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Film Genre Analysis of “Erin Brockovich”
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A 5 page paper which examines how this film can be considered as part of the comedy genre, how it stays within the norms of that genre, and in what ways it challenges those norms. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGerinbr.rtf

FILM INTERPRETATIONS OF HISTORIC FIGURES: HAMLET
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This 3 page paper compares and contrasts two different portrayals of Gertrude in various versions of Hamlet. Film interpretations discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBmoviham.rtf

Film Interpretations of Shakespeare
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A 10 page paper which examines how Shakespeare is interpreted differently by numerous film makers. The films discussed are “Hamlet,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “Othello,” and “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.” Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: RAshkflm.rtf

Film Journalism
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This 9 page paper considers aspects of film journalism and constructs three brief case studies to explore the impact of film journalism on the film industry. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: HVFilmJn.rtf

Film Noir
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An 8 page overview of this cinema style. Though the term “film noir” is French, the style originated in America largely following but partially in conjunction with World War II. Literally meaning “black film,” the style was named by French film critics for its use of monochromes of color, lack of bright light and often darkness within and among the characters. The paper uses Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” (1941) as an example of the physical and psychological dark shadows that the film noir style uses. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSfilmNoir.rtf

Film Noir Aspects of “Gilda” (1946)
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A 10 page paper which examines how this Columbia Pictures’ release characterizes the film noir genre, considering the style of filming and the relationships between the characters, most notably, the homosexual undertones of Johnny Farrell and Ballin Mundson. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGgilda.rtf

Film Noir Then and Now: A Comparative Analysis of “The Big Heat” (1953) and “L.A. Confidential” (1997)
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts various film noir characteristics, and discuss how the similarities and differences in the way they are employed can be attributed to changes in politics, culture, and society. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TGbigla.rtf

Film Noir, McCarthyism & Paranoia
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A 9 page research paper that investigates how film noir responded to McCarthyism. The writer argues that at the basis of both McCarthyism and film noir was the fear engendered by the invention of the atomic bomb. The writer outlines how several examples of film noir from the 50s inculcates the pervasive themes of secrecy, danger, pessimism and spies. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khflnrmc.rtf

Film Noir/Kiss Me Deadly
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A 3 page essay/research paper that discusses the mis-en-scene elements of costume and makeup in relation to the opening sequence in a film noir classic. In Kiss Me Deadly (1955, produced and directed by Robert Aldrich for United Artists) the defining elements of film noir are established in the first scene, a scene in which the mis-en-scene elements of costume and makeup aid in defining the film noir ambiance and specifically the anti-hero status of the protagonist, private detective Mike Hammer. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khfnkmd.rtf

Film Noir/Sunset Blvd. & The Grifters
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A 5 page research paper that analyzes how both of these films fit into the film noir genre. The writer argues that both films are excellent examples of the film noir genre and discusses how the features of the films fit this category. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khfilnoi.rtf