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of Duty: A Woman and Her Family in Revolutionary America" by Joy Day Buel and Richard Buel Jr., this film is an excellent depicti...
funeral, which is for seven-year-old Daniel Nicholson. Edward Walker, played by William Hurt, the apparent leader of this colony, ...
Odysseus and Polyphemus (or Cyclops), the protagonist and antagonist in "The Odyssey." Like Odysseus, Todd is banished from his w...
wealth, status, and material possessions (clothes and cars), because all other "normal" avenues to the top are unavailable to them...
desperation to find a job; losing her court cause in which Ed Masry represents her; the way she cajoles Masry into giving her a jo...
Goodman, who starred in four Coen films). Its dramatic KKK historical motif serves as a backdrop for what plays like a cartoon wi...
lesser creatures than men. In relationship to medical science, which involves Gilmans story a great deal, one author notes how, "I...
their acknowledged leaders and the only character that is not played for laughs. There are also Gordon, a middle-aged, loyal custo...
but are rather handled subtly and well, as they are integrated into the context of the narrative and the way the character change ...
In seven pages this paper discusses the impact of technology upon humankind as considered in H.G. Wells' novels The War of the Wor...
portrayed in the film live in a climate of risk with "no health insurance, no drivers license, no pension and no recourse" to just...
In ten pages this paper chronicles the history of British film from its 19th century origins until 1939. Six sources are listed i...
In five pages Woo's portrayal of Hong Kong is the focus of this examination of The Killer film. Four sources are cited in the bib...
reviewer Thierry Jousse considered the Cannes award "totally disproportioned", arguing that the film in fact was too slight to mer...
the service of the agency" (McCarthy). Both films offer up an individual that is, in one way or another, presumed to be a bad gu...
theorists and directors," note that "Hitchcocks films are deeply infused with anxiety, guilt, and existential angst, which they tr...
backlands that appears to be totally worthless. The feud dictates a continuous cycle of murder. The shirt of a victim is hung out ...
child who was very, very much wanted, previously in the film, scenes featuring John and Jenny have shown them thrilled over her pr...
well into adulthood. However, Lorber points out, "Individual actions construct social institutions and therefore... changes in in...
his disposal beyond his huge physical size. It would seem no human could be safe against this creature that could easily pierce o...
gifted comedian of the era in her own right. Silent screen actors had to convey emotion, as well as personality, by establishing ...
that allows the director to alter the internal pace of the scene, directing the audiences attention to specific aspects of the sce...
so that when he sees himself in the mirror, "the recognition of himself is joyous in that he imagines his mirror image to be more ...
is no "true print" of the film, but it stands as a historical film nonetheless (Lang, 1994; 37). "The film was based on former No...
and accumulating gambling debts he cannot possibly pay, the stage is set for a bloody confrontation when loan sharks come calling....
is a misconception that can lead to problems in effective treatment Dr. Grohol believes that the best approach to treatment is to ...
escalate into World War III; if he did nothing or offered a weak response, the balance of power would clearly shift in the directi...
diegetic music and spoken/sung dialogue (Altman 297-298). This film genre has historically consisted of three evocative forms. F...
bound and determined to remain at the top of the monetary mountain; Tucker had little means to battle such inequitable market stru...
it is about a silent film star, Don Lockwood (played by Kelly) making the transition to sound pictures, a leap that not all popula...