The Dominance of Hollywood After World War I
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A 12 page paper which charts the evolution of the Hollywood studio system following World War I and examines why it became the dominant force in world cinema. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Films Of The Cold War Era
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A 15 page essay on 'how' the filmmakers of Atomic Café, The Russia House, Dr. Strangelove, North By Northwest, Failsafe, The Manchurian Candidate and other films presented their views on the Cold War. The writer contends that through cinematic device, some of the first films spoke out against the Cold War, and leadership or technology in particular, while others were effective propaganda in support of the US Cold War ideals. Additional attention is given to The Manchurian Candidate in regards to threats to the American family. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Existentialism In Pulp Fiction
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A 12 page paper that considers the existential notions of Sartre, Camus and Nietzsche as they apply to the Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary screen play 'Pulp Fiction.' Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Pulpfict.wps

Soto's 'Looking for Work'/ TV Families & Real Life
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A 3 page paper analyzing the influence of television on Gary Soto's childhood image of himself and his family in this evocative essay. The paper concludes that while television broadened the boy's horizons, it also made him feel inadequate about the perfectly good horizons he already had. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Sotowork.wps

Teenagers, Children & 'Tweens' - The Force is Television & It is With Them
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A 6 page paper that examines the negative influence that television appears to be having on today's American children and young adults and explores some possible solutions to bridging the cultural gap between parents and children that has resulted. Included is a discussion on the noted elevated intelligence of today's children and the problem this has presented in parent-child relationships. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: LCTweens.doc

The Depiction Of Women In Prime Time Television Situations Comedies: Conflicting Stereotypes, Views And Messages
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Since the 1960s, women have been portrayed on television in a number of different ways, from brash and empowered heroines of shows like 'The Avengers' to demure and careful familial serial depiction. More than any other decade since the advent of television, though, the 1990s have marked definitive trends in the representations of women that are perhaps the most offensive in television history. This 8 page paper considers the issue of the depiction of women on television, particularly women in television situation comedies, and considers the implications for a societal view of women. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Womentv.rtf

The Future of Digital Television Programs
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This 5 page report discusses the future of digital television programs and the fact that digital television and programming for digital television has become one of the many technological conundrums of the early days of the 21st century. The current twist on the dilemma is even when digital television reaches a level of affordability for the mainstream consumer, will the programming be available that is able to take full advantage of the technology. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Violence in Movies & Television
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This 6 page paper discusses violence in television and film and what can be done to protect children. The paper takes the position that parental control, and not censorship, is what is needed. Several studies on media violence are discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources
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Youth Violence and Television: A View of the Application of the Cultivation Theory
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the essential components of George Gerbner's Cultivation Theory and defines the correlation between the theory and the increasing prevalence of youth violence. This paper defines the problem, the theory and the application of the theory. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Aristotelian Considerations In Cinema
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A 5 page paper that compares the play formulae laid out by Aristotle with the film versions of 'Much Ado About Nothing,' 'Sweeney Todd' and 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' ? Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Primary Colors and Aristotle's Politics
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This 5 page paper considers the film Primary Colors as it relates to Aristotle's views on ethics, excellence, vice and man's role in the political system. This paper considers the character of Governor Stanton, who campaign for president is the central focus of the film. Stanton's vices threaten his happiness and his standing in the political process and Aristotle's political and ethical considerations are evaluated as a means of understanding Stanton's actions and his inner turmoil. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Elia Kazan's 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
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A 4 page analysis of Kazan's movie (based on Tennessee Williams' play) which discusses the probability, plausibility, and consistency of their actions in regards to the individual characteristics assigned to them. The paper also provides references to how the actors hired helped establish the characters' roles. No additional sources cited.
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A Formalism Approach to “Titanic”
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This 5 page report discusses the movie “Titanic” and interprets its major themes from the formalism approach. Literary formalism virtually always encompasses stories of epic proportions and certainly the story of Jack and Rose, situated against the background of one of the modern world’s most dramatic disasters, serves as an example of such. From the perspective of formalism, it is important to interpret James Cameron’s blockbuster movie “Titanic” as an exercise in both symbology for great passion and romance, as well as an understanding of the hero’s (or heroine’s) epic journey in self-discovery and personal awareness and understanding of the world in which he or she exists. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Analysis of Titanic
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This 5 page paper discusses the 1998 film Titanic, primarily in terms of the role camera angles played in reinforcing scenes. One scene is analyzed in detail and the entire film is briefly discussed as well. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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The Titanic
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A 3 page film synopsis of James Cameron's landmark 1998 film. The paper provides a basic outline of the plot, as well as pointing out its major historical and philosophical points. No additional sources cited.
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Titanic (1997) Analyzed
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This 5 page argumentative research paper examines James Cameron's 1997 epic, Titanic. Specifically discussed are what made the latest retelling of the 1912 disaster such a huge hit, while the earlier films, though respectable in their own right, seem to have fallen short in comparison. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Citizen Kane / Film Production Analysis
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A 9 page discussion of camera, angle, use of time, characterization, and various other key production elements in the film 'Citizen Kane.' One additional source is cited and listed as a bibliographic reference.
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Existentialism In Film Analyzed
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This 10 page research paper examines the way in which the popular twentieth-century philosophy, existentialism, and its preoccupation with the human condition was explored in world cinema. Specifically discussed are Akira Kurosawa's 1952 film, Ikiru, and Ingmar Bergman's 1957 film, Wild Strawberries. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Igmar Bergman's 'Persona' & Existentialism
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Approximately 17 pages detailing the presence and role played by existentialism in Igmar Bergman's 'Persona.' Included background discussion of Bergman's life & other works as well. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Existper.wps

