Avant-Garde's Visual Arts Roots
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An 8 page paper discussing avant-garde film's grounding in the visual arts rather than in the traditions of narrative cinema. Without question, the process of filmmaking remains the same between the two categories, but each has very different points of focus from which they originate. Casual movie-goers expect to be told a story when they set out to view a film made from the narrative perspective, but the aficionados of avant-garde understand that, while a story may be integrated in the work they are about to view, the primary point of focus is that of visual art analogous to that which can be found in any art gallery featuring work in serial progression. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: Avantg.wps

Awakenings (1990) / Robert De Niro
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In 2 pages, the author analyzes Robert De Niro's acting skill in "Awakenings" (19990). The style and effect of his performance are noted as well as what makes him believable. The question of whether his delivery is effective and convincing is answered, as well as whether he uses formalistic technique or method acting. Examples are given. No sources cited.
Filename: PCawaked.doc

Babel
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A 4 page paper which examines the significance of the relationship between Chieko and the police detectives in the film Babel. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: RAbabel1.rtf

Banned in East German
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A 7 page research paper/essay that looks at 2 East German films that were banned in the 1960s: Carla (Karla), directed by Hermann Zschoche in 1966 and Born in '45 (Jahrgang '45), directed by Jurgen Bottcher also in 1966. This examination of these two films looks specifically at why these two films were targeted for censorship. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khbaneg.rtf

Basic Film Review / 'Grapes of Wrath'
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A 1- page review of the movie GRAPES OF WRATH. The writer examines the value of this classic and its courageous political statement.
Filename: Grapefil.wps

Basic Film Review / "Stagecoach"
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A 1-page essay reviewing the movie STAGECOACH. The writer examines the film's value as both a classic western and a social commentary.
Filename: Stagecoa.wps

Basic Film Review / Charlie Chaplin's 'The Gold Rush'
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A one-page paper that reviews the movie THE GOLD RUSH. The writer examines what is considered one of Chaplin's greatest films of all time.
Filename: Goldrush.wps

Basic Film Review / Hamlet / The Film
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A 2 page essay on this movie starring Mel Gibson. The writer gives a personal response and feeling for the film.
Filename: Hamlet4.wps

Basic Film Review / Robin Hood / Prince of Thieves
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A 1 page essay on this movie starring Kevon Costner. The writer gives a personal response and feeling for the film.
Filename: Hood.wps

Batman and Joker -- Different Sides of the Same Coin?
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This 7 page report discusses the 1989 blockbuster movie “Batman” starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson. However, this report compares the actual characters of Batman and the Joker and considers the ways in which they are actually very similar, even though one is evil and the other is good. What should also be considered are the many ways in which Batman and The Joker are similar in terms of their own attitudes regarding autonomy and their personal motivations involving retribution and justice. The audience sees numerous circumstances in which it is possible to see what each character thinks regarding wealth, culture, art, and the rest of society, in general. No secondary sources.
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Battle Scenes: Saving Private Ryan and The Return of the King
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A 3 page paper which examines the significance of battle scenes in the films Saving Private Ryan and The Return of the King. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Beethoven/Immortal Beloved
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A 4 page discussion of the 1994 film Immortal Beloved (directed by Bernard Rose for Columbia Pictures), which speculates on the personal life of composer Ludwig van Beethoven. The primary focus of the paper however is on two scenes from the film, one that features Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and another which features the "Ode to Joy." The writer offers a brief musical analysis of both works within the context of the film. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khbeeimb.rtf

Being a Man in the 1999 Film Boys Don’t Cry
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In five pages this paper discusses how this film’s theme of how masculine identity is defined can be applied to courses in public health and psychology. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGbdchealth.rtf

Benigni's 'Life is Beautiful'
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A five page review of Roberto Benigni's 1998 film about the Holocaust. The review analyzes the wide variation in critical response to the film, and concludes that it affirms a message popular audiences need to hear: that life has meaning, and love prevails. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: KBbeauti.rtf

Bergman’s “The Seventh Seal” as Play, Screenplay, Film
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A five page paper looking at the way the concept for Ingmar Bergman’s classic film grew from a series of monologues originally envisioned as a training vehicle for a children’s acting class to one of the most haunting philosophical films ever made. The paper focuses on the way Bergman used the personification of Death -- not present in the original play -- to illuminate the meaning of human life on earth. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: KBseal.wps

Best Foreign Film of 1950 -- Roshomon
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This 5 page report discusses Akira Kurosawa's movie "Roshomon" and gives a summary of the movie and the reasons it has remained a compelling film even after nearly fifty years.
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Best Foreign Film of 1980 -- “Moskva Slezam ne Verit ”
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This 14 page report discusses “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears” the winner of the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Film in 1980. The movie presents the sort of tale that has been told for centuries. A small town girl goes to the big city, gets pregnant, is all alone in the world, has her baby and struggles on, only to fall in love with yet another man who treats her like garbage. Her’s is the major story despite the fact that two other young women also have their stories told in the movie. The movie is also compared to a similar but much less impressive American movie -- “Where the Heart Is.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWmoscow.rtf

