Film papers

Compares and contrasts William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, "Othello", to the modern-day film version.

Looks at the use of metaphors in Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film, "The Birds".

Examines how true to historic events Stanley Kubrick's 1960 film really was.

An assessment of racism in "Cimarron" (1931), "Birth of the Nation" (1915) and "Within Our Gates" (1920).

Discusses cultural and social expectations of dating rituals in "Notting Hill" and "The Bachelor".

Examines the life and career of movie director, writer and actor, Erich von Stroheim.

An overview of the life history and untimely death of this Hollywood starlet (1926-1962).

Explores Hunt Hoe's "Who is Albert Woo", "The Woman Warrior" (Hong Kingston) and the film "Double Happiness" (Mina Shum) to examine Asian identity in the west.

Analyzes and discusses Eric Valli's film which portrays the culture of the communities in the Himalayan region.

A textual analysis of this 1948 film on post-WWII Italy, directed by de Sica.

Examines themes of performance and confessions in the prologue and the tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's novel and compares the book with the documentary, "Madonna: Truth or Dare".

Discusses the similarities and differences between the movie, "Apocalypse Now" and the novel, "Heart of Novel".

Uses the 1968 film, "Isadora" to discuss the life of non-conforming dancer, Isadora Duncan.

Analyzes three movies by Hollywood director, Alfred Hitchcock.

Examines 'Film Noir' motifs in this film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Compares this film on schizonphrenia to the life of Nobel Prize winner John Forbes Nash.

Analysis of the movie "Wild Strawberries".

Explains the sociological concept of 'Structuration', using the 1998 film, "Smoke Signals".

Examines how this 1935 film was a perfect sequel to the first 1931 movie, "Frankenstein".

A review of the movie "I Am Sam" and a discussion on the importance of love.

A discussion of how Star Wars has created an entire sub-culture in American society.

An analysis of the film "A Clockwork Orange" by Stanley Kubrick.

A review of cinema from the 1960s, using five of the most memorable movies from the period.

An overview of the Indian film industry with focus on music and dance in these movies.

An interpretation of physical comedy in the movies of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

A review of the original play by Tennessee Williams, as compared to the movie productions which followed.

Examines and compares the issue of present-day racism in Colson Whitehead's novel "The Intuitionist" and the film, "Pleasantville".

A study of the images that Henry James uses to portray New York in his novel "Washington Square".

An analysis from a poetic perspective of Eminem & Dr. Dre's "Guilty Conscience."

Examines themes of oppression, ideology and spirituality in the film, "The Matrix".

An in-depth look at how American history was portrayed through the lenses of photographers such as Jacob Riis, Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans.

An analysis of the song "I'm Just a Girl who Can?t Say No," from the musical "Oklahoma!"

Draws similarities between the Rubik's cube and the way in which humor functions.

An analysis of Marshall McLuhan's essay "The Medium is the Message".

Reviews Michael Hoffman's film adaptation of William Shakespeare's, "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

An overview of this form of Japanese animation.

An analysis of this 1967 comedy on interracial issues.

Explores the themes of this 1967 movie, touching on how it compares with the 1988 version.

Looks at the history and creation of the Super Bowl.

A film review on Oliver Parker's adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Othello".

Reviews and explores how Neil Postman discusses the concept of "the medium is the message" in his book "Amusing Ourselves to Death".

A review of the film "Glory" .

An examination of the dark motives of Charles Foster Kane and Susan Alexander in Orsen Welles' "Citizen Kane".

A discussion of the techniques used by the Wachowski Brothers to produce the films "Bound" and "The Matrix."

Explores television's role in American Society and focuses on issues such as parent responsibility, government responsibility and censorship.

Analyzes three feature films to show how they epitomize the genre of film known as science fiction.

A review of Spike Lee's 1989 film "Do the Right Thing".

A review of some films from the Cold War era.

This is a short biography of actor, Anthony Quinn. It briefly reviews the relevant information about his life from birth until death.

The paper reviews the film "A Beautiful Mind" directed by Ron Howard, which focuses on the life of schizophrenic mathematician John Nash.

This paper explores the film musical "The Sound of Music".

A review of the film "No Man's Land".

An examination of the issue of cross-cultural couples depicted in Joshua Logan's 1957 film "Sayonara".