The Story of Pocahontas: Matoaka or a Cartoon Character
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This 6 page report discusses the legend of Pocahontas (real name “Matoaka”) and compares the Disney animated movie version of it and her actual story. Was Pocahontas a brave young women who defied her father to save the life of the foreigner chief John Smith? Or is the story simply a myth, given new credence by the Disney Corporation that serves only to strengthen white Americans’ simplistic perception of good Indians and bad Indians? How has history been modified to make it more palatable as “entertainment”? Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Film Analysis / Hamburger Hill - An Accurate Depiction of War In Vietnam?
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A 5 page paper discussing the film in relation to the reality of actual events. Reviewers found several production mistakes within the film and labeled the acting as lacking, but many vets still refer people to the film rather than to answer questions in detail, even 30 years after the fact. The difficulty rests in knowing that it depicts reality far too faithfully so that many vets cannot bear to watch it, and those who were present direct questioning people to the film, thereby repelling unwelcome questions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Historical Accuracy Of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now / A Modernist View Of The Reality Of The Vietnam War
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This 8 page paper considers the issue of the historical accuracy of the depiction of the Vietnam War era as a whole as well as specific events presented in the film Apocalypse Now. Though critics have argued that the film presents one of the most emotionally and socially accurate views of the Vietnam War, and even though the film also presents some historical context which is factual, it can be argued that the actual events of the film do not appear to have a substantive base in historical factuality. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The Vietnam War - as Told to Movie Audiences - 'Coming Home,' 'Good Morning Vietnam' and 'Born on the 4th of July'
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This 7 page report discusses three Vietnam War movies in the context of their symbology and the ways in which they represent the attitudes of Americans directly involved in the war and those presenting their cinemagraphic viewpoints of a war that did not have the simplistic good guy against bad guy scenario. By the late 1980s, both television and movie producers had become willing to consider Vietnam as a useful and marketable topic. Ironically, and more than probably - accidentally, America's artistic involvement in Vietnam has mimicked its military presence there. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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'The Real Malcolm X': TV Presentation
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the presentation of the movie 'The Real Malcolm X,' which was a CBS television program designed to investigate who Malcolm X was, what he stood for, and what he represented to many citizens of the country, if not the world. The paper examines how the movie presented Malcolm X, how they portrayed the Nation of Islam, and how the movie generally addressed all the issues that were of importance to Malcolm X and his followers. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
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Film Analysis / 'Homicide'
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A 6 page analytical discussion of the film 'Homicide' in which writer and director David Mamet explores the emotional struggle of a detective who, in addition to fighting crime, must confront the reality of his own 'Jewishness.' Several examples of Mamet's use of symbolism are presented as well. Bibliography lists 2 supporting sources.
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'The Trial' / The Movie
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A 5 page study of Orson Welles' film based on Kafka's famous novel. Special attention is given to the relationship between sexuality, impotence, and power. No bibliography.
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Francis Ford Coppola's 'Apocalypse Now'
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5 pages in length, this essay examines the influence of Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness', Friedrich Nietzsche's 'The Birth of Tragedy', and Sir James Frazer's 'The Golden Bough' on Francis Ford Coppola's film 'Apocalypse Now'. Outlined are the many parallels between 'Heart of Darkness' and 'Apocalypse Now'. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: LCApocNw.doc

