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

Gender Roles In Schlesinger's 'An Eye for an Eye'
A 5 page paper discussing the gender roles demonstrated in the 1995 John Schlesinger movie 'Eye for an Eye' starring Sally Field, Ed Harris, and Keifer Sutherland. No bibliography.
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Post-Modernism In 'Natural Born Killers'
This 7 page paper explores how director Oliver Stone and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino used post-modernism in the 1994 film, "Natural Born Killers." Bibliography lists 4+ sources.
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Primary Colors / Politics In The Movies And Books
A 6 page examination of the effects of such popular works as 'Primary Colors' on the role of politics in this country. Presents the dilemma of sorting reality from fiction in books, in movies and in politics in general Bibliography lists 6...
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Primary Colors and Aristotle's Politics
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...
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Film vs. Literature -- As You Like It vs. A Modern Romantic Comedy
A 4 page paper comparing the heroines of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" and the 1996 movie "While You Were Sleeping." The writer is particularly concerned with characterization, theme, and plot structure-- looking for similarities and difference...
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Laurence Olivier's and Kenneth Branagh's Film Versions of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'
A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts Laurence Olivier's 1948 film version of William Shakespeare's most famous play, Hamlet, with Kenneth Branagh's 1996 interpretation, specifically considering the soliloquies, and their importance to the...
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Film 'Se7en' Analyzed
A 6 page paper examining the cultural-historical background (visual text) and formal features of the 1995 film, Se7en (or Seven), to determine their distinction, how they stand out from other films of its kind, and how they relate to the meaning of...
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Romeo & Juliet Films / 1968 vs. 1996
A 6 page comparison of Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film production of Romeo and Juliet with the 1996 version directed and produced by Baz Luhrmann. It concludes that Luhrmann's version, despite its faithful Shakespearean dialogue, is so far removed...
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Shakespeare for the 90s? Oliver Parker's Othello
A 6 page review of the latest movie version of Othello, starring Laurence Fishburne as Othello and Kenneth Branagh as Othello. The paper notes that Parker cut and altered much of Shakespeare's dialogue and changed the very slant of the film in a...
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Howard Hawk & His Contribution to Cinema
A 10 page paper which examines American film director Howard Hawks' contribution to cinema by focusing on his most famous 'screwball' comedies, "Twentieth Century" (1934), "Bringing up Baby" (1938), "His Girl Friday" (1940) and "Ball of Fire" (1941).
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Production Analysis / His Girl Friday
A 5 page paper that provides an overview of His Girl Friday, produced by Howard Hawks during the first half of the 20th century. The writer demonstrates the way in which the characters addressed the main conflicts and their goals through out the...
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The China Syndrome vs. Dr. Strangelove / Fear & Burlesque
A 6 page analysis of these two films, directed by James Bridges and Stanley Kubrick respectively. The paper looks at the very different ways fear of technology is handled in these two movies, and concludes that while both movies show that technology...
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David Lynch's Film Version of "Twin Peaks" / Analyzed
This 5 page research paper examines how David Lynch's big-screen 'prequel' to the cult 1990-91 television series, Twin Peaks -- Fire Walk With Me (1992) combines film and television genres and how the traditions are disrupted. Specifically...
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Memory & Loss Evoked by Photographic Images in 'La Jetee' (1962)
A 5 page paper which examines a sequence comprised of still photographs used by Chris Marker to make the 1962 film, 'La Jetee,' and how each evokes ideas of memories and loss to determine in what way each medium is capable of dealing with such...
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'Edward Scissorhands' & The Handicapped
A 5 page paper discussing the attention paid to the issue of prejudices and attitudes on relationship to disabilities and handicaps. Edward Scissorhands was different from others therefore making him strange and considerably disabled in the eyes of...
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