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Tremors Science Fiction Film Review

to avoid being consumed, Bacon, Ward, Finn and a number of townspeople spend a significant amount of time on the roof of houses, h...

The Haunting Science Fiction Film Review

In three pages this paper presents an analysis of this film in terms of the emotional punch it packs along with a consideration of...

'The Creature From the Black Lagoon' vs. 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'

wrong. Young Jimmy Grimaldi is saying that the woman who looks like his mother isnt really his mother, and Wilma claims that the ...

Cinema and Political Messages

In twenty five pages with two pages each devoted to 18 past and present films including The Grapes of Wrath and Apocalypse Now are...

Sergei Eisenstein Film Form

The writer examines the ideas Sergei Eisenstein presented in his book Film Form, and argues that the ideas are extremely creative....

Cinema and Women

time the roles that are culturally defined and accepted change and the roles that women play in films generally reflect these chan...

D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation

In five pages the reasons why this silent film classic should be considered the greatest of all melodramas are presented. There a...

Female Subjectivity in the Films Cleo from 5 to 7 and Now, Voyager

Female subjectivity is the focus of a comparative analysis of these films in six pages. There are no other sources listed....

Film Version of A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr and Expert Witnesses for the Plaintiffs

In five pages this paper examines the expert witnesses by the plaintiffs and how they were used in the film version of A Civil Act...

Cinema and Military Technology

In five pages this paper discusses the portrayal of nuclear warfare as it has evolved in films including Braveheart, Godzilla, Dr...

Tenets and Conventions of the Romantic Film Comedy

"screwball" romantic comedies, a man and woman of differing social standing and temperaments. In Frank Capras classic 1934 film, ...

Japan's Industrial Policies as Portrayed in Film

This paper examines a video on the topic of how Japan's Meiji government helped open the country to trade with Western countries. ...

Defining the Upper Class According to G. William Domhoff

In seven pages this paper discusses G. William Domhoff's definition of the upper class within the contexts of national groups and ...

Richard III and Love

In five pages this paper discusses how love is presented through the perceptions of Richard III in William Shakespeare's historica...

Richard III Cinematic Adaptation by Laurence Olivier

In six pages Olivier's interpretation of Richard and the importance of the 5 soliloquies to the film are discussed. There are no ...

A Film Adaptation of Romeo and Juliet

This research paper/essay offers a critique of Baz Luhmann's adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The writer discusses ho...

Nihilism in Baz Luhrmann's Updated Film Interpretation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares Shakespeare's original tragedy with the contemporary interpretation Baz Luhrmann b...

Comparing Three Works Thematically

This research paper/essay discusses parallel themes in three works: Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet' and his poem "The ...

Effectiveness of Ratings for Films

In five pages this paper examines the problems and solutions in maintaining an effective system of movie ratings. There are 4 sou...

Films My Darling Clementine and Now Voyager and Their Representations of Class and Gender

In ten pages these cinematic melodramas of the Forties are examined in a discussion of meaning construction through class and gend...

World War II Film The Best Years of Our Lives

three-time Pulitzer Prize winner. William Wyler was chosen as director, and an award-winning cast was assembled. It should be no...

Ian McKellan's Film 'Richard III' and Evil

In six pages this paper examines how evil is portrayed in this cinematic interpretation of William Shakespeare's 'Richard III' wit...

Stagecoach (Film Review)

This short, one page review contains many insights. The fact that this film contains some social commentary should be noted. There...

Grapes of Wrath (Film Review)

This one page reaction paper looks at the well known film Grapes of Wrath and the political statement that seems to come through i...

An Analysis of the Film, From Here to Eternity

This paper analyzes the movie, From Here to Eternity. The author addresses themes of melodrama and tension, as well as historical...

Cinematic Narrative in Pulp Fiction and Citizen Kane

We note he grows to be a gregarious individual who seems driven to succeed in unusual ways, always seeking some adventure and some...

Martin Scorsese's 'Raging Bull'

It is likely that DiNiro, a highly acclaimed actor put a lot of himself into the film and also Scorcese was brilliant as usual. Go...

Clint Eastwood;'s 1992 Film Unforgiven

what is being portrayed is hero against the world and right against wrong. Certainly, those factors are present in "Unforgiven." H...

Comparing Novel and Film Versions of The Color Purple

in particular is feminism and its religious heterodoxy" (12). An examination of the film and novel amply supports this observation...

Books and Films Reflecting British Realism

an exaggerated representation of the fiction from which they are culled. The realist movement of the 1960s was centered on "the ...