Academic papers on Music, Film, Television, Theater & Photography

Maltese Falcon/Classic Hollywood
A 7 page research paper/essay that analyzes this classic film. This critique looks at The Maltese Falcon (1941) as a film that features all of the characteristics of what defines a motion picture as following the classic Hollywood style model. First...
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"Teta I La Luna"
5 pages in length. At first glance, one might not readily associate Bigas Luna's Teta I La Luna with Catalan cultural identity, however, the comedy goes well beyond its farcical fa
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Historical Film Review of Spike Lee
A 3 page paper which examines how well the film actually depicts the historical events that took place during the civil rights leader
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Cultures in the Film "Remember the Titans"
A 3 page paper which examines the various cultures in the film "Remember the Titans." No sources cited.
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Bowling for Columbine & Culture of Fear
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...
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Cinema as Persuasion
This 2 page paper is a preliminary study for a longer paper exploring the influence of film on behavior. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Altman's View of "The Wizard of Oz"
This 5 page paper discusses how the classic film "The Wizard of Oz" fits Rick Altman's subgenre of the Fairytale Musical. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Altman on "Chicago"
This 5 page paper discusses the film "Chicago" and tries to categorize it using Rick Altman's guidelines to understanding film genres. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Glassner/Moore--Response to Postings
A 3 page rebuttal to statements made arguing in favor of the position taken by Barry Glassner in Culture of Fear and Michael Moore in Bowling for Columbine. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Bach Cantata 140/Wachet Auf, ruf uns die Stimme
A 7 page research paper that offers a detailed analysis of this cantata. This is one of Bach's best known and most beautiful cantatas. The writer, drawing on Machlis (1970), takes the cantata section by section, offering description and...
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Spike Lee Does the Right Thing
This 6 page paper discusses Spike Lee's film "Do the Right Thing," and the 'messages' (with regard to racism in particular) therein. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Bach/Invention 11, BWV 782
A 5 page research paper that discusses Bach's Inventions, in general, and then offers specifically an analysis of Invention 11 in G minor. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Persuasiveness of Cinema
A 7 page research paper that discusses the persuasive quality of visual images, focusing on film, but also discussing advertising and television images. This paper posits that film can influence behavior and that this influence can be either...
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Oliver Stone: Historical Revisionist/Filmatic Biographer In "Platoon" And "Born On The Fourth Of July"
6 pages in length. Meant more derogatorily than complimentary, Oliver Stone's reputation as an historical revisionist speaks to the writer/producer/director's tendency to rewrite history according to a less biased and more truthful depiction. ...
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Four Plays
This 4 page paper answers specific questions about four plays in relation to each other:
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