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Movies on the Vietnam War

Stones "Born on the 4th of July" (1989), Barry Levinsons "Good Morning,Vietnam" (1987), and Hal Ashbys "Coming Home" (1978). A goo...

Blurring of Gender in the Films of Pedro Almodovar

In five pages this paper analyzes how this acclaimed Spanish director successfully achieves 'gender blurring' in his films. The b...

16th Century Social Mobility and the Film The Return of Martin Guerre

In five pages this essay considers the social mobility, daily life, and role of women in the sixteenth century as depicted in the ...

The 1957 Film '12 Angry Men'

a jury in the wake of racial stereotypes and roles. The defendant is an uneducated, teenaged Puerto Rican slum dweller. The "peer...

Narrative Structure in the Horror Classic, Halloween

This paper addresses the narrative structure of the 1978 horror classic, Halloween by director John Carpenter. The author discuss...

An Analysis of Heroism and the Journey in Star Wars

An eight page research paper considering the literary concept of the hero's journey in this classic science fiction film by direct...

Contextual Approach to Media Criticism in 'Star Wars' and 'Jaws'

This is an historical research paper of 8 pages that discusses the impact these films had on popular culture, economics, technolog...

Robert De Niro's 1990 Film Awakenings

This paper considers De Niro's acting prowess with regards to this particular film performance and discusses delivery effectivenes...

Cold War Era Films

In fifteen pages this paper examines how the Cold War is depicted in such films including Fail Safe, North By Northwest, Dr. Stran...

Working Class Representation in the Film Saturday Night Fever

In five pages this essay presents a sociological analysis of the film Saturday Night Fever. There is no bibliography included....

Good and Evil in the 1939 Film The Wizard of Oz

relieved at having Toto back, faces the conundrum of what to do. She knows that Ms Gulch will only return, or worse the sheriff w...

Film Her Man and Camera Techniques

The camera techniques employed in the 1930 film Her Man are analyzed in this paper consisting of eight pages. There is no bibliog...

Dream Imagery in August Strindberg's A Dream Play and Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries

In five pages this paper discusses dream imagery and its logic as it is represented in Strindberg's play and Bergman's film. One ...

Existentialism and Ingmar Bergman's Persona

In about seventeen pages this Ingmar Bergman film is analyzed in terms of existentialism and its role. Seven sources are cited in...

Neorealism of Italian Director Roberto Rossellini

In eight pages this paper discusses the post Second World War neorealist cinema that was characterized by Roberto Rossellini in su...

Film Versions of Anne of Avonlea and Anne of Green Gables

In ten pages the transition from the printed page unto the visual silver screen is examined in a consideration of these novels tur...

Cinema and the Depiction of Drug Use

This essay consists of nine pages and discusses how the U.S. romance with the use of drugs has been transferred onto celluloid thr...

Organization as Featured in the Film The Rock

The film The Rock is the focus of this five page paper in which organization, groups or teams, change, and the importance of commu...

Vampire Movies and How They Have Evolved

conversations -- yet as McNally & Florescu (1994) describe, it remains eminently readable even in an "age of novelettes and journa...

Analysis of the Italian Realist Film The Bicycle Thief

In five pages a cinematic analysis of Vittorio de Sica's 1948 film includes camera uses, production techniques and evaluates the e...

Comparative Analysis of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Cool Hand Luke

In five pages the themes featured in each of these films such as questioning authority are contrasted and compared. There are no ...

Films Silence of the Lambs, Psycho, and Transvestites

In twelve pages this paper examines how transvestites are depicted in each film. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Analysis of Scream and Psycho Horror Movies

In eight pages the changes that occurred in the horror cinematic genre between 1960 and 1996 are examined in a contrast and compar...

Total Recall and Blade Runner

In two comparative papers in which one is two pages in length and the other is three pages the similarities between these two film...

Criminal Justice and the Lethal Weapon Films

In five pages this report examines how these films justify the criminal justice system in America. There are no other sources lis...

A Production Analysis of Citizen Kane

This research report looks at camera angles used as well as characterization in this classic film. A comprehensive analysis is pr...

Comparing and Contrasting Patterns of Communication in Films Cousin, Cousine, and Cousins

In twelve pages the communication patterns exhibited in the French film Cousin, Cousine and its American counterpart Cousins are c...

Racism in The Long Walk Home and 4 Little Girls

A five page paper exploring the them of racism as it existed in the decade preceeding the Civil Rights Movement. These films serv...

Analysis of Titanic

In five pages this argumentative paper analyzes the 1997 epic film by director James Cameron based upon its infamous 1912 sinking....

Titanic Film Analysis

In this paper consisting of five pages the ways in which scenes were reinforced by camera angles throughout the film are discussed...