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Brokeback Mountain: The "Great Outdoors" as a Trap
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This 7 page paper discusses the film "Brokeback Mountain" and argues that it uses its settings to illustrate the way the supposed "wide open spaces" trap the characters; and that the use of sheep, not cattle, is an essential part of the message that Jack and Ennis are outsiders. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVBrkBck.rtf

Bruce Lee’s “Enter the Dragon”: Influenced and Influential
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A 7 page paper which examines the film “Enter the Dragon” starring Bruce Lee and argues that it is a film that was both influenced and a film that has become one of the most influential films of all time. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAbrclee.rtf

Buddies and Bad Guys -- African American Men in the Movies
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This 15 page report discusses ten contemporary films and compares how African American men are portrayed with various aspects of how film historians and media scholars have described the historical presentation of African American men in the movies, the popular press, even images presented in and by society in general such as advertising and news reporting. The easiest and most succinct statement about African Americans in the early days of the movies is simply that there were none. Society, at least cinematic society, has accepted that the world has radically changed since the days when a successful black actor was one who regularly had parts as a servant, a sharecropper, or a faithful soldier. As the world moves into the 21st century, it has become clear that actors such as Denzel Washington, Will Smith, and Eddie Murphy truly have star power and can almost guarantee a blockbuster. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: BWfilmbl.wps

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Postmodern Cinema
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and relates it to John Belton's view of genre pastiche.
Filename: MHButch.rtf

California and the 1992 Film Adaptation of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men
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In seven pages this paper analyzes the message this film version of the classic novel by John Steinbeck sends about California. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography.
Filename: TGmicecal.rtf

Cape Fear
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A 3 page analysis of the film Cape Fear. The focus of the essay is justice and if either of the two male characters, Cady or Bowden, acted in a just and fair manner. Bowden may have acted against legal ethics but was his action just? No additional sources cited.
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Cape Fear/Movie Review
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A 6 page movie review that examines and discusses Martin Scorsese's 1991 film Cape Fear. The writer offers a plot synopsis and argues that this film is much more then simply a good suspense thriller, that it has a lot to say about relationships and the importance of trust. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Cartoons" Comparing Warner Bros. With Disney Between The 1930s And 1960s
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5 pages in length. When comparing the cartoons produced by Warner Bros. and Disney studios in during the 1930s through 1960s golden age, the student will find one significant difference: the element of fantasy. Clearly, Walt Disney instilled such a sense of fantasy within all his cartoon creations that no other studio could come close to matching his intensity. While Warner Bros. produced admirable cartoons called Looney Tunes through the use of aesthetics, characterization, story lines and ideological subtext, the student will find that there is little argument when it comes to comparing its final production to that of the celebrated Disney studios. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCcrtun.rtf

Casablanca
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A 5 page analysis of the classic 1942 film about intrigue and lost love set in the North African town of Casablanca. The writer discusses the motivation behind the heroism of the protagonist, Rick Blaine and argues that Rick is the quintessential reluctant hero. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: khcasa.rtf

Casablanca
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This 6 page paper analyzes the classic film "Casablanca" starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVCasabl.rtf