'Out of the Past': Classical Hollywood Narrative and Film Noir
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A 5 page paper which discusses the 1947 film, by Tourneur, 'Out of the Past,' as it relates to classical Hollywood and film noir. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: 'Out of the Past': Classical Hollywood Narrative and Film Noir

'Patch Adams'
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5 pages in length. Hunter 'Patch' Adams saw beyond society's brusque and compassionless approach to medicine in a mighty attempt to change the system. After spending self-imposed time in a mental institution, he came to realize why people were not getting better and were, in fact, oftentimes getting worse. The lack of humanistic care made glaringly apparent by the medical community's unemotional arms-length attitude was precisely what Adams sought to correct, believing that a world without the ability to touch the individual along with healing the disease is no world with which he wanted to associate. Against the odds of the powers that be, Adams continued his endeavor to change the very essence of health care by employing the sociological perspective of symbolic interactionism as a means by which to apply a humane and holistic approach to medicine. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCpatch1.rtf
Paper Title: 'Patch Adams'

'Selena' - Analyzed
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This 4 page research paper examines the 1997 biographical film covering the short life and career of Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla Perez. Specifically discussed are Selena's opening and closing scenes, asks and answers five questions pertaining to the film, and considers a particularly thought-provoking aspect of the film.
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Paper Title: 'Selena' - Analyzed

'Short Cuts:' Book and Film
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A 5 page paper comparing one of Raymond Carver's stories to its counterpart in Robert Altman's film of the same name. The film has been hailed as an example of creative genius, but it appears to be little more than a big-screen version of daytime TV. The story discussed is Carver's 'Jerry and Betty and Sam,' in which (book) Al becomes (film) Gene. Both react to crises in their lives by having affairs, alienating their families and generally spending far too much energy in their own self-absorption. The paper acknowledges critical acclaim but reserves praise. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSshortCuts.rtf
Paper Title: 'Short Cuts:' Book and Film

'The Green Berets' vs. 'Casualties of War' / Analyzed
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This 6 page research paper examines two different war films made in two different decades, The Green Berets (1968) and Casualties of War (1989). Specifically discussed are how the two films reflect the decades in which each were made, the world at the time, changes in audience tastes, etc. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: 'The Green Berets' vs. 'Casualties of War' / Analyzed

'The Long Walk Home' And '4 Little Girls'
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This 5 page report discusses these two movies in the context of the historical theme of racism in America in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Both serve as historical documents of one aspect of America's recent past. No sources cited.
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Paper Title: 'The Long Walk Home' And '4 Little Girls'

'The Sweet Herafter' - Movie By Egoyan, Novel By Banks
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This 6 page report discusses the 1997 movie 'The Sweet Hereafter' that tells the horrendous story of a school bus accident that kills 14 of a small town's children. The bus driver, who survives talks about meeting up with the children again in the 'sweet hereafter.' The writer presents some possibilities as to what she meant by that statement. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: 'The Sweet Herafter' - Movie By Egoyan, Novel By Banks

'The Thin Blue Line' vs. 'Brother's Keeper' / Filmmakers' Techniques
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This 7 page essay examines the documentary filmmakers' techniques and approach to their subjects in the films "The Thin Blue Line" (1988), "Brother's Keeper" (1992) and "Let's Get Lost" (1989). Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: 'The Thin Blue Line' vs. 'Brother's Keeper' / Filmmakers' Techniques

'The Usual Suspects' & 'The Odyssey'
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This 5 page essay discusses the 1995 movie 'The Usual Suspects' and compares Kevin Spacey's character 'Verbal Kint' with Odysseus of 'The Odyssey.' The premise the writer takes is that, in many ways, the stories are almost the same. The writer also shows that there has to be a bit of a scoundrel in every good guy and good in every scoundrel. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Suspody.wps
Paper Title: 'The Usual Suspects' & 'The Odyssey'

'Thousand Pieces of Gold' - Analyzed
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This 4 page research paper examines the 1991 film of nineteenth century Asian prejudice in America, Thousand Pieces of Gold. Specifically discussed are the film's opening and closing scenes, asks and answers five questions pertaining to the film, and considers a particularly thought-provoking aspect of the film.
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Paper Title: 'Thousand Pieces of Gold' - Analyzed

'Top Girls' By Caryl Churchill
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5 pages in length. Caryl Churchill's Top Girls set a precedent unlike any other feminist theatre production had heretofore accomplished; as such, this unparalleled approach created a combination of difficulties as well as unusual opportunities for the playwright while preparing the original production. With the critical acclaim inherent to this type of theatrical breakthrough, it is not surprising to find that Churchill's original production was paramount to the growing awareness of escalating gender issues in the early 1980s. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCTpGrl.rtf
Paper Title: 'Top Girls' By Caryl Churchill

'When Harry Met Sally' -- Social Penetration Theory
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The theory is discussed as exemplified by the lead characters in the movie When Harry Met Sally. The stages of development that Harry and Sally go through in their relationship are illustrated in this 7 page paper. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: 'When Harry Met Sally' -- Social Penetration Theory