Bette Davis & American Culture
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A 7 page research paper that examines several of the roles portrayed by actress Bette Davis. In a society that practically worshiped females in traditional roles as wives and mothers, who were always devoted and selfless, Bette Davis offered an alternative paradigm, a career woman who placed her own agenda, her needs and desires, above all else. In pursing these roles, Davis helped American society to accept the notion that some women could follow a different drummer, one with an aggressive beat. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khbette.rtf

Bill Lumbergh, the World’s Worst Manager
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This 3 page paper discusses why Bill Lumbergh, a character in the film “Office Space,” may well be the world’s worst manager as well as its most ineffective leader. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVLumbrg.rtf

Birth of a Nation & The Battleship Potemkin
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A 4 page research paper that examines American director D. W. Griffith's 1915 film Birth of a Nation and Russian director Sergei Eisenstein's 1924 film The Battleship Potemkin, which depict crucial periods during their respective nations' histories. The writer argues that these films rationalize the social and political status quo in each of the director's countries at the time the films were produced. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khboanbp.rtf

Birth of a Nation/Cinematic History
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A 3 page research paper that discusses The Birth of a Nation (1915, directed by D.W. Griffith for Epoch; screenplay by D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods and Thomas Dixon), which is a landmark film in cinematic history as it was the first important feature-length film, which had a tremendous impact on the nascent industry, as it changed the demographic makeup of film audiences (The Birth of a Nation, 1995). Up to this time, films were generally considered to be a working-class entertainment, but Birth of a Nation opened cinema to a much wider audience, one that had previously preferred only the legitimate theatre (The Birth of a Nation, 1995). Nevertheless, considering Birth of a Nation is also problematic due to this film’s overt racism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khboanch.rtf

Birth of a Nation/Racism in 2 Scenes
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A 3 page essay that discusses this film. Director D.W. Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation” (1915) debuted as “The Clansman” in California, but was retitled for the world premier in New York three months later (Dirks). While this film is acknowledged to be a cinematic masterpiece by the American Film Institute, it is also recognized as being overly racist in content, as it glorifies and justifies the brutal vigilantism of the Ku Klux Klan during the Reconstruction era (Dirks). The following examination looks at the issue of racism in “The Birth of a Nation” in 2 scenes. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Black Aesthetic Theory and the Film “Chameleon Street”
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This is a 5 page paper discussing the discourse used in terms of black aesthetic theory in the film “Chameleon Street” directed by Wendell B. Harris Jr. Unlike the other films released during the early 1990s by other African-American directors who demonstrated the black urban “other” aspects of black critical theory, Harris’ portrayal of con man Douglas Street whose adaptable persona came to be recognized as the inner African-American psyche in today’s society. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TJChame1.rtf

Black Identity and Representation of Blacks in the Film “Gone With the Wind”
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A 4 page paper which examines how blacks are portrayed in the 1939 motion picture epic. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGblackgw.rtf

Blacks in Cinema/Jazz Singer & Gone With the Wind
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A 5 page research paper that looks at The Jazz Singer and Gone With the Wind as pivotal films in cinematic history for black actors. The writer discusses also how these films relate to nineteenth century minstrel troupes and the mythos that was used as rationalization for black subjugation. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Blade Runner & Total Recall
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Two very similar comparisons between the movies Blade Runner and Total Recall (some focus on technology and similarities between the two films). One is 2 pages in length and the other is 3 (5pg total). No Bibliography.
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Blade Runner - the movie
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(5pp) Blade Runner", based loosely on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is considered the archetypical cyberpunk movie. Few other movies have matched it; some that are considered cyberpunk or marginally so are Alien and its sequels, Freejack. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBblrun.doc.

Blade Runner -- A Possible Society ?
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10 pages in length. An evaluative analysis of technology, society, and freedoms as presented in the film "Blade Runner." The 'right to happiness' is mentioned as a key issue. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Bladerun.wps

Blade Runner and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? -- Literature Into Film
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This 6 page report discusses Blade Runner, the 1982 Ridley Scott movie starring Harrison Ford and Philip Dick’s 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? which “inspired” the movie. Looking at the difficulties of translating literature into film, this report discusses the fact that Blade Runner actually enunciates the ideology of the text rather than simply telling the same story. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWrunner.rtf

Blockbuster Movies And Independent Films: Compare/Contrast
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6 pages in length. Blockbuster movies may draw in millions upon millions of revenue dollars over and above their independent - or Indie - counterparts, but that is not because they are intrinsically better in quality, plot or underlying message; rather, it only reflects the manner by which blockbusters conform to cookie-cutter expectations of a myopic audience that refuses to push the envelope or go beyond its comfort zone. Indies, on the other hand, take up where blockbusters leave off and fill in the blanks that ultimately render these films as having substance, value and a connection to real life. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCIndieFilms.rtf

