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

Michael Mann's Movie Adaptation Of "The Last Of The Mohicans"
5 pages in length. The 1992 movie version of James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans" was directed by Michael Mann and starred Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Steven Waddington, Russell Means and Eric Schweig. As an epic about human...
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Orson Welles' "The Trial": The Labyrinth
A 5 page paper which analyzes the labyrinth in Orson Welles' "The Trial." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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A Review of the Movie "A Long Kiss Goodnight"
A 6 page discussion of the 1996 movie, "A Long Kiss Goodnight". Scripted by Shane Black, directed by Renny Harlin, and starring Genna Davis and Samuel L. Jackson this movie is a fast-paced action thriller with little societal value. Outlines the...
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Truman Capote's "Breakfast At Tiffany's" And Billy Wilder's "Sunset Boulevard": Women, Film And Feminism
6 pages in length. When assessing the impact that film has had upon the women's movement, it is not difficult to name at least a dozen examples off the top of one's head; indeed, the power of women is the primary focus of myriad films. Two in...
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"Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Sunset Boulevard": The Portrayal of Women
A 6 page review of these classic movies. Outlines the plot and points our both commonalties and contrasts between the lead female characters in each. Concludes that while each is desperately trying to control their own societal circumstance, it is...
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Views on Individualism
A 5 page summation and analysis of Ridley Scott's movie Blade Runner (1982) and novelist Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962). The writer argues that there are similarities in their thematic material, particularly individualism. No...
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The Importance of the Influence of John Coltrane
A six page paper which looks at the life and career of the influential jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, showing how his conversion to Islam and the spiritual quest which formed a major element of the rest of his life provided the basis for his...
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Rap Music: Destructive or Constructive
A 3 page paper which discusses whether rap music, and rap music videos, produce destructive or constructive effects. The paper argues that, overall, rap music and rap music videos, though potentially very positive in their effects, are perceived...
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The Graduate and Rushmore Compared
This 5 page paper looks at these two coming of age films made in different eras. Similarities and differences are noted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Women in Film
An 8 page paper discussing women's roles and status in film as an overview. This is a general paper, but it specifically addresses "The Piano," "Educating Rita," "Annie Hall" and "My Brilliant Career." It concludes that while weak...
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Friedrich Nietzsche, Gay Science and Groundhog Day
This 7 page paper considers Nietzsche's idea of eternal repetition and compares this to the film staring Bill Murray. The paper answers specific questions posed by the student on how we may see parallels and between these two works with the use of...
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Symphonic Form in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
A 9 page paper discussing the structure of the first movement. The paper discusses the structure of the Exposition, Development and Recapitulation and the devices Beethoven used to move between sections so skillfully that transitions are not...
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Death and the Maiden
(5 pp) Death and the Maiden is 1995 film staring Weaver and Kinsley played to mixed reviews and is being used to discuss philosophy is this paper.
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"Manchurian Candidate" and "Libation Bearers"
A 5 page paper which discusses the parallels the film "Manchurian Candidate" and Aeschylus' "Libation Bearers" of the fifth century. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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Violence In The Films Of Luis Bunuel
This 10 page paper argues that violence in the films chien andalou and 'L'Age d'Or, are a depiction of the surrealistic mode of thought as well as a reflection of Bunuel's own brand of social commentary. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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