12 Angry Men
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3 page discussion of the classic 50's film '12 Angry Men'; an examination of the American system of trial by jury and the role that stereotypes and prejudices can ultimately play in the system. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: 12Angrym.rtf
Paper Title: 12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men/Film Analysis
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A 6 page research paper that analyzes the film 12 Angry Men from the perspective of how one juror's leadership influences the dynamics of jury considering a murder case. While, initially, the majority of these jurors simply accept the prosecution's case at face value and are ready to find the young defendant guilty, one juror, juror #8, who is an architect, insists that the jury take their life-and-death responsibility seriously and discuss the merits of the prosecution's case. The writer discusses the leadership principles involved. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: kh12men.rtf
Paper Title: 12 Angry Men/Film Analysis

12 Angry Men/TV's Law and Order
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A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses the defendant is seen in the film 12 Angry Men (1957, directed by Sidney Lumet) and in an episode of TV's Law and Order. In the film, the defendant is a young Puerto Rican teenager. The defendant is only briefly glimpsed at the beginning of the film, as the judge gives instructions to the jury who thenw adjourn to the jury room to deliberate. Consequently, the audience perceives the defendant solely through the perception that the juror have of him, which changes slowly over the course of the film. Similarly, in an episode of TV's Law and Order, the perception of attorneys McCoy and Borgia toward the primary suspect in a murder case slowly changes as new evidence emerges. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: kh12lao.rtf
Paper Title: 12 Angry Men/TV's Law and Order

13th Warrior/A Beowulf Retelling
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A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares the Old English epic poem Beowulf to the film The 13th Warrior. The writer discusses similarities and differences and argues that the film and the epic poem share a similar perspective on the code of honor that make up the warrior's creed, that is, the film--like the epic poem--supports an ethos that values bravery, courage, devotion to duty and self-sacrifice. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: kh13beo.rtf
Paper Title: 13th Warrior/A Beowulf Retelling

17th Century Spanish Theater
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A 3 page paper which examines 17th century Spanish theater. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: RAspntht.rtf
Paper Title: 17th Century Spanish Theater

1923: Hunchback of Notre Dame
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A 3 page analysis of the 1923 film version of “the Hunchback of Notre Dame.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAhunch.rtf
Paper Title: 1923: Hunchback of Notre Dame

1940s Black Cinema
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A 5 page research paper that examines the significance of two 1940s films by Director Vincente Minnelli, 'Cabin in the Sky' (1942) and 'Stormy Weather' (1943) and their significance for Black cinema. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: 99blfilm.rtf
Paper Title: 1940s Black Cinema

1956 Film Adaptation/Moby Dick
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A 3 page essay that discusses director’s John Huston’s 1956 film adaptation of Herman Mellvile’s 1851 novel Moby Dick. Huston offers a simplified version of the novel, yet the film manages to capture the basic thematic essence of Melville’s study of good and evil, as the film primarily focuses on the character of Ahab and how his obsession with the great white whale that took his leg comes to rule over his life. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: kh56moby.rtf
Paper Title: 1956 Film Adaptation/Moby Dick

2 Ballets/Traditional & Innovative
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A 6 page research paper that compares and contrasts a traditional ballet, Petipa's Sleeping Beauty, with an innovative ballet of the next century, Balanchine's Agon. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khsbag.rtf
Paper Title: 2 Ballets/Traditional & Innovative

2 British Gangster Films
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A 9 page research paper that, first of all, discusses the gangster film genre, in general, and then in relation to two British films, The Long Good Friday and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: kh2gbf.rtf
Paper Title: 2 British Gangster Films

2 Very Different Popular Songs
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A 4 page research paper that discusses 2 different popular songs. The term "popular music" encompasses a huge range of music, written for a variety of purposes for use by a broad range of performers and intended for an equally varied audience. At what might possibly be considered as opposed ends of the popular music spectrum are Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff," which incorporates Caribbean rhythms into a song that expresses the frustration of marginalized people against the often arbitrary power of authority, and Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! from their 1943 musical. One song is an underground protest against authority; the other is a song meant to celebrate the mythos of mainstream culture. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khmarrh.rtf
Paper Title: 2 Very Different Popular Songs

2 WWII Films/Purple Heart & Casablanca
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A 10 page research paper that examines 2 world war II films. The writer argues that these films exemplify the message being sent via movies to the American public. The Purple Heart (1944) and Casablanca (1942) both emphasize the reasons why Americans were fighting, as well as providing a template for the ideal of self-sacrifice. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: kh2wwii.rtf
Paper Title: 2 WWII Films/Purple Heart & Casablanca

28 Days Later/Film as Nightmare
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A 5 page essay that analyzes the 2002 film 28 Days Later, Fox Searchlight Pictures, directed by Danny Doyle, written by Alex Garland and produced by Andrew Macdonald. The writer argues that this film is a nightmare of the first quality that expresses contemporary Western paranoia in regards to the idea that a new, possibly manufactured, plague could wipe out humanity. While this movie can be taken as a grim prediction of things to come, it can also be seen as an allegorical expression of the Cold War, which suggests a more fortuitous future if humanity manages to keep its head and negotiate, once again, the tricky line between vigilance and paranoia that eventually resulted in victory for the West. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: kh28d.rtf
Paper Title: 28 Days Later/Film as Nightmare

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