point, and indeed he does such a smooth and natural job of translation that the ...
possible, including the attainment of the American Dream. His childhood is in sharp contrast to that of his lifelong friend, Jenn...
by the same name and so was translated to the silver screen. When this is done it is always a touchy business. Much of the motivat...
Republican senatorial candidate Chris Marshall (played by another Anglo, Ralph Fiennes). However, the true essence of the...
characterize Mexican tradition with the contemporary realism of complex family relationships. It is a cinematic postcard for fami...
(like Mel Gibson in the 1991 film) has no interest in playing him as an apologetic mope" (Ebert). In the written play there is a...
depicts the aliens as beings who represent communism and the fear of being consumed by such "thought." The aliens in this film ...
sexuality and innocence that made superstardom a foregone conclusion. The cinematic experience is one in which the spectator (the...
surprise twist at the end - the camera, representing the subjective perspective of the audience, is "run over" by a car rather tha...
harrowing to watch, with Nash suffering several climactic breakdowns and brief moments of lucidity and temporary remission. The u...
the long view where we can see the entire dance. This is often seen in present day films about dance where it seems the performers...
theater, they rolled a cannon ball down a wooden trough that then fell onto a large drumhead (Brunelle, 1999). In films, sound eff...
is completely unique and no two are alike. Therefore, what takes place is a kind of power struggle between the subject and the ob...
part of the scene while also seeing the entire dance routine. In many films of dancing the direction may not be on the long sho...
narrative style. With Sleepless there is a sense of desperation as lives are changing. In LAvventura there is a real desperate sit...