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European Cinema and Culture

movie. One of the major concerns, one might derive from the ECCs findings, is that older films might be lost or not preserved or t...

Postmodernism Defined

of another direction, only to be broken apart and redeveloped by way of postmodernistic composition. Technology, as such, represe...

African American Stereotypes and Cinematic Semiotics

rather than blatant stereotypes and also new films which spoof the previous stereotypes depicted which in effect erases cinematic ...

Shakespeare in Cinema

as simplistic because it stars an action hero (Mad Max becomes Mad Hamlet) and cuts several scenes and all long speeches. Of cours...

Masculinity in Modern Cinema

the natural disaster" (Action Films, 2002). Marchetti also states that action-adventure films have long been the domain of male...

Danny Boyle

In five pages the work of this British filmmaker is explored in terms of whether or not they provide a radical alternative to Holl...

American Film and Hispanic Women

In eight pages this paper discusses films Evita and Selena in a consideration of the depiction of Hispanic women in U.S. cinema. ...

Female Directors in American Cinema

This paper examines the impact of female directors in American cinema. The author discusses, Dorothy Arzner, Ida Lupino, Lois Web...

Andrei Tarkovsky's Cinematic Poetry

This in-depth research paper puts forth the argument that the films of director Andrei Tarkovsky are best seen as cinematic poetry...

U.S. Film and the Influence of Stanislavski's Method

In eleven pages this paper examines the method acting theory of Stanislavski and its impact upon American cinema. Seven sources a...

Neorealism of Italian Director Roberto Rossellini

In eight pages this paper discusses the post Second World War neorealist cinema that was characterized by Roberto Rossellini in su...

Analysis of Film and Existentialism

In ten pages this research paper explores how the existentialism philosophy has been incorporated into global cinema with an exami...

Analysis of New Latin American Cinema

In six pages this research paper examines recent trends in New Latin American cinema. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography...

Consideration of Relationships and Romantic Love

In five pages this paper discusses literature and cinema in a consideration that argues consummate love falls short with Triangle ...

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...

Film and Sociology

and though it was assumed that there was corruption in the government, the optimism of the time suggested that it could be reverse...

Modern Literature, Films, and the 'Courage to Be'

calls affirming the power of being. The movie brings to mind the unanswered questions of where faith and belief are one in the sam...

Russian Cinema Development

and entertainment for the evening. The entertainment was the cinematograph. Unfortunately, they severely misjudged the turn out fo...

Filmmaker Vittorio de Sica's The Bicycle Thief

influential example of neo-realism in the holistic sense and then examine this with reference to particular scenes and frames in t...

Twentieth Century Leisure and Social Change in Great Britain

agriculture is a priority and employment patterns are dependent upon it, leisure is not only constrained by the amount of "spare t...

Globalization and Pop Culture

has with the spread and popularity of American movies. Hollywoods influence and reach has long extended beyond its own shores and...

Early American Cinema, 'The Other,' and Social Tensions

makes constitutes the "others" uniqueness. "The Other" inFilm The existence of "the other" has figured prominently throughout the...

A Motion Picture Industry Short History

In a paper containing five pages the evolution of cinema from the late nineteenth century until the present is explored and such t...

Artists and Entertainers Harold Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin, and Jackie Chan

In four pages this trio of actors and directors are compared in terms of their perfectionism, performance of stunts, and commitmen...

An Analysis of the Films, The Sacrifice, Stalker, and Daughters of the Dust

tending to interpret the film through the medium of his or her own perceptions and world view. Each viewer walks away from the fi...

Characteristics of Mexican Cinema

(Mexican Film Institute) and the British Film Institute, a major two-month season of Mexican Cinema presented at the National Fil...

Truth About Early America

In 7 pages this paper examines the quest for truth regarding early America through a combination of text, cinema, and research. T...

Visual Images in Last Action Hero Film

In six pages this paper refers to Timothy Corrigan's Film Terms and Topics the text edited by Jessica Munns and Gita Rajan entitle...

Disabilities and Perceptions About Them Shaped by Literature and Cinema

In eight pages this paper discusses how perceptions and attitudes regarding individuals with disabilities have been influenced by ...

Film Theory and Impact of Black and White Imagery

In a paper consisting of seven pages the influence of black and white imagery on cinema is examined in the context of Mathieu Kass...