"Smoke Signals" and "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven"
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This 7 page report compares Sherman Alexie's 1993 book with the 1998 movie "Smoke Signals" directed by Chris Eyre tht it inspired. Both comment on the contemporary Native American experience and consider stereotypes about Indians. Both offer the outsider a glimpse of life in a truly "outsider" culture.
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Paper Title: "Smoke Signals" and "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven"

"Splendor in the Grass"
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An 8 page paper which discusses the movie "Splendor in the Grass" and further illustrates the works of Elia Kazan, who directed the movie, and William Inge, who wrote the screenplay. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Paper Title: "Splendor in the Grass"

"Star Wars" - Crossover Development
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12 pages in length. Reaching the heights of merchandising and crossover development that other entertainment franchises only aspire to in their dreams, George Lucas's "Star Wars" enterprise has long tipped the moneymaking scale when it comes to spinning off his science fiction saga into a multitude of other factions. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Paper Title: "Star Wars" - Crossover Development

"Story of an Hour," "Araby," and "Casino"
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A 5 page paper which discusses similarities in Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour," James Joyce's "Araby," and the film "Casino." The similarity focused upon is that which illustrates the realization of a truth, often a painfully accepted truth. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Paper Title: "Story of an Hour," "Araby," and "Casino"

"Tap"
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A 3 page paper which examines the film "Tap" starring Gregory Hines as it relates to tap dancing. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Paper Title: "Tap"

"Teta I La Luna" – Catalan Identity
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5 pages in length. At first glance, one might not readily associate Bigas Luna's Teta I La Luna with Catalan cultural identity, however, the comedy goes well beyond its farcical faηade to address Catalonia's long, arduous progression from past to present. That Luna's leading character – a young boy upset by the attention and suckling his new baby brother gets from his mother – seeks out other women upon which he can suckle illustrates through metaphor how Catalan's identity has long been associated with other cultural and social relationships; the boy's inability to stand on his own two feet and instead revert back to infantile behavior indicates the difficulty Catalans have had letting go of their oppressive past. Clearly, fortifying Catalan identity is much like breaking the bond between inherent to mother and child: It is not something accomplished with one abrupt effort but rather requires a weaning process the same as breast suckling. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: "Teta I La Luna" – Catalan Identity

"The Asphalt Jungle" and "Citizen Kane" as Classics of Film Noir
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This 6 page paper discusses two films that are classics of the film noir genre, Citizen Kane and The Asphalt Jungle, with regard to the way architecture and the city are used as elements in the films. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Paper Title: "The Asphalt Jungle" and "Citizen Kane" as Classics of Film Noir

"The Basketball Diaries" - Reaction
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4 pages in length. Director Scott Kalvert's interpretation of Jim Carroll's book entitled The Basketball Diaries illustrates how drugs are all too often employed as a pinch hitter when life gets too hard to handle. Leonardo DiCaprio's performance of a promising Catholic school basketball player who - through a chain of temptation and bad choices - finds his life spiraling down at a pace faster than he can contemplate; heroin becomes the only thing that allows him to cope - or at least he believes this to be true in his distorted thought process, a pseudo-reality embraced by myriad adolescents caught in the grips of teen angst. At the core of this film is the obligatory lesson that drugs are not the panacea for what ails. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Paper Title: "The Basketball Diaries" - Reaction

"The Battle Of Algiers" And "Schindler's List": Philosophical And Aesthetic Comparison
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5 pages in length. Gillo Pontecorvo's 1965 movie entitled The Battle of Algiers has long been considered a Third World filmatic experience, failing to compete with Steven Spielberg's Hollywood treatment of Schindler's List. The obvious documentary-type style of Pontecorvo's creation detracts from the overall emotional strength that the director was obviously seeking to achieve. Spielberg, on the other hand, utilized the depth and breadth of geography and environmental factors as a means by which to evoke his desired objective. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: "The Battle Of Algiers" And "Schindler's List": Philosophical And Aesthetic Comparison

"The Blood Knot": Identity
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A 22 page paper which discusses different aspects of identity as is found in Athol Fugard's play, "The Blood Knot." Homi K. Bhabha's theories, regarding colonial mimicry, are also discussed as they apply to Fugard's play. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.
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Paper Title: "The Blood Knot": Identity

"The Damned"
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A 5 page paper which discusses the political aspects of "The Damned," a film directed by Luchino Visconti and produced in 1969. The address of political turmoil can be seen, in its most obvious form, through the presence of the Nazis, but the political climate and underlying issues of concern also address the social political aspects of homosexuality. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Paper Title: "The Damned"

