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Danny Zuko From The Movie Grease
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This 9 page paper discusses the main characters in the movie "Grease" in terms of adolescent development. The emphasis is on Danny Zuko. Theories such as Erikson's psychosocial stages, Freud's psychosexual stages and Kohlberg's stages of moral development are used to are used to explain the behaviors of the characters in the film. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PGgrease.rtf

Daughter of Earth and Mildred Pierce
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A paper which looks at the treatment of gender roles in Smedley's Daughter of Earth and Curtiz's Mildred Pierce, with reference to the influence of male dominated socio-cultural values in both works. Bibliography lists 5 sources
Filename: JLmilpier.rtf

David Cronenberg's "The Fly"
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An 8 page research paper that analyzes David Cronenger's The Fly (1986). T he writer argues that from the time of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, horror has been one of the ways that the human psyche has dealt with rapid technological change. In the horror genre, we see the "worst case" scenario of where technological change is taking society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khfly.wps

David Lean’s 1962 Film, “Lawrence of Arabia”
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A 5 page critique that considers its importance to the epic film genre and includes critical reactions to the film. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGarabia.rtf

David Lynch's 'Eraserhead'
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This 6 page research paper examines director David Lynch's first full-length feature film, Eraserhead. Specifically discussed is the concept of experimental films, and the characteristics of Eraserhead which make it representative of the genre. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Erashead.wps

David Lynch's "Blue Velvet" and Personal Identity
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This 10 page report discusses David Lynch's 1986 film "Blue Velvet" and how it demonstrates how everybody lives in a society where, either consciously or unconsciously, we exist in relation to (and within the boundaries of) the reigning - or dominant - ideology. This "manner of thinking" is the manner of those with the loudest voice, the larger vote, the fatter bank-account, the better education, and the bigger church. That dominant ideology is what then governs personal identity and what is and is not "normal." Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWbluvel.rtf

David Lynch's Film Version of "Twin Peaks" / Analyzed
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This 5 page research paper examines how David Lynch's big-screen 'prequel' to the cult 1990-91 television series, Twin Peaks -- Fire Walk With Me (1992) combines film and television genres and how the traditions are disrupted. Specifically discussed are how Lynch portrays the dual world of the American dream and American disillusionment. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Twinpeak.doc

David Lynch: Post-Modernism
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9 pages in length. The true essence of life's dramatic celebrations and postmodern accomplishment is portrayed with vivid mastery within David Lynch's television and film works. Lynch's participation in such productions as Dune, The Amputee and Twin Peaks – the last of which "provides an example of the changing relation between television and society in the 1990s, with its postmodern complexity" (Lavery, 1993, p. 239) - is instrumental in catapulting his influence to the heights they ultimately reached with regard to reflecting the very essence of postmodernism. These works - which effectively draw from the writer, director and actor's ability to perpetuate the transitional nature of postmodern theory from the more minimalistic phase in television and film to one where creative limitations are only a past memory - is characterized by a combination of his production prowess and cinematic mastery. The audience has little difficulty understanding the attraction of such works as Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart through Lynch's postmodern approach, all of which work synergistically as a means by which to create filmatic creations that gloriously represents the fruits of his collective labor. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCLynchPM.rtf

Dead Poets Society & Communication
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A 3 page research paper that explores communication in this film. The writer argues that the heart of the film is the tension created by contrasting the manner in which a talented teacher, John Keating (Robin Williams) communicates with his students and the communication style employed by authoritarian school officials and the parents of the boys. Examination of this film and its message illustrates many of the points discussed in the research literature on this topic. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khddp.rtf

Death of a Salesman (1985 Filed Version)
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This 5 page paper contemplates Schlondorff's filmed version of the Arthur Miller classic about a traveling salesman and the relationships he has with his family. Acting and cinematography are discussed. This version stars Dustin Hoffman and there is a notable appearance by John Malkovich. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA116dth.doc