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by Billy Wilder) is regarded as a classic example of film noir. The screenplay was adapted from a novel by James M. Cain by Raymon...
Spots of neon and carlights poke through the night - there is a dream like quality to the film, with spots of beauty contrasting t...
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...
bearing the legend "Spade and Archer." In both films, the editing is subtle and seems to blend together effortlessly, creating a c...
wealth, status, and material possessions (clothes and cars), because all other "normal" avenues to the top are unavailable to them...
aesthetic qualities of film noir. Even with the seductiveness of film noir, there is no dropping the history out of the debate. Th...
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 ...
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...
The Blair Witch Project The Blair Witch Project fits perfectly with the popular conception of what constitutes an independent fil...
be his wife and daughter. Even with the unrelenting encouragement of Sarah and Rachels recollections to help him remember his fam...
throughout cinematic history, Jean Mitry (1907-1988) was perhaps the most comprehensive and objective. He examined cinema from al...
is not identified as a goddess except for when a servant speaks to Achilles about the legends that have begun to be spun concernin...
Opposing Arguments Petrakis (2010) is completely right when he writes: "the screenplay is simplistic and uninteresting, lea...
is a mixed bag. In films that parody the past like Undercover Brother and in music videos, the most watched genre of film today by...
to his students. He gives them no time to "adjust," but leaps right in with both feet on the first day by having the class read Ro...
an early scene in the film presents the typical urban stereotype of the young, affluent white married couple whose body language r...
A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares American Psycho (2000, directed by Mary Harron) and In Bruges (2008, directed by Martin...
his home, and is confronted by an angel who convinces him that Mary has told the truth. The next scenes dramatize the "birth of Je...
not easy to explain why individuals are motivated to act in the ways they do. This is why there are a number of competing theories...
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...
This essay pertains to a Vincente Minneli film from 1945, "The Clock," which starred his wife, Judy Garland. The writer discusses ...
This essay presens a scene analysis from the 2003 film "The Hulk," directed by Ang Lee. The writer describes the scene and summari...
This paper consists of a film review of John Ford's 1940 film, "The Grapes of Wrath," which encompasses a sociological analysis of...
This research paper offers a character study that focuses on Vinz (played by Vincent Cassel) in Mattieu Kassowitz's film La Haine....