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Film Analysis of Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons

In five pages this paper presents an analysis of the 1942 motion picture The Magnificent Ambersons in an examination of director O...

Narrative Style and Theme of Citizen Kane

In six pages a cinematic analysis of director Orson Welles' masterpiece Citizen Kane focuses upon the auteur's themes of capitalis...

Reviewing A Long Kiss Goodnight Film

In six pages the 1996 film directed by Renny Harlin, written by Shane Black and costarring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson is di...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet in Film

stunning performance as Ophelia and at the time she was not as well known as she is today. However, when Charlton Heston appears o...

Novel and Film Comparisons of Jurassic Park

wind up running for their lives from the dinosaurs that escape due to the computer programmer Dennis Nedrys treachery. Grant ensur...

Analyzing the Film Deliverance

In six pages critical cinematic theory is applied to director John Boorman's film released in 1972 and discusses how theme is depi...

Jane Campion's Film The Piano from a Psychological Perspective

In five pages a cinematic analysis of The Piano is presented from the psychological perspectives of Lawrence Kohlberg, Abraham Mas...

Early 1930s' Payne Fund Studies

In seven pages this paper examines cinematic impacts upon children as revealed in the landmark Payne Fund Studies of the 1930s. F...

Analyzing 'Technology and Politics in the Blade Runner Dystopia' by Judith Kerman

In five pages this paper considers Kerman's thoughtful commentary and assessment of the 'Blade Runner' film and its contribution t...

Review of the Post World War II Film The Bicycle Thief

In six pages this paper discusses the portrayal of the realities confronting Italy after the Second World War as featured in Vitto...

Trio of Historic Films Examined

In ten pages a trio of historic films answer questions pertaining to cinematic theories, techniques, styles, emotions, and editing...

Film Prequel Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace

In five pages this film prequel is analyzed in terms of what it represents and its influence upon the two cinematic prequels to co...

Horror Films and How They Have Evolved

Project" serves as an excellent example of a film-maker taking full advantage of the inherent fear of all modern humans regarding ...

Se7en and The Maltese Falcon Film Comparison

it. He disposes of his deceased colleagues desk, nameplate and widow in quick measure. Naturally, since the police are aware of ...

Irish Filmmaker Neil Jordan

puzzle understand that they are nearly always involved in the penetration of a seemingly depthless surface of one person. However...

New Direction of the Horror Film Genre and the 1999 Movie The Sixth Sense

Hoping to succeed this time, the good doctor gives his complete attention to Cole, even if it means neglecting his wife, Anna (Oli...

Symbolism of Tita's Blanket in the Novel and Film Versions of Like Water for Chocolate

This paper examines what Tita's blanket symbolizes in Laura Esquirel's novel Like Water for Chocolate and in its cinematic adaptat...

Psycho Film Critically Analyzed

In thirteen pages Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 suspense masterpiece is analyzed in terms of effect, form, and function with a cinematic...

Analysis of Gillo Pontecorvo's Film The Battle of Algiers

before viewing the motion picture. The Hutchinson Dictionary of World History says that the Battle of Algiers erupted due to the ...

Filmmaker Josef von Sternberg:

In six pages this report considers filmmaker Josef von Sternberg and emphasizes his cinematic collaborations with Marlene Dietrich...

Changing the Appearance of Films Through CinemaScope

In eight pages this paper examines the 1950s' introduction of the innovative CinemaScope cinematic technique that changed how film...

Eyes Wide Shut Viewed Critically

Eyes Wide Shut was the last film Stanley Kubrick made. This paper offers an analysis and review of the film, including cinematic t...

Alfred Hitchcock, the Cinematic Suspense Master

In six pages this paper examines the cinematic mastery of film director Alfred Hitchcock and some of the techniques he employed th...

Comparative Analysis of The Wizard of Oz Text and 1939 Film

not intend for the work to provide the surreal aura that Emerald City became in the filmed classic. The film was a musical and thi...

Artist Myth and Cinema

1956 account of Vincent Van Gogh leaves that question open in his sympathetic portrayal of the artist" (TCM, 2003). When watchi...

David Fincher's The Fight Club

libidinal desire and an internal examination, which tends to idealize self (Naiman 333). The one factor which unites the two symb...

Artistic Expression in Film

This paper examines how artistic expression can be conveyed through cinematic expression. The author also addresses censorship, c...

French Cinema's 'New Wave'

In 5 pages this paper discusses the Nouvelle Vague or New Wave French cinematic movement of the Fifties and Sixties in a considera...

Apocolypse Now

Coppola also uses the aspect of theater, which acknowledges that each member of the audience will bring with them, to the theater,...

Feminist Cinematic Theory and Psychoanalysis

In five pages this paper examines psychoanalysis' relevance to feminist cinematic theory in a consideration of the article 'Masoch...