Heart of Darkness & Apocalypse Now / Comparison and Contrast
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In 7 pages, the author discusses compares and contrasts 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad, and 'Apocalypse Now,' a movie loosely based on the novel. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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'Star Wars' & the Concept of the ‘Hero's Journey' Analyzed
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This 8 page research paper examines the 1977 film Star Wars in terms of the literary application of the so-called ‘hero's journey.' Specifically discussed are the origins of the hero's journey, originally defined by Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey, and further explored in Joseph Campbell's The Hero With a Thousand Faces, and determines how George Lucas employed this theme through the character of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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The Meaning of 'Psy Fi'
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This 5 page report discusses the fundamentals of science fiction or “Psy Fi.” Using examples from H.G. Wells, Franz Werfel, and Richard Matheson, the writer shows how certain ingedients are fundamental in the development or history of the psy fi genre. All psy-fi classics have evolved around characters who find themselves in a situation where they have one foot in the future and one in the past. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Persian Gulf Crisis / A Fictional (Film) Account
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This 5 page report creatively discusses the possibility a fictional film about the Persian Gulf War entitled 'Forty-Three Days Later.' The writer creates a movie to illustrate the overriding technological superiority of the U.S. military and the bloodless means of devastation modern warfare is able to create. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Basic Film Review / Chaplin's 'Modern Times'
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A 2 page review of the film 'Modern Times' starring Charlie Chaplin. The writer discusses the movie in the context of it being one that takes a stand against many issues (while satirizing the industrial system) and reflects the tensions of America during the latter years of the Great Depression. No Bibliography.
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Identity Crisis in Fight Club
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The movie Fight Club is a study in the psychological underpinnings behind the amount of violence or pain, internal or external, a person will endure when trying to find a sense of identity within himself. Fight Club takes a group of people looking for their identities. They may be searching for identities to get over personal crises in their lives, but they will fail to find what they are looking for, in a true sense. Through its characters, the film epitomizes the psychological issues surrounding identity crises as they relate to issues such as trust vs. mistrust, autonomy vs. shame, intimacy vs. isolation, and integrity vs. despair. Bibliography lists 7 sources. JVfiteclu.rtf
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The Birds / Nature's Retribution
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A 5 page paper discussing the movie 'The Birds,' by Alfred Hitchcock. This movie, like most of Hitchcock's presents many disturbing images that seem to be aimed at some deviant behavior on the part of the characters. In 'The Birds' this deviant behavior is essentially the evil of man and his ignorance, and abuse, of nature. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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How Pip Confuses Appearance For Reality in David Lean’s Film Adaptation of 'Great Expectations'
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A 5 page paper which considers how appearances are confused with reality by the main character of Pip in David Lean’s 1946 adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel, Great Expectations. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: TGgr8ex.rtf

Film vs. Prose: Cheever’s “The Swimmer”
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A five page paper comparing John Cheever’s short story with the 1968 Frank Perry film made from it. The paper concludes that the film suffers from an inability to transfer an interior work into a visual medium. No additional sources.
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Bram Stoker's Dracula and F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the film Nosferatu, with Stoker's novel Dracula, on which it is based. Mood, themes, plot and characterization are discussed as well as each work's contribution to the proliferation of the vampire myth. No additional sources cited.
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Family Survival in “To Live” and “Eat Drink Man Woman”
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This paper compares and contrasts the two films in terms of the favorable family aspects depicted in the films, the different ways the families are destroyed or threatened, the different styles of expressing intimacy and death, and the different ways of suggesting there is hope for the traditional family. Bibliography lists 4 sources. JVChinaf.rtf
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The Edge: Man Against Nature
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A 7-page review of The Edge, Lee Tamahori’s 1997 film, written by David Mamet and released by 20th Century Fox. Although the film promotes the man against man argument, that is a subtheme of man versus himself. The paper posits that Bob is the alter ego of Charles and that the authors use symbolism like wilderness, bear and rabbit to provide challenges so that a new Charles can emerge. Bibliography lists 7 sources. JVTheEdg.rtf.
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I Know Where the Caged Bird Sings: Comparison Between the Novel and the Movie
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This 5 page paper provides a comparison between Maya Angelou's novel and the television movie that was based on her book. This paper outlines some of the major differences between the text of the book and the elements of the movie and determines the benefits/weaknesses as a result of these changes. No additional sources cited.
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Jack: 21 Grams of MPD
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Paper posits that 21 Grams is a metaphor for saving Jack from multiple personality disorder (MPD), thereby saving his soul. How Jack is saved is by killing off his other souls (destroying others) with his Jesus truck (faith). Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Examination of Three Historic Films
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A 10 page paper in which cinematic questions are answered in relationship to three historic films. "Birth of a Nation" demonstrates how editing creates tension and arouses the viewer’s emotions. "Citizen Kane" looks at the "continuity" of reality in film. Film styles, techniques, and theories are examined in "Casablanca." No reference sources listed.
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"The Joy Luck Club": The Movie and the Book
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A 6 page paper which discusses the differences between the movie and the book "The Joy Luck Club" written by Amy Tan. The paper discusses how Hollywood often has a way of playing up the spectacular aspects of the United States, while playing down the immigrants who came here. Hollywood often portrays all other countries, from which the immigrants come, as something horrible that should be escaped from. And, while the movie and the book being discussed are incredibly close, there are aspect which illustrate this condition of Hollywood portrayals. No additional sources cited.
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A COMPARISON/CONTRAST OF PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND BRIDGET JONES DIARY
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This 6 page paper discusses the similarities between Jane Austen's book, Pride and Prejudice and Helen Fieldings book, Bridget Jones Diary. Examples, quotes included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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A Hierarchical Analysis of Television
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This 15 page paper puts television programming into a hierarchy by genre. Various issues are discussed inclusive of race and class. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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