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The Believer (2001)/Movie Review
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A 5 page movie review of "The Believer" (2001), directed by Henry Bean. This is the story of a adolescent skin-head neo-Nazi who is also Jewish. A thought-provoking film, the writer argues that it is unsettling -- good, but not a film most people would want to see twice. No bibliography provided.
Filename: khmovrev.rtf

The Best Years of Our Lives
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A 4 page research paper on this award-winning film from the 1940s concerning the difficulties of adjustment to civilian life faced by returning World War II veterans. The writer demonstrates how this was one of the first films to offer a realistic depiction of the way in which war impacts the lives of the soldiers. Most notable is the way in which the character of a disabled veteran is handled. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: WWIImov.rtf

The Bicycle Thief
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This 16 page paper is an in-depth examination of Vittorio de Sica’s Italian neorealist film Ladri di biciclette (1948), based on the novel by Luigi Bartolini. This is also known as The Bicycle Thief in the US and the Bicycle Thieves in the UK. The film is examined in terms of its’ cinematic detail, looking at the general approach to the film with the style and values of neo-realism, followed by the more specific detail of the films scenes, including filming techniques, the use of cameras, locations actors and the framing of social issues within the film. The bibliography 4 sources.
Filename: TEbicythief.rtf

The Bicycle Thief / Analysis of a Classic Italian Film
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5 pages in length. An in-depth evaluation of production technique and use of camera in Vittorio De Sica's 'The Bicycle Thief.' The overall effectiveness of various elements (location, movement, etc;) is examined and a good amount of cinematic terminology is employed by the writer. No Bibliography.
Filename: Italfilm.wps

THE BIG SLEEP: HOWARD HAWKS
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This 4 page paper analyzes The Big Sleep by Howard Hawks as to its innovations and deviations from the noir genre. Examples, quotes given from the movie. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MBnoir.rtf

The Blackboard Jungle
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the Richard Brooks film Blackboard Jungle. This paper considers the way in which the film depicts the problems of youth and the prophetic nature of the film regarding the continuation of these problems. This paper also considers the approach utilized to solve these problems and the impacts that these solutions have. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MHBlacju.wps

The Blues and the Importance: A Historical Perspective
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This 5 page paper relates the history of the blues and considers what this musical form has meant from a historical perspective. This paper assesses the shift towards blues music in the mid-20th century and the origin of the musical form. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHblues.wps

The Book and Film Versions of “Silence of the Lambs”
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A 5 page paper which examines the differences between Thomas Harris’ 1988 novel and Jonathan Demme’s 1991 film to illustrate how the text could be successfully translated onto celluloid. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGsilamb.rtf

The Bourne Identity/Book vs. Film
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A 6 page comparison between the film The Bourne Identity (2002) and the 1980 novel of the same name by Robert Ludlum. The writer argues that the screenwriters accomplished the tricky business of adaptation by keeping characterization and certain aspects of the novel, but disregarded the rest of the novel's plot. In so doing, the film pays homage to the novel, but it is not the same story. Consequently, the film is edgier, less cerebral, more action-oriented than the book, which is a formula undoubtedly designed to appeal to today's audiences. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khbourne.rtf

The Breakfast Club/A View of Adolescence
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A 5 page research paper/essay that discusses The Breakfast Club, directed by John Hughes for Universal, which is an insightful film that offers more substance and analysis of adolescence than the typical Hollywood teen movie. This film rises above the banality of the teen movie genre by exploring in more depth the psychological ramifications of the various high school stereotypical characters, i.e., a “brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal” (Hughes, 2007). Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khtbchu.rtf