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Revolutionary Elements in American and Russian Theatre, 1880
A twenty-page paper which looks at the work of selected Russian and American dramatists during the period 1880 to 1980, and assesses the ways in which their work, both in terms of form and content, afforded a revolutionary perspective on the...
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"American Beauty": Dysfunctional Marriage
5 pages in length. Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening play Lester Burnham and Carolyn Burnham, a seemingly happily married couple in Sam Mendes' "American Beauty"
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Violence On American Television
8 pages in length. Twenty years ago, the level of violence that exists today on American television would have caused an uproar of eminent proportions. However, the world became a different place throughout the latter part of the twentieth...
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Glengary Glen Ross.
(5 pp). This 1992 movie is an adaptation of David
Mamet's Pulitizer Prize winning drama of almost
the same name. It is an intense story of real
estate potential and sales, after the end of
President Reagan's administration. Times are...
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The Green Mile - A Review.
(5 pp) . If you are not a Stephen King fan, and
see his name in the credits, buck up -take a few
courage pills, with your popcorn, and go to see
the movie anyway. . The setting of a Louisiana
prison in the days of striped suits and chain...
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Differences in Style of Movie Directors Vincente Minnelli and
Stanley Donen
This 10 page report discusses two of Hollywood
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Broadway Musicals: Just Entertainment?
(6 pp) Is Musical Theater just entertainment? Not
always, South Pacific , Porgy and Bess , The
Wizard of Oz , and Hair all made political
statements as well. These historical plays are
discussed in light of entertainment and politics.
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6 pages in length. The struggle to achieve; the desire to be accepted; the will to continue forward even when all previous efforts have manifested in failure
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Sam Fuller: Maverick Film Director
(5 pp) "Fuller says that film is all about
emotion," says Adam Simon (1996) "And Sam taught
me if you're not willing to walk away rather than
not do it the way it's supposed to be done then
you'll never do it right." So claims the...
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Narratives and the Fundamental Shape of History.
(5 pp) This tutorial uses five films to examine
the use of narrative in history: Kurosawa's
Rashomon, Lang's Kriemheld's Revenge, Pudovkin's
The End of St. Petersburg, Pontecorvo's The Battle
of Algiers, and the Bunuel and Dali work, Un...
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Thomas Edison's Experience in the Motion Picture Business
This 10 page paper takes a look at this infamous inventor's stint in the motion picture business. Edison's life and times are explored. Eastman's role is duly noted. A section on the MPPC is included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The Relevance Of Psychoanalysis To Feminist Film Theory
5 pages in length. The relevance of psychoanalysis to feminist film theory addresses the long-standing oppression women have experienced within patriarchal society. This notion is easily ascertained by analyzing the differences between and among...
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Female Spectatorship
5 pages in length. The overwhelming sense of maleness within the early film industry lends itself to the notion of female spectatorship. That men were in complete control of how a film was shot
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The Day of the Locust
This 3 page paper compares the filmed version with the original novel. The character Tod Hackett is the focus of discussion. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Laughter and Slapstick Comedy in the Movies:
The Great Race and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
(5 pp) What is it that makes us laugh? What
prompts us to think that something is even funny? Jackie Mason says
that Jerry Seinfield is funny because his humor
is 'founded on basic truth and universal subjects.'
Is stand-up comedy any...
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