Blood In, Blood Out
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This 3 page paper considers the characters in the film “Blood In, Blood Out” and argues that Merton’s theory of the “American dream” and Shaw and MacKay’s theory of “zones of transition” are the best tools to use to describe their lives as shown in the film. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Boiler Room -- Ben Younger Movie Starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Ben Affleck
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This 7 page report discusses the 2000 movie directed and written by Ben Younger and the issues it addresses such as greed, fathers and son, corporate malfeasance, and corruption. No sources listed.
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Bondage of Bond by the female protagonists: a comparison of the deadliest sex of them all from Rosa Klebb to Elektra King
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This 5 page paper looks at the character of Elektra King in the James Bond film “The World is Not Enough” with a comparison to other female agents and protagonists that Bond has had to face. The writer considered how these have changed in line with societal stereotypes and analyses the symbolic nature of Bonds role within the sexual capacity of those women's lives and asking whether by their actions he is a threat to their sexuality and therefore seek to symbolically neuter him. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEbondwm.rtf

Bonnie and Clyde (1967 movie): Cultural Impacts
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(7 pp) Few if any art pieces that survive are made in a vacuum. What that means is that somehow something was going on in the country or the culture, which caused the appeal of Bonnie and Clyde? This discussion will look at the historical period of the movie itself, and the historical period of the time in which it was shown to make some conclusions. Our thesis statement for this paper is that there are numerous overlays of attitude - hope and despair-- between the Great Depression and the late sixties, which reinforced the appeal of this movie. Bibliography lists 4 sources + 1932, 1934 poetry by Bonnie Parker. Bonnie Parker.
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Book Review / Bazin's 'What is Cinema'
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A 4 page paper discussing the book, 'What is Cinema,' by Andre Bazin. Bazin was, and is, a man who loves movies and this is very apparent throughout these essays of his. He has a very unique sense of understanding when it comes to movies and his passion for these movies is illustrated very well. Essentially the book provides a great look into the various aspects of movies that we often overlook. No additional sources cited.
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Book Review / Eisenstein's 'Film Form'
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A 4 page paper discussing the development of argument as presented by Sergei Eisenstein in his book, 'Film Form.' Most, if not all, of his ideas were incredibly creative and he often argued for many essential changes based on his own creative insights. Detailed are his arguments involving sound as well as methods of interpretation in regards to filmmaking. No additional sources cited.
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Border Cinema
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A 10 page research paper that examines how certain films, specifically those dealing with depictions of the Mexican/American border, determine how we feel concerning national identity. The writer argues that the genre of cinema known as "border films" reflects an ambiguous perception of American national identity that varies between presenting the social dangers associated with the Mexican-American border as being simultaneously something to protect American society against, and also, as something that is inherently evil in the American culture. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Borderline Personality Disorder and Fatal Attraction
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and applies it to an understanding of the character Alex in Fatal Attraction. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHBPDPsy.rtf

Born on the Fourth of July
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A 5 page research paper/essay that discusses “Born on the Fourth of July” (1989, directed by Oliver Stone for Universal), which is a film based on the autobiography of Vietnam War veterans Ron Kovic. The film focuses on Kovic and his experiences as a paraplegic, due to his war injuries, but it also encompasses the lives of his family and friends, revealing their motivations, preferences, actions and values. These factors direct and influence the ways in which each character in the film demonstrates a personal conception of social responsibility. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khbon4.rtf

Bowling for Columbine
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A 4 page analysis of Michael Moore's 2003 documentary Bowling for Columbine addresses the gun culture in the US. The writer examines the rhetorical arguments and strategies used by Moore, as well as the director's main purpose. The writer argues that Moore's central premise is that the country's gun culture is unwarranted and that this culture is behind the perpetration of atrocities such as Columbine. His point is that an armed nation is unnecessary and dangerous. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Bowling for Columbine & Culture of Fear
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A 4 page essay that discusses gun control issues. Filmmaker Michael Moore in Bowling for Columbine and author Barry Glassner in Culture of Fear (1999) take the stance that the American culture exits within an unrealistic climate fear due to the sensationalism of media coverage, which is designed to attract attention, and not necessarily represent the reality of contemporary US society. Both Moore and Glassner support this position, and Moore uses it to argue for gun control. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khbfc.rtf

Bowling For Columbine & Marx, Durkheim & Weber
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An 8 page research paper/essay that analyzes Michael Moore's 2003 film Bowling for Columbine from the sociological perspective of Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber. The writer briefly states the philosophy of each man and then applies this to analysis of the film. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Branding Plan for WVLT-TV
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A 5 page paper discussing characteristics of the viewing area of this mid-market television station and ways that the station can increase its standing in the local area. Located in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, WVLT is the perennial “also ran” in broadcast television in East Tennessee. It is a network (CBS) affiliate, but its local efforts fall short of those of the leading station in the market, the local NBC affiliate. The paper recommends that WVLT begin increasing community awareness of the station right away while simultaneously selecting a general theme as focus for greatly increased community involvement. No sources listed.
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Breakdown by Florence King
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A 3 page paper which Discusses the essay Breakdown by Florence King. The paper argues that King is likely too hard in this essay and making points that are not necessarily very valid. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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Brian DePalma / 'Auteur' Director
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A 5 page paper which explores the auteristic techniques employed by director Brian DePalma that have become his trademark. Three DePalma films are examined -- Casualties of War, Scarface and The Untouchables. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Bdepalma.wps