Film papers

Historical, economic and political background and relations with the U.S., before and after the Castro revolution, studios, genres, examples, financing and foreign influence.

Examines this 1973 film's critical and artistic success, cost, distribution, style, technique, script and characters.

This paper analyzes techniques, narrative and characters in the 1996 film about agonies of female adolescence.

Examines development of public figure doctrine, Supreme Court guidelines & lower court decisions, slander, libel & malice, examples (General Westmoreland, Carol Burnett, Carroll O'Connor) and neutral reporting.

Examines aesthetic visions, creative origins, plot and impostor protagonists of 1982 film & 1990 play.

Psychoanalysis of actress. Discussing her childhood, family life, need for love, preoedipal personality, lack of psychosocial development and her marriages.

Examines 1959 film's plot, characters, personal, material & religious conflicts, theme and metaphor.

Analyzes selected scenes from the 1997 film which depicts protagonist's problems & his healing process.

Examines evolution of genre, major directors & works. Looks at the portrayal of the frontier, cultural significance, themes, characters, violence and morality.

Analyzes the 1996 film's young protagonist & her relationship with an abusive boyfriend in context of Erik Erikson's development theory.

Analyzes the film & TV show as reflections of culture in context of science fiction genre. Looks at ideas, characters, themes, popularity, myth and special effects.

Analyzes the extraterrestrial creatures in 1979 film, comparing them to insects.

Analyzes film (made from play) & the four characters' relationships, based on communications theory.

Examines cultural messages of 1992 film about a female NY homicide cop undercover in the Brooklyn Hasidic community.

Compares 1939 & 1976 animated films' uses of music, styles, audiences and characters.

Life & career of leading Hollywood film animator (Bugs Bunny, Roadrunner).

Analyzes the 1995 film's portrayal of four black women's roles, expectations, relationships, cultural restrictions & biases.

Examines animated characters created by brothers in the silent era: Betty Boop, Koko the Clown, Minnie the Moocher.

Compares 1953 & 1995 animated films' messages, styles, audience appeals, themes and characters.

Examines rock's impact on film, social & family relations, threat to conformity, sexuality, sources in black music and the role of media.

Examines plot, characters, setting & theme of 1983 film on the lives of Guatemalan peasants in homeland & in U.S.

Analyzes his work as an example of film noir.

Analyzes techniques of the director in the opening sequence of 1993 film - casting, theme and relationships.

Examines 1980 documentary film & 1987 book's portrayals of women in American. society & workplace before, during & after WWII.

Analyzes the 1948 film in terms of plot, characters, social commentary and morality.

Examines absence of ethnic characters, plot and world view of 1946 film based on James M. Cain's novel.

Analyzes characters, plot, setting & theme of film based on Joseph Conrad's story "Amy Foster."

Analyzes characters, plot and theme of 1997 film.

Examines its origins, passage, purpose, provisions, technical & aesthetic issues, rights of creator, implementation and costs.

Examines use of conflict to advance plot & develop character: interior vs. exterior setting & psychology, Scotland vs. New Zealand, male vs. female, self-absorption vs. love, visual vs. verbal.

Reviews the 1948 film version of HAMLET directed by & starring Sir Laurence Olivier. Focuses on Olivier's allegiance to the text in creating his version.

Compares role of race in social contexts of two 1995 films starring Denzel Washington. No footnotes.

Analyzes Chinese cinema as portrayed by Zhang Yimou. Looks at political influences - Mao and the Cultural Revolution on the movies. Examines propaganda vs. art, themes, imagery, setting, characters, focusing on director's 1994 film "To Live", using Fanta

Analyzes 1957 film's imagery, meaning, symbolism, themes and characters.

Examines 1942 film's depiction of North Africa of late 1930s. Characters & motivations and nationalities> Discusses the war atmosphere and personal & political values.

Examines 1987 film, using sociologist Walter Fisher's strategic concept for decision making & action. Insider trading, ethics, characters' values and anti-materialism theme.

Psychosocial analysis of portrayal of deviance in the violent futuristic 1970 film.

Compares gangster films' styles, imagery, sources, characters, atmosphere and violence.

Style, images, suspense, characters, plot, symbolism and use of time in the 1958 film.

Restaurant chain's use of point-of-sale networks, credit card marketing, debit cards, joint ventures and future.

Examines plots, styles, social messages, characters, values of 1971 & 1972 films.

Compares 1987 & 1992 films' portrayals of traditional social gender roles, family values & the threat of sexual deviance.

Compares 1997 films' financing, audience appeal, characters, directorial styles and plots.

Compares 1944 & 1984 works as examples of film noir style, psychology, use of time & place and characters.

Compares film noir style, characters, plot & setting of 1982 & 1944 works.

Analyzes 1982 film as an example of science fiction told in film noir style.

Examines modernist philosophy & devices & their application in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", "Dr. Strangelove" & "Midnight Cowboy".

Cynicism, femme fatales, violence, love & sex in "Witness for the Prosecution","[Double Indemnity" & "Sunset Boulevard".

Examines the novel's & film's exploration of questions of human identity in the realm of political espionage & intrigue.

Analyzes three major films: Rossellini's "Open City", De Sica's "Bicycle Thief" and Visconti's "Obsession". Examines style, themes and social messages.

Examines the life, career, major films, style, themes, influences and critical views of this German filmmaker.

Examines and compares 1930s-1940s and 1960s-1970s films. Discusses the portrayal of black characters and culture, themes, accuracy, audiences, biases and blaxploitation.

Five short essays on elements of popular culture. The first discusses popular culture generally. The second examines cultural conflict. The final three discuss aspects of the use of the reflexive mode in literature and film.

