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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...
the still city, which is bathed in ethereal morning light, the city is shrouded in fog. This is also symbolic, in that its white s...
In five pages this report considers how famous literary works such as Shakepeare's plays must be deconstructed in order to be cine...
In five pages the portrayal of the Watergate scandal in Alan J. Pakula's All the President's Men and Andrew Fleming's Dick are com...
(like Mel Gibson in the 1991 film) has no interest in playing him as an apologetic mope" (Ebert). In the written play there is a...
depicts the aliens as beings who represent communism and the fear of being consumed by such "thought." The aliens in this film ...
harrowing to watch, with Nash suffering several climactic breakdowns and brief moments of lucidity and temporary remission. The u...
narrative style. With Sleepless there is a sense of desperation as lives are changing. In LAvventura there is a real desperate sit...
to tell what might appear on first glance to be a tired old story. First, there is the scintillating color that enables the film ...
their advertising campaigns asserted) more stars than there are in the heavens" (The Thin Man, 1995). Mordden (1988) asks, "What, ...
yield a very different analysis. In the film, Jake is unemployed. The family lives off the dole but it seems that whatever money...
part of the scene while also seeing the entire dance routine. In many films of dancing the direction may not be on the long sho...
the long view where we can see the entire dance. This is often seen in present day films about dance where it seems the performers...
theater, they rolled a cannon ball down a wooden trough that then fell onto a large drumhead (Brunelle, 1999). In films, sound eff...
is completely unique and no two are alike. Therefore, what takes place is a kind of power struggle between the subject and the ob...
of confines. The overall metaphor of this movie is the symbol of the rose. At one point a neighbor asks how the roses are grown s...
box office. Welles was a product of his time and though he had tremendous creativity when it came to camera angles and budgets,...
story, mise-en-scene, editing, and music, they collectively provide a common theme that speaks of the uniqueness of the feminist e...
parodies American consumer culture as evidenced by the hilarious scene when grilled cheese sandwiches and coleslaw are ordered for...
he would have lent his considerable talents and boundless energy to the circus arena "because the circus is just that same mixture...
admit he hasnt, but soon remedies that by accompanying Kirby and his men on a mission to defend their firebase from the Vietcong s...
characterize Mexican tradition with the contemporary realism of complex family relationships. It is a cinematic postcard for fami...
possible, including the attainment of the American Dream. His childhood is in sharp contrast to that of his lifelong friend, Jenn...
Republican senatorial candidate Chris Marshall (played by another Anglo, Ralph Fiennes). However, the true essence of the...
by the same name and so was translated to the silver screen. When this is done it is always a touchy business. Much of the motivat...
that the alien is given a sexual orientation. In the second movie of this series the alien is a Queen whose main goal (besides des...
history of the Civil War and the Reconstruction. In essence, Griffith is recounting the tales told to him by his father, who was a...
Even today, if we look at the extent to which Chinese cultural ideology has made its way to the West via art and...
would become his own trademark. This film, along with Obsession (1976), further developed De Palmas expressive use of cinematogra...
as reflecting reality depicting unusual events or situations, but presenting real conflicts and issues that reflect this history o...