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that Phil has always been a jerk, even in his youth, as first of all, he dismissed ordinary people, such as Ned, as beneath him an...

of Duty: A Woman and Her Family in Revolutionary America" by Joy Day Buel and Richard Buel Jr., this film is an excellent depicti...

funeral, which is for seven-year-old Daniel Nicholson. Edward Walker, played by William Hurt, the apparent leader of this colony, ...

Odysseus and Polyphemus (or Cyclops), the protagonist and antagonist in "The Odyssey." Like Odysseus, Todd is banished from his w...

wealth, status, and material possessions (clothes and cars), because all other "normal" avenues to the top are unavailable to them...

desperation to find a job; losing her court cause in which Ed Masry represents her; the way she cajoles Masry into giving her a jo...

Goodman, who starred in four Coen films). Its dramatic KKK historical motif serves as a backdrop for what plays like a cartoon wi...

well into adulthood. However, Lorber points out, "Individual actions construct social institutions and therefore... changes in in...

his disposal beyond his huge physical size. It would seem no human could be safe against this creature that could easily pierce o...

gifted comedian of the era in her own right. Silent screen actors had to convey emotion, as well as personality, by establishing ...

child who was very, very much wanted, previously in the film, scenes featuring John and Jenny have shown them thrilled over her pr...

as icon ... you dont cast Denzel Washington unless youre willing to accept that charisma is often the secret weapon of the success...

so that when he sees himself in the mirror, "the recognition of himself is joyous in that he imagines his mirror image to be more ...

the color palette, the costumes; all of these come together to produce the picture that the director wants us to see. This is why ...

Warner Bros. marketed the movie very smartly, relying on its stunning visuals and unique look to entice viewers to the theater; it...

the idea that as father and son they belong together and belong to the same family group, but at the same time, as individuals, th...

adding to aid of gloom. As this suggests, in Frankenstein, the X factor is primarily shown overtly, using aspects of the cinemat...

the inherent flexibility of a non-sequential narrative, because things get too confusing. Tarantino apparently decided to let it b...

happiness. However, as Mickey would soon discover, his newfound wealth brought unwelcome changes and obstacles he could have neve...

hes written the book in blank verse. This means that it calls attention to itself but it does so with a purpose. Each poem, becaus...

works for her husband, and hes supposed to show her a good time and do what she wants, so shut up and dance because she wants that...

very essence of what it means to be a human being, demonstrating how and why a person acts the way she does, how she attributes mo...

of a directors wish to go into a more exciting creative direction by deviating from his formulaic musical comedies and instead mak...

psychology, and mentoring assisted educators like Professor Lambeau and his college roommate and counselor Sean McGuire (Robin Wil...

Danvers seems almost supernatural in her ability to simply appear, starling the current Mrs. De Winter, who is played by Joan Font...

Portugal, which makes more sense from a historical perspective, as Spains colonial possession are the most prominent, Brazil being...

in the way different characters are presented, as well as beauty in different meanings at different levels. It may be argued tha...

In the film generally, gender is marked by an exaggerated sense of male and female. That is, the men are aggressively male while t...

who is a software programmer by day and a hacker known as Neo by night. Becoming increasingly disillusioned with his life, Neo se...

MGM and Warner Brothers, it had to rely on a limited group of performers. One of the most appealing was a tall, gangly young acto...