Examines some of the innovative marketing techniques that helped make a hit out of a film that many thought to be a difficult sell.

Compares & contrasts the recent performances of Paramount & Disney.

Life & career of martial arts film actor & son of Bruce Lee, focusing on his death filming "The Crow".

Reviews 1996 film's portrayal of social & personal dangers of watching too much TV.

Theft of copyrighted entertainment material. Looks at methods, bootlegging, copyright history, limitations, fair use & parody, court decisions, international issues, GATT and case study of China's infringements.

Compares 1995 films' qualities, popularity, effectiveness, subject matter and sociohistorical significance.

Examines 1990 TV docudrama's portrayal of life, politics, ethics, law, human rights under dictatorship in Paraguay.

Explores themes, intentions, responses to rise & fall of Hitler & Holocaust in "House of Rothschild" (1934), "Great Dictator" (1940), "Crossfire" (1947) & others.

Examines 1993 Chinese film's story, characters, reflection of Chinese history & culture.

Compares films' depictions of West, values, gunfighting, 19th Cent. town life, directors' messages & styles. My Darling Clementine ( John Ford ) & High Noon ( Fred Zinnemann )

Subjects, style, characters in [Le Plaisir] & other films by French director.

Themes, characters, style of blacklisted director of [Time Without Pity], [The Servant].

Critical analysis of 1988 film by New York dancer & avante garde director Amy Greenfield.

Innovative styles & social themes in Rossellini's [Open City], De Sica's [Bicycle Thief] & Visconti's [Obsessione].

Analyzes 1968 science fiction film as expression of social yearning for cosmic, mythic connection, using [E.T.] as another example.

Product life cycle, manufacture & distribution, marketing mix, executive decision-making, chains & independent theaters, promotion, marketing planning.

Analyzes addictive behavior of mob attorney Dave Kleinfield & therapeutic options in 1993 film.

Analyzes racial themes & messages of 1989 film in context of Bell Hooks' sociopsychological theory of "the Other."

Explores genre's style (film noir), characterization, plots, moral code, role of private eye & femme fatale in novels & films, 1930s-1990s.

Compares 1938 & 1989 films "Bringing Up Baby" ( Howard Hawk ) & "When Harry Met Sally" ( Rob Reiner) as screwball comedies reflecting romantic & social ideas of each era.

History & evolution of motion picture studios. Major firms & leaders, economics, mergers, independents, marketing, theaters, examples (Paramount, Miramax).

Compares book by L. Frank Baum & 1939 film, critical views, plot, characters, popularity.

Examines 1962 film as reflection of social & political paranoia about Cold War, communism, demagogic leaders.

Analyzes serial killer Jame Gumb's life & character, author's sources, psychoanalytic theory of paranoia as explanation in "Silence of the Lambs" by Thomas Harris.

Analyzes cable TV movie of life & murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador in political, religious, economic & historical contexts.

Describes the controversial film Trainspotting." Compares the depictions of heroin use with depictions of British class structure, arguing that Thatcherism & middle class values are more damaging than drug use.

A comparitive study of Pink Floyd's album, "The Dark Side of the Moon" and of the classic movie, "The Wizard of Oz".

An analysis of the film, "Matrix".

This paper is about racial hatred, how people learn to hate, and why their reasoning is flawed.

A critical study of the actress, Sarah Michelle Gellar, examining her perfomances in various television and film roles.

A study of Neo-realism and Hollywood and their different approaches to filmmaking.

An analysis and review of the movie, "Platoon".

An analysis of the movie "Blow", focusing on a look at the main character of the movie and his actions, through Merton's strain theory and Gotredson's and Hirschi's self-control theory.

Purposes & techniques , rhetoric & effectiveness of speech by Hillary Rodham Clinton to people in power, & by actor Charles Chaplin in the film "The Great Dictator" aimed to spur people into action.

Analysis of Christopher Hampton's play & film adaptations of Choderolos de Lados' notorious 1782 novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses." Contends film version is basically conservative & that original text is superior to film & play.

Discusses ethical issues raised in 1981 film re: abuses by press & police; investigative powers of government. Legal issue of malice. Plot. Characters.

Analysis of 1993 film dealing with discriminatory actions toward homosexuality, fear of AIDS, the leading character's wrongful termination lawsuit.

Compares narrative method of Dodie Smith's novel & the 1996 Disney film version.

Examines depiction of ethnic groups, stereotypes & racial bigotry in 1961 film as representing an accurate view of 1950s America.

Analysis of use of political symbolism & imagery in 1998 film "Primary Colors" & 1972 film "The Candidate."

Analysis of Ridley Scott's 1982 film in terms of spiritual & psychological journey taken by movie's hero, Deckhard. Relates journey to Jungian archetypes & Joseph Campbell's "The Hero With 1000 Faces.:"

Analysis of PTSD in lead character Birdy in Director Alan Parker's 1984 film "Birdy." Relates character's symptoms to Vietnam experiences, predisposing factors. Discusses treatment & patient avoidance techniques.

Analysis of Director David Lean's 1984 cinematic adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel of British Imperialism. Dramatic structure of film, characters, theme, Lean's directorial techniques and devices.

Compares characteristics of "The Shawshank Redemption" & "The Green Mile," both directed by Frank Darabont. Discusses prison life, central characters and directorial style.

Compares the role and symbolism of the forest in the film & short story. Mentions elements that differ and the effects on the characters.

Discusses director Julie Taymor's 1999 film "Titus" in relation to Shakespeare's first tragedy. Includes issues of violence, director's visual style & imagery.

Changing presentation of the Arab in films. Examples from Hollywood films from 1920s-1990s. Contends little attention is paid to reality of Arabic life or culture.