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Arch of Triumph/Film Analysis
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A 6 page research paper that provides a film analysis of Lewis Milestone's Arch of Triumph (1948). The writer argues that this film should have been a blockbuster, yet the critics and the public judged to be "terrible." The writer investigates why the film is so bad and suggests that the filmmakers were indecisive about their goals and possibly intended it to be seen as film noir. Bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: khbadarc.rtf

Archetypes
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A 4 page paper which examines the archetypes presented by Jack Sparrow in the film Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Lara Croft in Tomb Raider. No sources cited.
Filename: RAarla.rtf

Are Western Films Always About Regret and Loss?
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A 5 page paper which analyzes film historian Thomas Schatz's contention that, "The Western is always about regret and it's always about loss" to determine whether or not Schatz's conclusions are correct. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGwestrn.doc

Argument: Television Violence Does Not Harm Children
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This 3 page paper takes the position, based on Jib Fowles’ work, that television does not harm children, and that the debate over TV violence is really a disguise for other problems we are not facing. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVfowles.rtf

Aristotle, Thomas Hobbes, and “Finding Forrester”
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This 5 page report discusses that virtually all movies take up some form of philosophical content. Some are clearly more obvious than others wile many do nothing more than present a situation that pits good against evil in the most fundamental of ways. It is possible to look at any movie and find the ways in which it comments on the current state of a particular society. In this report, the example of the 2000 movie “Finding Forrester” starring Sean Connery serves as an example of a modern interpretation and presentation of the philosophy of both Aristotle and Thomas Hobbes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWphilm.wps

Armenian Success in America
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Armenians not only contribute to their own culture in the United States, they contribute to the overall U.S. community by offering their history, poetry, literature, art, and business and technical acumen. They provide community service to charitable organizations and make certain that their culture is the most successful of all cultures that have immigrated to the United States. Bibliography lists 9 sources. jvArmeni.rtf
Filename: jvArmeni.rtf

Arnheim and Bazin: Film Theory
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This 7 page paper explores the thinking of film critics Andre Bazin and Rudolf Arnheim, and argues that while they do not agree, they may not be as far apart as many people think. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVflmthr.rtf

Arnheim’s Perception One Over On Kracauer’s Reality
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Siegfried Kracauer had a realistic tendency, which defined realism as something that is set in time at the exact moment of capturing the image that does not allow for the “essence” of the subject imaged to shine through. In other words, what is captured is the reality of a moment in time. Comparison to Arnheim. Bibliography lists 2 sources. jvKracau.rtf
Filename: jvKracau.rtf

ART CINEMA AND AUTEUR
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This 6 page paper discusses the theory of auteur and examines two filmmakers: Kurosawa and Von Triers in their movies: Seven Samurai and The Idiots. Bibilography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MBartcin.rtf

Art Cinema And British Film
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This 5 page paper examines the many definitions of art cinema and discusses these elements in terms of the British film, When In London. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KTbritfm.wps