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Roman Attitudes Depicted in Stanley Kubrick's 1960 Film Spartacus

facts are strictly accurate in the portrayal of his life and death. But we can argue that in the film, despite the inaccuracies th...

Psychological Analysis of Sophie in the Film Sophie's Choice

have assumed greater significance in womens lives. We learn as the film progresses that Sophie does in fact have a job; but we de...

John Lewis Gaddis' We Now Know Rethinking Cold War History

In six pages this paper presents a summary and thematic analysis of this text and the author's assertion that the Soviet actions c...

British Film and Art Cinema

In five pages the British movie When in London is used in a discussion of the definitions and elements of art cinema. Ten sources...

Second World War Newsreels

In five pages the Second World War's black and white newsreels are examined in terms of their historical importance and also discu...

U.S. Presidential History

a new nation. In its two-centuries-old existence, the office of President of the United States has held a total of forty-two diff...

Beer's History and its Production

In five pages this report examines the history and production processes of beer in a consideration of ingredients and developments...

Beauty in Film Noir and Personal Aesthetics

Spots of neon and carlights poke through the night - there is a dream like quality to the film, with spots of beauty contrasting t...

Film Computer Generated Imagery and Its Role

technology advanced and first sound, then color was added to feature films. As evidenced by Melies early filmed magicians tricks,...

Quentin Tarantino's Controversial Film Pulp Fiction

In 5 pages this paper examines the cinematic style of director Quentin Tarantino in this thematic analysis of the controversial fi...

The History of Basketball

The history of basketball is discussed in depth. This report contains seven pages and includes four references....

Literature and Human Relationships

sense one gets at the end of the work, that under the humorous aspects, there is something very sad occurring. It does appear that...

British Cinema and 'Otherness'

In eight pages this paper examines how 1980s and 1990s' British movies depicted 'otherness' with such films as Cold Fish, Blood, a...

1930 to 1949 British Film and the Connection Between Realism and Melodrama

In eight pages this paper examines the connection between realism and melodrama that existed in British cinema during this time pe...

Opening Scene of David Lynch's Film Blue Velvet Revised

In seven pages this paper proposes opening scene changes for a more powerful impact. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

A Comparison of Two Depictions of WWII

Soldiers of Destruction by Charles Sydnor and How Hitler Lost the War, the film documentary, are compared and contrasted in this t...

Life and Work of Christian Metz

In six pages the film criticisms of Christian Metz are considered in therms of his theoretical elements and continuing influence. ...

Multiple Personalities and the Film The Three Faces of Eve

In five pages this paper examines how multiple personalities are featured in this 1957 film. Five sources are cited in the biblio...

Studs Terkel's Hard Times An Oral History of the Great Depression

In five pages Terkel's text is the focus of this insightful book review....

Witness Film and Ethics

In seven pages this paper applies Christine Sommers' edited text Vice and Virtue to an analysis of the ethics represented in the f...

Violence Reduction

In ten pages this paper discusses how the culture of violence and be reduced and also considers why violence is so prevalent in fi...

Brook Thomas' Edited Text Plessy v Ferguson A Brief History with Documents

In three pages this paper provides a history and general overview of this landmark case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court as prese...

The Dramatic America of the 1930s in Terms of Sight and sound

In this paper consisting of 5 pages Warren Susman's contention that this was the era of drama is considered as are the social impa...

The Gilded Age by Mark Twain and the History it Reflects

In five pages this paper considers America following the Civil War and how this time period is reflected in Mark Twain's The Gilde...

Films and Organized Crime Depiction

through but they were no mobsters. And they used broken English as well. To be fair, the genre most specifically related to organi...

School Violence and its History

community partnerships. Romines vision is simple: if people choose to come together, they can combat the campus violence that has...

Characters from "On Golden Pond" and "The Death of Ivan Ilyich"

This research report examines various characters in each of these works. Both the film and novel are explored and Ivan in Tolstoy'...

The Chancellors A History Of The Leaders Of The British Exchequer, 1886-1947 by Roy Jenkins

includes the events surrounding such notables as Lord Randolph Churchill, whose 1886 resignation has been historically remembered ...

Hollywood's 'Dream Factories' Powered by Special Effects

In five pages this paper examines special effects in films from a feminist point of view in a consideration of such movies as The ...

A Moral View of 'Thin Red Line'

In 8 pages, this paper evaluates the film by applying such moral theories as Kantianism and utilitarianism. There are 6 sources i...