Film papers

This paper looks the the two films "Hoosiers" and "Blue Chips," discussing the lessons of winning and loosing with dignity and ethics.

Looking at Kenneth Branagh's version of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" and how it differs from the original play.

Examining how movie-makers in 1920 and 1930s Hollywood help redefine the societal definitions in America - with focus on the Jewish movie-makers.

Examines the intertextuality of the 1985 film.

Discusses Disney's adaptation of the Good Neighbor Policy of the 1940s.

An essay on the 1993 film set in the 1950s.

Discusses More's refusal to change the law to allow King Henry VIII to divorce.

Analysis of Rob Reiner's 1995 film as an idealized presentation of the office of the presidency.

Examines the plot of Barry Levinson's 1997 film.

Analysis of Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 film.

Discusses the emotional meanings created in the 1992 film by director Michael Mann.

Discusses signs and meaning.

Discusses how the theory of spectatorship is used by feminist film theorists.

Discussion of the filmmaker as "auteur."

Dsicusses the director's effect on American cinema.

Examines four documentary films (televison and movies) related to war, politics and the media.

Analysis of the Japanese film director's movies.

Analysis of the Disney animated film of the fairy tale.

Discusses stereotyped portrayals of black males in various films.

Analysis of Ridley Scott's 1982 film.

Examines director D. W. Griffith's 1915 silent film.

An analysis of director John Ford's 1946 Western film centering on the lighting.

An analysis of the makeup and dynamics of the family unit portrayed in the 1979 movie.

The philosophy of the martial arts as a merge of physical and spiritual mastery.

A discussion of the the study of film as a post-modern event.

A discussion of the issues involved in movie studios (Disney, Miramax) in making their first run films available for online downloading.

An analysis of Steven Soderbergh's 2000 film dealing with the drug trade.

A look at the impact of youth culture and rebellious attitudes on a number of British films of the Sixties.

A brief history of the genre.

Examines works that illustrate concepts of land ownership, progress, liberty and justice.

Examines motivating force of revenge in Homer's epic poem THE ILIAD & in the 1972 film THE GODFATHER.

Examines adolescent development through a character from Todd Solondz's 1996 film WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE.

Discusses the experiences of Australian soldiers in their 1915 suicidal attack on Turkish trenches.

Semiotic analysis of two films adapted from novels.

An analysis of the portrayal of America and Americans in the film "Taxi Driver" using Travis Bickle as the popular anti-hero.

A discussion of the themes of grace and redemption as seen through the character William Miller in "Almost Famous" and Andy Dufresne in "The Shawshank Redemption."

An examination of the ideologies of race and nation of British Nationalism through the review of several films.

This paper looks at the major decisions made by the characters in the movie "Extremities" (1986) directed by Robert M. Young.

A review of the movie "Daredevil" starring Ben Affleck.

Analyzing the Indian's inaccurate portrayal in film and popular culture.

A movie review of the Ben Affleck movie "Daredevil" by Mark Steven Johnson.

A post-modern look and discussion of the movie, "Mulholland Drive".

A comparison of the divergent interpretations of "Blade Runner"'s and "Brave New World"'s conclusions.

A comparison of the work "Dangerous Liaisons" in its book and movie versions.

A discussion of whether Howard Stern is an outcast or American icon.

A biography of experimental film icon, Maya Deren.

Examining the turbulant life of actor and director Sean Penn and questioning whether he followed in his notorious actor-father Leo Penn's footsteps.

A comparison of the film and novel, "Germinal" by French writer Emile Zola.

Examines the movies - Mira Nair's "Mississippi Masala", Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" and Brian De Palma's "Scarface" and how they each deal with the concept of American identity.

A paper which looks at why film director, Howard Hawks, was considered 'film auteur' by the French.

This paper is a personal essay about rape after seeing the documentary movie, "Women under Attack".

A discussion of the role of women in film by analysis of "His Girl Friday," "Semi-Tough" and "Flirting With Disaster".

An analysis of the 1977 science fiction movie.

This paper examines the film "American History X" and explains why it is one of the most thought-provoking films in modern society, covering issues of racism and hate crimes.

This paper considers "Solaris" as a 1961 novel by Stanislaw Lem and as a film, with the three versions compared and contrasted.

