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darkies" (Leab 99). Focusing on the Atlanta plantation of Gerald and Ellen OHara, Gone With the Wind represented life for souther...
group of weapons specialists embark on their latest hunting mission. The film is a consistent metaphor of the predator (hunter) a...
human being from conception to death is encapsulated in a pod. In Platos Cave the only thing that they can see is...
When Gittes is contacted to monitor the activities of supposedly philandering husband Hollis Mulwray, a successful Los Angeles wat...
the most louche, laidback villains in screen history" (Brooke, 2005, PG) emphasises Thornhills naivety as far as espionage and mur...
contemplate how individual and cultural identities are constructed in the first place. In the opinion of Benedict Anderson, autho...
What is generally missed, according to Lyden, is that regardless of cinematic content, audiences receive all the messages of a fil...
harrowing to watch, with Nash suffering several climactic breakdowns and brief moments of lucidity and temporary remission. The u...
the face of it, to go against the utilitarian principle of the "greatest good of the greatest number", taking a more long-term vie...
just not appeal to me....Yes, the movie does have that somewhat annoying trait of finding gut-wrenching humor in the very existenc...
would have no doubt preferred. She stays and makes a life for herself and Pearl as a seamstress and though her scarlet letter def...
in 1980, Puerto Ricans organized a protest outside the theater in order to draw attention to the stereotypical images of Latinos ...
the film to perfection. He suggested that the German people should take matters into their own hands and reclaim their country by ...
impostor of a friend. The heroines role, of course, is defined not only by her own inner convictions but also by those with whom ...
Paradise Lost In a review of "Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills" Roger Ebert (1996) indicates that it "is uni...
"artificial intelligence" was the choice..." Artificial intelligence involves the association of machines with comp...
place in the hotel. Before truly examining the narrative content in the film we look at the elements concerning the protagonist....
shirts and strolls her through his kitchen. There, we see Daisys hand trailing along a large work table...the elegant chandeliers ...
in their own construction (1991). Genetic engineering is used as an example here (1991). However, more than cloning or genetic t...
characterize Mexican tradition with the contemporary realism of complex family relationships. It is a cinematic postcard for fami...
are set up in the course of the development which have to be worked through, and the relationship will vary from open to closed an...
own personality but also by the circumstances of the time. Stone does succeed in introducing at least some of these circumstances...
The white football players talk of boycotting practice because they are certain that the black coach will not allow them to play. ...
wallpaper. The wallpaper can be said to have a dual symbolism. The wallpaper itself can be said to be representative of her mind....
to the personal allegiances of the Royals further ignited chaos and persecution. The fact that the film Elizabeth highlights the ...
offer some different scenes, though ultimately only about one quarter of Shakespeares Richard III is actually presented in the fil...
sex, and they can be both works of sexuality, and still be considered works of art. Heterosexual women may paint women who are cle...
pairing of Burton and Taylor in the lead roles was certain to result in a box office success for virtually any movie. Add Shakespe...
other supporting characters. In order to streamline the storytelling even more, the screen adaptation of A Clockwork Orange focus...
desperate and louder, so too does the score, until a crescendo of grand proportions is reached. At this point in the scene, a grea...