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aesthetic qualities of film noir. Even with the seductiveness of film noir, there is no dropping the history out of the debate. Th...
wealth, status, and material possessions (clothes and cars), because all other "normal" avenues to the top are unavailable to them...
somehow harm society or even annihilate the world. There is fear of nuclear warfare which is a popular theme in the genre. There i...
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...
be made about film noir and its enduring popularity is that it strikes a chord at the depth of nearly every viewer. Film noir focu...
in the destructive power of nuclear energy. Osteen (1994) points out that few events have affected the American psyche in a manne...
claustrophobic, hopeless and without clear moral or personal identity," suggesting that the world is a place with no clear values ...
titles such as "The Sultan of Sleaze," "The Prince of Puke" and "The Pope of Trash," which is the one he says he prefers (Als, 199...
be his wife and daughter. Even with the unrelenting encouragement of Sarah and Rachels recollections to help him remember his fam...
surrealist movement, but there is debate about that ("Frida Kahlo, The Surrealist," 2006). The film itself was replete with infor...
Henrys voiceover narration.3 This narration gives the viewer insight into Henrys motivations. This narration conveys Henrys childl...
also what was happening in the world at-large. For example, OBrien relates the ideological thrust of Cinderella to the perceived...
is not identified as a goddess except for when a servant speaks to Achilles about the legends that have begun to be spun concernin...
throughout cinematic history, Jean Mitry (1907-1988) was perhaps the most comprehensive and objective. He examined cinema from al...
The Blair Witch Project The Blair Witch Project fits perfectly with the popular conception of what constitutes an independent fil...
the injustice that fate as inflicted upon him, as he has pursued the whale for years, coming close numerous times, but never actu...
person that John F. Kennedy was addressing when he said "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your co...
as director. This Catholic perspective is also quite evident in the fact that Mary, the mother of Jesus, is the most prevalent c...
sit down, even when "they are having menstrual cramps" (Giroux). In the film, workers also complain about "plant conditions, speed...
GDR society," which would open it up to Western "cultural and economic influences" (Berghahn 146). However, the Partys views on re...
the others, feels compelled to protect this young bit of innocence and humanity at all costs. The symbolic way that the child co...
problems of Susanna. Susanna is diagnosed as having borderline personality disorder. Susanna is suffering from hallucinations. For...
In order to offer thorough analysis, Boggs and Petrie (2004) recommend seeing a movie at least twice. The first viewing can be dev...
drugging and kidnapping his wife, whom he subsequently frames on drug charges (Touch of Evil, 1995). Vargas, and justice, prevail ...
standards and then exemplifies those himself (2000). For example, in a coaching situation, a leader may mandate that a cross count...
way or another by the culture itself. Now, while there are numerous contemporary artists and also numerous styles this section ...
ethics or lack thereof, surrounding the mystique of Wall Street. Although takeovers are not in themselves unethical, the methods ...
UniSols have bodies of unmatched perfection and their memories have been supposedly erased, which allows their minds to be easily ...
A 30 page analysis of this science fiction film. This futuristic film imparts a sense of reality that is enough to bring most vie...
A 18 page critique of this less than successful film. The author atributes the lack of success however to the poor distribution a...