The paper looks at the two films, "Pulp Fiction" directed by Quentin Tarantino, and "Being John Malkovich" directed by Spike Jonze, and the ways in which they use narrative structure and surrealism to tell their stories.

An examination of the portrayal of New York in two films - King Vidor's "The Crowd" (1928) and "King Kong" (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper.

A discussion of racism through an analysis of the movie, "American History X", directed by Tony Kaye.

A paper questioning the constitutionality of the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act passed by Congress in 1998.

This paper discusses violence in films as looked at in the book "Racism and the Aesthetic of Hyper-Real Violence: Pulp Fiction and other Visual Tragedies ".

The roles of women in film with a focus on three specific films: "His Girl Friday" "Semi-Tough" and "Flirting With Disaster."

This paper analyzes the movie, "The Godfather", based on the novel by Mario Puzo.

This paper discusses and analyzes the making of the cult classic film "Pulp Fiction", written and directed, as an independent film.

A paper which examines the concept of reality in terms of Plato's "The Allegory of the Cave" and the modern "Matrix".

An examination of appropriate gender behavior in the popular British television show, "Absolutely Fabulous".

This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the film "A Beautiful Mind" directed by Ron Howard.

A look at the American society's obsession with notoriety, as reflected in Elizabeth Searle's "Celebrities in Disgrace" and the movie "Ed TV".

This paper discusses the works of five writers and filmmakers about the madness of the Vietnam War.

A look at the burdens of the gift of genius as illustrated in "The Diary of Ana's Nin" (Anais Nin) and "A Beautiful Mind" (Sylvia Nasar).

A biography of the life and career of the legend Frank Sinatra.

A paper discussing how religion is handled in the movie "Stigmata", "Dogma" and "Going My Way?.

A discussion of organizational behavior in the film "Fight Club".

A look at the social messages which emerged from the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird".

A comparison of television sitcom parenting as seen on "Roseanne" and "Everybody Loves Raymond".

A debate on whether Elvis Presley really died in 1977 or is still alive today.

This paper discusses Tim Robbin's film, "Dead Man Walking", a true story of Sister Helen Prejean's struggle to come to terms with the issues surrounding the death penalty.

A discussion of five films directed by Frank Capra as summarized by author Ray Carney in his book "American Vision: The Films of Frank Capra".

A review of the film "The Matrix" and its relationship with Platonic theory.

A biography of the life and career of the producer Walt Disney.

A discussion of the Holocaust based on the movie ?Schindler's List.?

A comparison of female sexuality in three movies - "The Ice Storm", "Boys Don't Cry" and "Thelma and Louise".

This paper discusses and analyzes the film "The Truman Show", directed by Peter Weir.

This paper discusses Woody Allen's cinematic expression of his feelings about being Jewish in five of his films.

A study of the film "First Contact", which is a documentary of the people of Papua New Guinea.

A discussion of the philosophy of Roman Polanski's 1974 film "Chinatown".

A study of the career of independent film-writers, directors and producers, the Coen Brothers.

A comparative essay of the novel and subsequent film, "The Silence of the Lambs" by Thomas Harris.

A comparative study of four films, "Bound by Honor", "Beloved", "Lion of the Desert" and "Anna and the King", focusing on politics, culture and emotions.

This paper presents a detailed analysis of "The Seinfeld Show" which ran for nine successful seasons on television.

This paper discusses Woody Allen's depiction of the Jewish American psyche in his film, "Annie Hall".

This paper presents a critical review of the 1958 popular film, by Alfred Hitchcock, focusing on its themes.

This paper compares the book and the movie versions of James Patterson's "Along Came a Spider".

A study of the American film, "The Shawshank Redemption" from a sociological perspective.

A study of the movie, "The Butcher Boy", directed by Neil Jordan.

An analysis of different genres of films, including examples of various movies.

A discussion of the development of the 'film noir' in the movie industry.

This paper reviews the Coen brothers' film, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" that is based on Homer's Odyssey.

A review of the film "Apocalypse Now" directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Compares the directors' styles, control, structure, character and views of society.

Discusses the impact of war on Germany and German soldiers in Felix Gilbert's history "The End of the European Era", Erich Maria Remarque's novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" and Jean Renoir's film "Grand Illusion".