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Chinatown: The Movie
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6 pages. Produced in 1974, the movie Chinatown, Roman Polanski's most memorable movie, is considered a benchmark for its time. Since then, there have been many movies compared to Chinatown, but it remains a one of a kind film, one that started the ball rolling for all of Hollywood. Chinatown had everything then that no other film would touch, including incest. And the ending was not the usual Hollywood ending all tied up in pretty ribbon. This paper will focus on what Chinatown offered and what the critics felt about it then and still feel about it today. There will be similarities and differences discussed as well as the main arguments of each, and the various approaches the critics take will be considered. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGActown.wps

Chinese film in the context of the communication structure: ideological values and transnational influences in relation to socio-economic aspects of the film industry
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A paper which considers the importance of film as part of the wider communication structure in China, with specific reference to the cultural function of art in Chinese history and the impact of westernization through modern communication technologies. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: JLchflm2.rtf

Chinese Identity Revealed in Ang Lee's Film, "The Wedding Banquet"
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A 9 page paper which examines how Chinese identity is revealed in Ang Lee's 1993 film, "The Wedding Banquet." Specifically considered are how the film negotiates Chinese identity, and how it can both inform as well as complicate the notion of ethnic identity, exile, diaspora, alienation, hybridity, transnationalism, gender, sexuality, history and memory. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: TGwedban.wps

Chinese Media/Documentary Film
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A 4 page research paper that examines the Film Australia production "No Sex, No Violence, No News: The Battle to Control China's Airwaves," a documentary produced by Sharon Connolly, Susan Lambert and Stefan Moore. This 2002 film presents in-depth reporting on the functions of television within the developing Chinese capitalist economy. From this documentary, as well as other sources, the image of the Chinese media that emerges is that of a propaganda machine geared for promoting a high degree of consumerism, rather than as a medium for informing the public accurately concerning current events. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khchimed.rtf

Chris Marker's "La Jetée"
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5 pages in length. Chris Marker reputation within the film industry is one of those special ranks of creative importance that has earned him a solid spot in the annals of moviemaking history. La Jetée represents one of Marker's most inspired works of environment and atmosphere that takes viewers upon a journey of expansion amidst a backdrop of minimalism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCLaJetee.rtf

Christian Allegory in the films of John Ford
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This 5 page paper looks for Christian allegory in four of John Ford's films (Grapes of Wrath, Stagecoach, The Sun Shines Bright and The Fugitive). Various themes are explored. No sources.
Filename: SA216Jon.rtf

Christian Metz
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This 6 page paper considers the life and career of Christian Metz, with a concentration on his contributions to film criticisms. This paper outlines the basic elements of Metz's perspective and the underlying reasons for his influence in recent years. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHMetz.wps

Cinema as Persuasion - Preliminary Study
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This 2 page paper is a preliminary study for a longer paper exploring the influence of film on behavior. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVCinema.rtf

Cinema Verite: “Paradise Lost” and Dorothy Dandridge
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A 3 page paper which first discusses what cinema verite is and whether or not “Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills” fits in the category. The paper then discusses the principles of film as they apply to the story of “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAverite.rtf

Cinema: representation and the concept of frame
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A paper which considers the concept of frame in early cinema, and the way in which the development of montage extended and expanded the director's ability to create fictional worlds which extended beyond the basic confines of the visual "frame". Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLframe.rtf