Film papers

This paper looks at the issue of staged musicals and film and compares versions of two Broadway productions that have appeared also on film.

A review of the 1975 film "Hester Street".

A review of the movie "American Gigolo," directed by Paul Schrader.

A review of the novel "Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ," by Lew Wallace, and the related movie "Ben-Hur," directed by William Wyler.

The paper is an analysis of Eliza from the movie "My Fair Lady" and Maria, from "The Sound of Music" and examines how they are portrayed at the beginning of the films, how their characters develop, and the final depiction of the two women.

An analysis of the theme of loss of ego in the Chinese films "Not One Less" and "Happy Together".

Analyzes a 1989 movie "Why Bodhidharma has Left for the East: A Zen Fable" ("Dharmaga tongjoguro kan kkadalgun"), written and directed by Yong-Kyun Bae.

Reviews the 2002 film "Solaris", especially the issues it presents about ineffability of the God force, life and the ultimate fate of the human soul.

A review of the movie "Crash," directed by Paul Haggis, which examines racism in modern day Los Angeles and American society as a whole.

A review of the American remake of "The Office."

A comparison of the presentation of the conflict in Vietnam in three films - Ray Kellogg's "The Green Berets," Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" and Randall Wallace's "We Were Soldiers."

A comparison of Herman Hesse's "Siddhartha" novel and the movie based on the novel, directed by Conrad Rooks.

An analysis of the failed American dream of immigrant migration in Gregory Nava's film "El Norte".

A review of the fantasy film "Roman Holiday" directed by William Wyler.

This paper looks at the film "The Truman Show" directed by Peter Weir and focuses on the issue of reality.

An analysis of the theme of leadership and ethics in Michael Hoffman's film "The Emperor's Club".

A review of L. Braudy and M. Cohen's text "Film Theory and Criticism" and J. Monaco's text "How to Read a Film".

An examination of the portrayal of free will and individuality in the films, "The Matrix" and "Fight Club."

The paper examines the symbols in Witi Ihimaera's book "The Whale Rider" and also in Niki Caro's film "Whale Rider".

An analysis of the last scene of the film "Psycho".

Looks at the theme of haunting and ghosts in the writings of ethnic authors Toni Morrison, Leslie Marmon Silko and M. Night Shymalan.

An analysis of the film "All Quiet on the Western Front" directed by Delbert Mann.

This paper reviews the movie 'Sepico' directed by S. Lumet and discusses the issue of police corruption.

This paper discusses whether the movie 'O' demonstrates racism.

Looks at the film "Little Miss Sunshine" about a dysfunctional family on their way to Redondo Beach, California for the Little Miss Sunshine Beauty Pageant.

An examination of the life of Alfred Hitchock and the style that is evident throughout his films.

This paper looks at Alfred Hitchcock and the pre-feminist woman and provides an examination of the filmmaker's liberal attitude toward women.

This paper provides a comparison of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story".

A summary and review of the two volumes of "Movies and Methods" by Bill Nichols.

A film review and analysis of 'Pather Pancali' - a film by prolific Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray's.

An anlysis and review of the motion picture "Rain Man" (1988) directed by Barry Levinson.

Analysis of two films demonstrating sophisticated technology: "Swordfish", directed by Dominic Sena and "The Italian Job", directed by Gary Gray.

Analyzes the failures of protagonist Anakin Skywalker in George Lucas' "Star Wars" film trilogy.

An analysis of the Hong Kong film, "Kung Fu Hustle" (2005) directed by Stephen Chow.

This paper looks at phallic violence and female autonomy in the film "Thelma and Louise".

This paper examines what can be done to curtail gang activity in the U.S.

An examination of the leadership qualities of Admiral Nelson and how they are portrayed through the film "Twelve O'Clock High" with Gregory Peck.

A critical analysis of the movie "Sicko" by Michael Moore.

A comparison of the choices made by the protagonist, Claudia MacTeer, in Toni Morrison's novel "The Bluest Eye" and the protagonist, Lester Burnham, in Sam Mendes' film "American Beauty".

An analysis of liberation theology as depicted in the film "Men with Guns".

A look at how personal and public histories intersect in the film "Good-Bye Lenin".

An analysis of how the public's perception of New York City was affected by three movies: Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets", Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" and Woody Allen's "Annie Hall".

An analysis of Annette Hill's views on reality television as described in her book, "Reality TV: Audiences and Popular Factual Television."

An examination of the background and aspects of conduct of Operation Condor, as well as how films discuss the suffering of families affected by it.

This paper discusses being black in America through the eyes of Spike Lee in his film "Do the Right Thing" and Richard White in his novel "Native Son".

A discussion of the film "A Beautiful Mind", directed by Ron Howard, and its story of mental illness.

A technical analysis of Harmony Korine's film "Julien Donkey-Boy".

An analysis of the duty of journalists as depicted in the film "Under Fire".

An argument against the validity of the theories of Al Gore on global warming, as they are portrayed in his documentary, "The Inconvenient Truth."