An analysis of M. Night Shyamalan's 2002 motion picture "Signs".

The paper analyzes John Ford's movie "The Searchers" (1956) by using the ideas of feminist film theorist Laura Mulvey from her famous essay, "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema".

A review of the film adaptation of "La Bete Humaine" by Emile Zola.

An analysis of the life and works of French actor and director, Claude Berri.

A review of the book "Therese Raquin" by Emile Zola and subsequent film adaptation of by Marcel Carne.

A biography of the life of the filmmaker Maya Deren.

A discussion of the film "Apocalypse Now" directed by Oliver Stone, which is based upon Joseph Conrad's novel, "Heart of Darkness".

Examination of four Frank Capra's movies namely: "Our Daily Bread", "Meet John Doe", "State of the Union" and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" and how the film director used his vision of American Democracy to try and make amendments in America.

An exploration of so called teen movies as a proper movie genre.

An analysis of the film "Qui Ju", directed Zhang Yimou.

An examination of the effectiveness of literature and films to illustrate the tolerance or intolerance of differences.

Comparing Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner"; Paul Verhoeven's "Total Recall"; Luc Besson's "The Fifth Element" and the brothers Wachowski's "The Matrix."

This paper discusses and analyzes the book, "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe and the film "Shaka Zulu," directed by William C. Faure. Specifically, it compares and contrasts the characters of Okonkwo and Shaka Zulu.

An examination of the theme of truth in Christopher Nolan's movie "Memento."

An comparison of the film "Dick" (Andrew Flemming) to Oliver Stone's "Nixon".

An essay discussing family feelings and violence in the movie ?The Godfather" by Francis Ford Coppola.

An examination of the war film genre, which is the most prevalent and often used genre in most films produced in the 21st century.

A discussion of the concept and theme of luck and happiness in the movie "The Joy Luck Club".

Shows the common elements of Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 crime drama "The Godfather" and Martin Scorsese's 1990 film "Goodfellas".

Looks at to which genre the film "Gone With the Wind" belongs and details the concept of 'genre'.

Reviews and analyzes this 1982 musical-movie directed by John Huston.

Compares Mary Shelley's novel with Kenneth Branagh's 1994 film of the same name.

A review of the movie "Amores Perros" directed by Alejandro Gonz?lez Inarittu.

Compares the techniques used in these two films by Alfred Hitchcock and Fred Zinnemann respectively.

An examination of gender roles in the film "What Women Want".

Compares and discusses these two television shows.

This paper reviews the treatment of the American Indian, or Native American, in revisionist Western films: Kevin Costner's "Dances with Wolves" (1990) and Michael Apted's "Thunderheart" (1992).

A discussion of the Hollywood adaptations of Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex" and the "Iliad".

This paper is on Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window and focuses on one of the basic theme of the film, the act of 'voyeurism'.

An examination and review of the classic Brian De Palma film - "The Untouchables".

Reviews three famous Hollywood films and the existentialist themes that are played out in all of the films.

A review of the Academy Award winning film by Sam Mendes called "American Beauty."

A review of the 1999 film "American Beauty" and discussion of how it relates to society today.

A look at the life and works of Luis Bunuel and Orson Welles--influential and revolutionary filmmakers in film history.

A look at the business and moral concerns of allowing movies to be downloaded from the internet.

A discussion of the way business and professional ethics are portrayed in the movie "Wall Street."

This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes two comedy films "His Girl Friday," directed by Howard Hawks and "Bedazzled," directed by Harold Ramis.

The paper provides a review of the 1991 Chinese film "Raise the Red Lantern" by Zhang Yimou and compares and contrasts the 1920s Chinese society depicted in the movie to American society of the same era.

This paper is a comparison of how both cultures: the American and the Hispanic may interpret "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams.

A review of various movies from the 50s and 60s which show the developing youth in Britain.

A description of the event that took place during World War II, known as "The Great Escape."

A review of the use of color effects in movies - both modern and classic.

A review of Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 film, "The Godfather".

An analysis of Yimou Zhang's 1991 film "Raise the Red Lantern".

This paper looks into the events and chaos that took place over three days at Woodstock 1999, in Rome, New York.

A review of Peter Weir's film "Gallipoli" about the ANZAC's (Australian and New Zealand Army Corp.).

A review of Steven Soderbergh's film "Traffic".