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Birth of a Nation/Cinematic History
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A 3 page research paper that discusses The Birth of a Nation (1915, directed by D.W. Griffith for Epoch; screenplay by D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods and Thomas Dixon), which is a landmark film in cinematic history as it was the first important feature-length film, which had a tremendous impact on the nascent industry, as it changed the demographic makeup of film audiences (The Birth of a Nation, 1995). Up to this time, films were generally considered to be a working-class entertainment, but Birth of a Nation opened cinema to a much wider audience, one that had previously preferred only the legitimate theatre (The Birth of a Nation, 1995). Nevertheless, considering Birth of a Nation is also problematic due to this film’s overt racism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khboanch.rtf

Birth of a Nation/Racism in 2 Scenes
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A 3 page essay that discusses this film. Director D.W. Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation” (1915) debuted as “The Clansman” in California, but was retitled for the world premier in New York three months later (Dirks). While this film is acknowledged to be a cinematic masterpiece by the American Film Institute, it is also recognized as being overly racist in content, as it glorifies and justifies the brutal vigilantism of the Ku Klux Klan during the Reconstruction era (Dirks). The following examination looks at the issue of racism in “The Birth of a Nation” in 2 scenes. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: khdwgbir.rtf

Black Aesthetic Theory and the Film “Chameleon Street”
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This is a 5 page paper discussing the discourse used in terms of black aesthetic theory in the film “Chameleon Street” directed by Wendell B. Harris Jr. Unlike the other films released during the early 1990s by other African-American directors who demonstrated the black urban “other” aspects of black critical theory, Harris’ portrayal of con man Douglas Street whose adaptable persona came to be recognized as the inner African-American psyche in today’s society. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TJChame1.rtf

Black Identity and Representation of Blacks in the Film “Gone With the Wind”
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A 4 page paper which examines how blacks are portrayed in the 1939 motion picture epic. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGblackgw.rtf

Blacks in Cinema/Jazz Singer & Gone With the Wind
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A 5 page research paper that looks at The Jazz Singer and Gone With the Wind as pivotal films in cinematic history for black actors. The writer discusses also how these films relate to nineteenth century minstrel troupes and the mythos that was used as rationalization for black subjugation. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: khjsgwtw.rtf

Blade Runner & Total Recall
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Two very similar comparisons between the movies Blade Runner and Total Recall (some focus on technology and similarities between the two films). One is 2 pages in length and the other is 3 (5pg total). No Bibliography.
Filename: Bladtota.wps

Blade Runner - the movie
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(5pp) Blade Runner", based loosely on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is considered the archetypical cyberpunk movie. Few other movies have matched it; some that are considered cyberpunk or marginally so are Alien and its sequels, Freejack. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBblrun.doc.

Blade Runner -- A Possible Society ?
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10 pages in length. An evaluative analysis of technology, society, and freedoms as presented in the film "Blade Runner." The 'right to happiness' is mentioned as a key issue. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Bladerun.wps

Blade Runner and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? -- Literature Into Film
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This 6 page report discusses Blade Runner, the 1982 Ridley Scott movie starring Harrison Ford and Philip Dick’s 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? which “inspired” the movie. Looking at the difficulties of translating literature into film, this report discusses the fact that Blade Runner actually enunciates the ideology of the text rather than simply telling the same story. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWrunner.rtf

Blockbuster Movies And Independent Films: Compare/Contrast
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6 pages in length. Blockbuster movies may draw in millions upon millions of revenue dollars over and above their independent - or Indie - counterparts, but that is not because they are intrinsically better in quality, plot or underlying message; rather, it only reflects the manner by which blockbusters conform to cookie-cutter expectations of a myopic audience that refuses to push the envelope or go beyond its comfort zone. Indies, on the other hand, take up where blockbusters leave off and fill in the blanks that ultimately render these films as having substance, value and a connection to real life. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCIndieFilms.rtf