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Chinatown: The Movie
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6 pages. Produced in 1974, the movie Chinatown, Roman Polanski's most memorable movie, is considered a benchmark for its time. Since then, there have been many movies compared to Chinatown, but it remains a one of a kind film, one that started the ball rolling for all of Hollywood. Chinatown had everything then that no other film would touch, including incest. And the ending was not the usual Hollywood ending all tied up in pretty ribbon. This paper will focus on what Chinatown offered and what the critics felt about it then and still feel about it today. There will be similarities and differences discussed as well as the main arguments of each, and the various approaches the critics take will be considered. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Chinese film in the context of the communication structure: ideological values and transnational influences in relation to socio-economic aspects of the film industry
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A paper which considers the importance of film as part of the wider communication structure in China, with specific reference to the cultural function of art in Chinese history and the impact of westernization through modern communication technologies. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Chinese Identity Revealed in Ang Lee's Film, "The Wedding Banquet"
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A 9 page paper which examines how Chinese identity is revealed in Ang Lee's 1993 film, "The Wedding Banquet." Specifically considered are how the film negotiates Chinese identity, and how it can both inform as well as complicate the notion of ethnic identity, exile, diaspora, alienation, hybridity, transnationalism, gender, sexuality, history and memory. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Chinese Media/Documentary Film
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A 4 page research paper that examines the Film Australia production "No Sex, No Violence, No News: The Battle to Control China's Airwaves," a documentary produced by Sharon Connolly, Susan Lambert and Stefan Moore. This 2002 film presents in-depth reporting on the functions of television within the developing Chinese capitalist economy. From this documentary, as well as other sources, the image of the Chinese media that emerges is that of a propaganda machine geared for promoting a high degree of consumerism, rather than as a medium for informing the public accurately concerning current events. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Chita Rivera:
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This 3 page paper explores the amazing contributions of Chita Rivera on musical theater. Rivera was a huge influence in the 1960's, and this paper delves into her many accomplishments. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Chopin & Debussy
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A 5 page research paper that compares and contrasts the Romantic era with the Impressionist, but focuses primarily on contrasting Chopin with Debussy. The Romantic and Impressionist eras in music history are quite different in their repertoires. However, an examination of the music of Impressionism, and specifically, a comparison between the piano styles of Chopin and Debussy, illustrates the connections between the Romantics and the Impressionists and shows that there were features of Romanticism that the Impressionists adopted and then emphasized rather than abandoned. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Chopin's Prelude Op. 28 No. 4 / A Comparison of the Original and Subsequent Editions
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An 10 page comparative analysis on Chopin's Prelude Op. 28 No. 4 on editions of the piece by arranger/artists Autograf, Paderewski, Augener, Allans, and Henle. The paper analyzes this piece in conjunction with phrasing, pedal and dynamic markings, tempo indicators, and several of the notes themselves. This paper also has a short discussion on critics of the time, today's critics, and a comparison of two audio discs. Bibliography lists 8 sources .
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Chopin, Pianist & Teacher
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A 5 page research paper that focuses on the career of Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), who was one of the romantic era’s most original composers, as his musical idiom was unlike any other (Machlis 84). Furthermore, he was the only major composer of this era whose genius was completely centered on the piano, as Chopin’s “imagination was wedded to the keyboard” and he created his “universe within that narrow frame” (Machlis 84). This examination of Chopin as a pianist and as a teacher demonstrates the extraordinary influence that his life and career had on subsequent generations of composers, but particularly within the realm of the piano. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Choreography: West Side Story
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The Broadway production, West Side Story, by composer Leonard Bernstein, lyricist Stephen Sondheim and choreographer Jerome Robbins premiered in 1957. This 12 page narrative paper examines the musical with an emphasis on the choreography. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Chris Marker's "La Jetée"
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5 pages in length. Chris Marker reputation within the film industry is one of those special ranks of creative importance that has earned him a solid spot in the annals of moviemaking history. La Jetée represents one of Marker's most inspired works of environment and atmosphere that takes viewers upon a journey of expansion amidst a backdrop of minimalism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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