"The Exorcist"
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5 pages in length. The altered state of consciousness the main character experiences in the film is that of a possession trance clearly characterized by a number of telltale indicators, not the least of which includes being able to speak in a foreign tongue without having previous ability to do so. Regan performs myriad physical contortions, is able to move furniture without touching it, talks in different languages and voices, as well as displays instantaneous scratches and marks upon her body that appear without benefit of any mutilating tool; to suggest this trance is motivated by anything other than possession is to blatantly ignore the historical prevalence of such a reality. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Paper Title: "The Exorcist"

"The Greatest Othello?" -- Laurence Olivier's 1965 Film
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This 4 page report discusses Sir Laurence Olivier's 1965 film version of Shakespeare's "Othello." The film is something of a hybrid in that it is actually a filming of the stage production by the National Theatre of Great Britain. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: "The Greatest Othello?" -- Laurence Olivier's 1965 Film

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" 1923
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This 4 page paper discusses the silent film classic with Lon Chaney as the title character. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" 1923

"The Iceman Cometh," "Waiting For Godot" And "Death Of A Salesman": Time And Attitude
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6 pages in length. The writer discusses the aspects of time and attitude as they relate to the three plays. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Paper Title: "The Iceman Cometh," "Waiting For Godot" And "Death Of A Salesman": Time And Attitude

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow": Short Story and Film
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A 5 page paper which compares the short story, by Washington Irving, and the film version, directed by Tim Burton, of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow": Short Story and Film

"The Man of Mode" by Sir George Etherege
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A 5 page paper which describes differences between specific characters in "The Man of Mode" by Sir George Etherege. The characters discussed are Lady Loveit, Bellinda, and Lady Harriet, and Dorimant, Sir Fopling and Medley. No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: "The Man of Mode" by Sir George Etherege

"The Man Who Would Be King" and "The Heart of Darkness"
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A 3 page paper which compares the film "The Man Who Would Be King" with the novel "The Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: "The Man Who Would Be King" and "The Heart of Darkness"

"The Matrix" and the Elements of a Classic Plot Chart
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This 3 page report discusses the movie, The Matrix(1999), and whether or not the film's plot satisfied the elements of a plot chart, and the characters were developed enough to be believable. The paper is a personal opinion piece more than a critique or technical film analysis. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Paper Title: "The Matrix" and the Elements of a Classic Plot Chart

"The Matrix": Racial Implications
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30 pages in length. The very essence of science fiction as a film genre is to stupefy audiences as to what reality might be like if the director's imaginative world ever truly existed. Indeed, one can readily argue that Star Wars, Independence Day and myriad other science fiction movies left audiences incredulous with the thought that somewhere, sometime, the world as we know it may reflect the director's vision. A particular draw to science fiction is the manner by which it allowably crosses the stringent boundaries of conventional thinking, delving deeply into what can often only exist in the recesses of one's imagination. The Matrix exemplifies one of those films where everything is viewed as an illogical twist of reality, compelling the audience to imagine reality as directors Andy and Larry Wachowski had imagined it. Most startling of all, wrapped up within a tale of technology gone awry, is the incarnation of racial transition; instead of being society's scapegoat, the black community is reflected as strong and brave, while the white race is portrayed as evil. Clearly, the directors' intention was to illustrate racial strife as just one of many social ills plaguing contemporary society. Bibliography lists 26 sources.
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Paper Title: "The Matrix": Racial Implications

"The Patriot" – Uniform Accuracy
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6 pages in length. Authenticity is a primary factor to a period film if it is to reflect the flavor, value and truthfulness of its subject. "The Patriot" is one movie where costumes reflect the entire ambiance of reality; while costume designer Deborah Scott worked with the Smithsonian Institute to ensure the authenticity of soldier uniforms and townspeople garb, there was nonetheless some rather glaring imprecision when it came to following the example left behind by history. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Paper Title: "The Patriot" – Uniform Accuracy

"The Siege" – Post September 11, National Security And Terrorism
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5 pages in length. Examining the impact 1998's The Siege had upon portrayal and predictions of post-September 11th American society, one finds a startling parallel between reality and fiction. The quest to gather up Arab-Americans as being somehow related to the recent terrorist incident smacks of the gross infringement upon civil liberties that ensued immediately following the real life attacks on 911. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Paper Title: "The Siege" – Post September 11, National Security And Terrorism

"The Tempest": Film and Text
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the film and the text version of "The Tempest." The film version discussed is Paul Mazursky's. No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: "The Tempest": Film and Text

"The Wall" and Conflict Theory
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A 6 page paper which examines the Pink Floyd film "The Wall" from a perspective concerning conflict theory. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Paper Title: "The Wall" and Conflict Theory

"Thin Red Line"/A Moral View
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An 8 page paper that looks at the movie "The Thin Red Line" and evaluates it according to several moral theories, including utilitarianism and Kantianism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Paper Title: "Thin Red Line"/A Moral View

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