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Essays 1981 - 2010
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 ...
that allows the director to alter the internal pace of the scene, directing the audiences attention to specific aspects of the sce...
his way is not going to solve anything and will only lead to more death. The film deserves a few words as...
is of excellent quality which is likely why it quickly became a classic, and one which others emulate. The ending is satisfying. S...
In six pages the antiabolitionist intent of Stowe's novel is compared with the African American stereotypes it was responsible for...
This paper examines Oscar Lewis' film, The Children of Sanchez, as well as Luis Bunnel's work, Los Olvidados. This four page pape...
to kiss her, but naturally, Proudlock was convicted of murder (PG). She received a death sentence but the the European community ...
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...
In seven pages this paper discusses the impact of technology upon humankind as considered in H.G. Wells' novels The War of the Wor...
have reattached since he could not afford the cost of both. According to Rick, the hospital priced the reattachment of his middle...
portrayed in the film live in a climate of risk with "no health insurance, no drivers license, no pension and no recourse" to just...
their acknowledged leaders and the only character that is not played for laughs. There are also Gordon, a middle-aged, loyal custo...
Peruvian interior, complete with "the chattering of monkeys, the cries of exotic birds, the unidentifiable clicks and hisses of th...
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...
the stats that Moore cites about gun deaths, which compares the US to other countries. Yearly, there are "381 (gun deaths) in Germ...
or even the last thing, that may cross their minds and this is more of what Denby argues in his article. Denby notes...
enthralling" (1995). The film is a romance, but it avoids the trap of being formulaic; often films of this kind rely "more upon ac...
when the teams losing streak continues. There is one boy in the high school, Jimmy (Maris Valainis) who is a superb player, with...
of the "X" are very creative: sometimes its a sign, in one case its the straps on the back of Cescas dress. But its also an obviou...
father is entirely disinterested in her welfare. The picture Meyer paints in fact is one of a lonely, alienated teen who is easy p...
(Ebert, 1988). As Ebert says in his review, "`The Accused demonstrates that rape victims often are suspects in their own cases. .....
who are unfamiliar with it; then if the instructor has any sense he or she will run the Kenneth Branagh uncut version the followin...
was able to successfully leverage despite its late entry into the digital camera market (Thompson, 2007). The company has been abl...
the feminine.1 Woolfs gendered city is found in her "all-pervasive metaphor of street life as river-like, conveying a sense of dyn...
in on various theatrical stages), Middlemass racked up an impressive list of stage credits. Some of his early Broadway appearance...