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Quentin Tarantino and the Postmodern Cinema
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A 7 page paper discussing postmodern cinema and Tarantino’s use of it in Pulp Fiction. The paper discusses postmodernism, its underlying relation to film noir and Tarantino’s approach to it as he actively seeks “shock value” to gain and retain the viewer’s attention. It appears that his goal is to hold that attention sufficiently long so that reactions are more than only passing, so that reactions such as that during the New York premiere, for Tarantino, define success. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction": Using Language To Establish Power And Authority
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8 pages in length. Fans of his work say the rhythm connected to Tarantino's incessant use of profanity in "Pulp Fiction" lends itself to the stylings of historical littérateurs, because each line and every word has meaning within the context of the story. This poetic and rhythmic approach is, in fact, a gift that allows the simple dialogue to become more than mere words spoken between Jules and the other characters. It has a specific cohesive affect that binds the audience more tightly with the plot and ultimate outcome of the story; truly, this becomes the shape of the performance itself. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Quentin Tarantino: Auteur?
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6 pages in length. Director Quentin Tarantino, heralded as the most exciting filmmaker to emerge from Hollywood since the 1970s, has also earned the title of auteur throughout the industry. Clearly, very few directors can be considered an auteur, a theory that supports filmmaking as a venture in which the director assumes the movie's primary creative force. One only needs to view Natural Born Killers, Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs to gain a full appreciation of just how the auteur theory applies to Tarantino's cinematic quests. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Quentin Tarantino: Directing Style, Characterization And The Human Condition
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5 pages in length. Quentin Tarantino, who is considered generation X's most well acclaimed director, understands the importance of complete immersion in a film; without the director's undivided creative attention, productions such as the ones he generates would not hold the same amount of intense appeal. One might readily argue that Tarantino's immersed direction brings forth far severe intensity, with particular emphasis upon "Natural Born Killers," "Pulp Fiction" and "Reservoir Dogs;" that the director applies such a degree of concentration leaves the audience with significantly more than a distant memory as the curtain goes down. No additional sources cited.
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Quincy Jones for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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A 3 page proposal for inclusion of Quincy Jones in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Quincy Jones (b 1933) discovered music in elementary school, settling on the trumpet at about ten years of age and teaming up with Ray Charles as a young teen. He released his first album in 1956 and was well known in the industry before the rest of the world "discovered" him with the release of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album in the 1980s, which Jones produced. Quincy Jones more than only meets the basic criteria for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Quintets by Brahms & Dvorak
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An 8 page research paper that examines Brahms' Piano Quintet in F minor (Opus 34) and Dvorak's Piano Quintet in A major (Opus 81), which are two exemplary examples of chamber music, in which listeners hear a classical musical form interpreted along romantic lines. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Quo Vadis
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This 5 page paper looks at how the Roman Empire is portrayed in this 1951 film and whether or not we can argue that there is an accurate historical representation of the facts, or a biased and adapted representation to enhance the enjoyment factor of the film. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
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R. KELLY - CHARGED YET STILL SUCCESSFUL
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This 8-page paper discusses the artist R. Kelly, the criminal charges pending against him, and why it is that, despite his legal problems, he still continues to attract a loyal fan base, create records that sell millions and perform at sell-out concerts. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Race and Social Perspective as Reflected in Film
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A 6 page discussion of how our race and social perspective influences our interaction with others. The author uses six films set in the early twentieth century to illustrate this phenomena. These films are "Out of Africa", "Harem Suare", "Nowhere in Africa", "King of the Khyber Rifles", "The Charge of the Light Brigade", and "A Passage to India". Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Race Films
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This is a 5 page paper discussing the film genre “race films”. In the 1920s emerged a new era of cinema known as the “race films” which were made by African Americans, starred African Americans in independent roles and were meant for African American audiences. This movement was meant as a rebuttal for the largely popular film “The Birth of a Nation” (1915) which glorified the Ku Klux Klan. The actors who starred in the race films were soon integrated into Hollywood films in the 1930s to 1950s but received largely supporting and stereotyped roles as mammies as seen in “Gone With the Wind”. The 1970s brought about another era of race films inspired by the civil rights movement and again a decade of films were released which were made, starred and intended for African Americans. The 1980s saw another era of supporting roles and black/white buddy movies for black actors until the most recent movement in black film making began in the late 1980s. Black directors such as Spike Lee showed the political and economic climate of the urban African American situation which resulted in another boom of race films. The genre had changed over the years however and in today’s cinema can be found a mixture of black/white buddy roles, stereotyped racial roles and movies depicting African American urban blight. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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