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the injustice that fate as inflicted upon him, as he has pursued the whale for years, coming close numerous times, but never actu...
before. Perhaps the iconic model here is Barbara Stanwyck luring Fred MacMurray to his doom in Double Indemnity. But there is an...
problems of Susanna. Susanna is diagnosed as having borderline personality disorder. Susanna is suffering from hallucinations. For...
(Ralph Meeker) swerves to avoid her and runs off the road. Angry, he snarls, "You almost wrecked my car. Well? Get in!" (Dirks, 20...
person that John F. Kennedy was addressing when he said "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your co...
In order to offer thorough analysis, Boggs and Petrie (2004) recommend seeing a movie at least twice. The first viewing can be dev...
number has increased to 1,000; by 1901, to 1,299 titles" (Adventures in Cybersound, 2007). This was the beginning of the documenta...
what the audience is viewing with his own subjective observations. In his consideration of film noir, Jon Tuska (1984) noted that...
ethics or lack thereof, surrounding the mystique of Wall Street. Although takeovers are not in themselves unethical, the methods ...
A 30 page analysis of this science fiction film. This futuristic film imparts a sense of reality that is enough to bring most vie...
This film analysis is on "When Harry Met Sally," 1989, directed by Rob Reiner. The writer asserts that the specific genre for this...
a realistic glimpse into troubled American youth that did not compromise moral values or the integrity of the film. Judging by th...
In a paper of fifteen pages, the writer looks at the film "Crash". Jean Cabot is analyzed as a source for psychological content in...
This film review primarily profiles the film's protagonist, Edward R. Murrow, using an existential perspective. The writer argues ...
This research paper focuses on the films of Roberto Rossellini, specifically on "Paisan" and "Germany Year Zero" and the films of...
throughout cinematic history, Jean Mitry (1907-1988) was perhaps the most comprehensive and objective. He examined cinema from al...
titles such as "The Sultan of Sleaze," "The Prince of Puke" and "The Pope of Trash," which is the one he says he prefers (Als, 199...
The Blair Witch Project The Blair Witch Project fits perfectly with the popular conception of what constitutes an independent fil...
factor can be seen in both Sunset Boulevard and The Grifters. In Sunset, Joe Gillis is an out-of-work screenplay writer, who has t...
A 18 page critique of this less than successful film. The author atributes the lack of success however to the poor distribution a...
In eighteen pages film reviews consisting of seven reactions and summaries of approximately two and a half pages each consider suc...
A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares American Psycho (2000, directed by Mary Harron) and In Bruges (2008, directed by Martin...
an early scene in the film presents the typical urban stereotype of the young, affluent white married couple whose body language r...
his home, and is confronted by an angel who convinces him that Mary has told the truth. The next scenes dramatize the "birth of Je...
no longer walks the Chinatown beat, ever since he was promoted to lieutenant (Dirks chin.html). Chinatown is regarded as a punish...
days on the battlefield seemed to be but a dim memory. The Korean War was Americas first unpopular war where there were no victor...
In fourteen pages this research paper considers the film industry in terms of the economic issues it struggled with during its fir...
sit down, even when "they are having menstrual cramps" (Giroux). In the film, workers also complain about "plant conditions, speed...
as director. This Catholic perspective is also quite evident in the fact that Mary, the mother of Jesus, is the most prevalent c...
This research paper offers a character study that focuses on Vinz (played by Vincent Cassel) in Mattieu Kassowitz's film La Haine....