A stylistic analysis of Martin Scorsese's movie "Mean Streets".

A comparison of the format and school preparation aims of the children's programs, "Sesame Street" and "Play School."

Discusses the theme of social justice in Richard Wright's 1958 classic "Native Son" and the 1985 Steven Spielberg film adaptation of Alice Walker's "The Color Purple".

An examination of the aspects of science in the 2007 film, "Transformers" directed by Michael Bay.

This paper examines films that convey the theme of escaping reality during the Great Depression.

A comparison of the films "Enter the Dragon" directed by Robert Clouse and "The Five Deadly Venoms" directed by Chang Che.

The paper discusses the film "Stand and Deliver", which details the problems of poor Chicano families in America.

Examines the films "Southern Comfort" and "Paris is Burning", which present a reconceptualization of family in gay and transgendered communities.

An examination and review of the story of Mark Zupan in the 2005 sports documentary, "Murderball," directed by Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro.

An analysis of the movie "Dances With Wolves", directed by Kevin Costner.

An analysis of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night's Dream" and Gary Winick's film "Thirteen Going on Thirty".

A rhetorical analysis of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth".

A look at the theme of social labeling in the movie "Once Were Warriors".

A film review of "O Brother, Where Art Thou" and a comparison of it to the book "The Odyssey" by Homer.

An exploration of Franco's censorship of foreign films and its success in communicating Franco's ideology.

An analysis of the themes of isolation and conformity in the films "The Matrix" by David Fincher and "Fight Club" by Larry and Andy Wachowski.

This paper examines Sam Peckinpah's film "The Wild Bunch" and maintains that reality shocks the traditional structure of the Western film.

A comparison of the themes of racial conflict in the films "Glory," directed by Edward Zwick, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," directed by Stanley Kramer and "Glory Road," directed by James Gartner.

A review of the 1946 film "My Darling Clementine".

An analysis of the contrast between the characters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri in Peter Shaffer's movie "Amadeus".

This paper looks at the issue of violence as discussed in the film 'Fight Club' directed by David Fincher and in the media at large.

A comparison between the violence in the movies "Bonnie and Clyde" and "Scarface".

This paper compares the issues of violence and redemption as they feature in the movies "The Patriot", directed by Roland Emmerich and "Revolution" directed by Hugh Hudson.

Analyzes the psychological case of Will Hunter as presented in the 1997 film "Good Will Hunting".

A review of the film " Raise the Red Lantern" directed by Zhang Yimou.

A review of the life of Scottish documentary film maker, John Grierson, the doyen of British and Canadian documentaries.

An analysis of the Simpson family in Matt Groening's animated show "The Simpsons".

A historical perspective of the Hanna Barbera organization, it's founders and contributions to the world of animation.

The paper is a summary and an overview of Walt Disney's short cartoon: "The Tortoise and the Hare" produced in 1935.

A review of the auto-ethnographical film, "She's A Boy I Knew."

An analysis of Fritz Lang's early 19th century propaganda film "Metropolis".

A film review of 'All Quiet on the Western Front", directed by Delbert Mann.

A look at the theories of Lawrence Kohlberg, Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson and Sigmund Freud in reference to the film "Bambi".

A review of the documentary on the human journey, "The Genographic Project" , sponsored by National Geographic and IBM.

A discussion on the effect of the director on the outcome of a film via a comparison of Franco Zeffirrelli and Kenneth Branagh's different adaptations of William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet."

An examination of the ways in which the portal inside John Malkovich changes the three main characters in the 1999 film, "Being John Malkovich," directed by Spike Jonze.

A comparison of the filmmaking styles of Robert J. Flaherty and Dziga Vertov.

An analysis of Stanley Kubrick's film "The Killing" as a prime example of the film noir genre.

An examination of the relationship of the two girls in the film, "Heavenly Creatures" by Peter Jackson.

This paper discusses the movie 'Runaway Jury', directed by Gary Fleder as it relates to the issue of integrative bargaining.

A review of the mastery of the movie "8 1/2" directed by Federico Fellini.

Presents the biography, style and films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet, a modern French filmmaker, born in 1953.

The paper examines the development and values of modern documentary film makers.

A review of the globalization and Americanization of Australian television.

Reviews Sofia Coppola's film "Marie Antoinette" in which the queen is portrayed as being socially and royally unsophisticated.

An analysis of the film "Le Chien Andalou" using Freud's psychoanalytic theory of subjectivity.

Looks at how Stanley Kubrick's film, "A Clockwork Orange" deploys aestheticized violence as a means of exploring not only social control, but also relations among men and women in society.

A review of the film "Maxed Out", directed by James Scurlock.

An analysis of the movie "Rear Window," directed by Alfred Hitchcock, focusing on character development and the use of voyeurism.

This paper looks at professor John Nash's struggle with schizophrenia, concentrating on the movie "A Beautiful Mind", directed by Ron Howard.

A review of the film "American Beauty" directed by Sam Mendes.