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Film Review of The Ax Fight:
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This 5 page paper is a review of this documentary film. This paper discusses the need for anthropological accuracy as well as creative ability.
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Film Review: “Ocean’s Eleven”
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A 4 page paper reviewing this remake of a 1960 cult classic starring the “Rat Pack.” Discussing this current effort, one reviewer sums it up nicely, and remains polite about doing it, too: “If you see only one utterly undemanding, totally inconsequential motion picture this week, make it ‘Ocean's Eleven.’” The reviewer is kind, far too kind… The paper discusses the intense lack of light in the film noir form, matched only by the lack of character development that leaves the viewer caring nothing about the characters. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Film Review: "The Hurricane"
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6 pages in length. "The Hurricane" is a film about survival against the worst odds. When taken in its fullest context, the movie openly addresses the ills of human nature and how racism has long governed an intolerant society. "The Hurricane's" plot and significant/striking themes lend to the notion that racial equity has never existed in this, a seemingly civilized society, inasmuch as a man can still be wrongly accused and convicted of a crime he never committed. Imagery and sound play integral roles in portraying this gross social blunder to the point that viewers are left with an unmistakable emotional connection to an individual whose life hung in the balance for a long, agonizing twenty years. The ideas of representation within the film's very core stem from a lifetime of cultural misunderstanding punctuated by ill-gotten truths and blatant fabrications, serving to depict an image in "The Hurricane" that effectively relates to society's larger themes of myth and history. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLChurri.doc

Film Superstar Bruce Lee (1940-1973)
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A 4 page paper which examines how Bruce Lee became an overnight star and what made his films so successful in Hong Kong and then in Hollywood at the peak of his career, and also analyzes the complications that prevented him from achieving international success until after his untimely death at the age of 32. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGbrucelee.rtf

Film Techniques in Citizen Kane
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This 3 page paper examines Welles' use of a technique called "deep focus" through close study of two scenes from the movie Citizen Kane. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVCiKane.rtf

Film text as interactive social practice: Turner
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A paper which looks at Turner's theory that film is both art and social practice, with specific reference to the interaction between media text and social change. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLturner.rtf

FILM VERSIONS OF SHAKESPEARE’S OTHELLO
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the film versions of Othello by Welles and Parker. Examples given. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Film vs. Literature -- As You Like It vs. A Modern Romantic Comedy
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A 4 page paper comparing the heroines of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" and the 1996 movie "While You Were Sleeping." The writer is particularly concerned with characterization, theme, and plot structure-- looking for similarities and difference between the Romantic comedies of today and yesterday. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Likeit2.wps

Film, Criticism & Genre / 'Scream'
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This 9 page paper begins with an explanation on different types of media criticism, most notably the auteurist, journalist and scholarly formats. More than half of the paper focuses on the movie Scream, and analyzes it in terms of its conformity to the horror film genre. Elements of the film are discussed. This paper is a useful tool for anyone interested in obtaining a historical overview of criticism as well as a substantial analysis on a modern film. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Scream.wps

Film/ The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
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A 5 page essay that analyzes the German-made film based on the novel by Heinrich Boll. The writer argues that it is a film that asks some hard questions about certain assumptions that are made in Western democratic societies, such as how far should freedom of the press be allowed to infringe on personal privacy? Katharina Blum shows that the right-wing paranoia that threatened American freedom during the McCarthy era is not a social phenomena exclusive to the US. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: khkblum.rtf