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The Dance Film, 'Tap'

dance in his life. What makes this film powerful in its presentation of dance is that it makes the viewer aware of the passiona...

Films and Books on the Vietnam War

watching Vietnam films, but if I had to pick one that seems to capture the horror, blood, panic, humor, and sheer waste of the who...

Boyz N the Hood and Communication Theories

Ultimately, however, Tre grows out of the necessity of needing the peer approval, begins to loathe the sound of gunfire and the...

1920s’ Berlin, German Expressionism, and the Architecture and Lighting in Orson Welles’ Film The Trial

Expressionists were predicting an urban catastrophe even before the First World War, and within the ruins that still existed in th...

Review of Coming Apart An Informal History of America in the 1960s by William L. O'Neill

extended outline of the 1960s and piquing our interest. ONeill clearly illustrates the decade as one of change, and one of desi...

Harpsichord and its History

In seven pages the history of the harpsichord and its musical complexities are examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliogra...

William Friedkin's Film, 'The Exorcist'

approach the demon with great trepidation; although they both know they harbor the protection of God while on their mission to exo...

Greta Garbo's Character in the Film Ninotchka

capitalists, wining and dining them all through Paris" (Nugent). In this we see the psychology of the seriousness of the Russia...

Analyzing Bowling for Columbine from a Sociological Perspective

Marx). In other words, Marx saw societies as being composed of classes in constant conflict. Differing markedly from his predecess...

Producing and Distributing Short Films

mistakes will occur. A novice director frequently has difficulty keeping a "clear head" in regards to the scenes as they unfold ...

120 Years of American History

interrupted by the First, and especially the Second World War, when women in large numbers went to work for the first time. Many ...

The History of Cuba's Fight for Independence

Cubas position in the Caribbean has made it attractive to non-natives for centuries. The Spanish gave it extra attention in the 1...

The Multi-Phobic 'What About Bob?'

again and make everyone else in my life think you are wonderful and Im a shmuck. But Im not a shmuck Bob, and Im not going to let...

Philip Sugden's 'The Complete History of Jack the Ripper'

Sugden presents many different angles and references we look at one chapter, where he states how "The records of the Chapman inqui...

History of Opera in China and its Social Implications

Huaguxi Opera, also known as "Flower Drum" opera was first seen in Chinas Hunan province, with the first mention of it in 1695 (Ch...

Islamic World, the West, and the Relevance of Medieval History

is based solely upon the influence of culture. Louis Rene Beres 2001 article entitled Terrorism and the Global Clash of Civilizat...

Conflict in the Sherlock Holmes Film Dressed to Kill

counterfeiting, with the messages in the music box containing the whereabouts of the missing plates. Though the inmate was in pris...

Aspects of U.S. History - Vietnam and the Civil Rights Movement

well as the case that finally struck down the concept of "separate but equal" in terms of education, and mandating that all school...

Film Entertainment and Native Americans

out of the selection" (Mikiro). They have never really been presented in film, showing how Natives were actually treated. One o...

Los Angeles and Its Cinematic Images

to do is wait and persist and she will eventually love him. While Tod is also not successful in his goal, he realizes that the cul...

Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy and the Film Radio

progressive needs of safety and security, love and belonging and the need for esteem (Boeree, 2004). If, at any time, individuals ...

Director Spike Lee's Film 'Do the Right Thing'

the place and burns it to the ground (Albright, 2003). Ambiguity Is the Point One of the reasons why the film remains controvers...

Hollywood's Classic Film Maltese Falcon

employed, whose most significant feature is to make the cut seem invisible. This is achieved through such devices as shot/reverse-...

Malcolm X Film by Spike Lee Historically Reviewed

also shows how the Nation of Islam similarly rehabilitated other prostitutes and drug dealers during the time, "providing moral gu...

Ron Howard's A Beautiful Mind Cinematic Analysis

harrowing to watch, with Nash suffering several climactic breakdowns and brief moments of lucidity and temporary remission. The u...

American Culture and Actress Bette Davis

or rouged (Brabazon, 2000, p. 98). At an awards ceremony, Davis was asked if she regretted not being the sort of movie star that w...

Using Mass Media to Argue for Gun Control

incidence of fire breaking out during operations. In one of ABCs 20/20 episodes in 1998, the audience was cautioned that this ha...

Jason Meyer's Article 'No Idle Past: Uses Of History In The 1830 Indian Removal Debates'

the removal was justified and the manner in which it was contested, however, varied considerably. Meyers (2000) article sheds con...

History and Culture of Assyrian Americans

another reason why ?migr?s are so intent on passing it along (Horan, 2003). The Assyrians were apparently never numerous, and the...

The Wizard of Oz Film as Categorized by Rick Altman

adventure" would seem to fit those films in which were not sure of the way the two leads feel about each other, but which hold out...