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First Amendment Rights: "People vs. Larry Flint"
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A 5 page paper which discusses how the film, "The People vs. Larry Flint," addresses and presents first amendment rights. No additional sources cited. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAlrryflint.wps

FIVE KINGS BY ORSON WELLES AND CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT
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This 5 page paper illustrates how closely Welles followed Shakespeare's King plays, as it depicts Falstaff in his movie, Chimes at Night. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBflstaff.rtf

Focus on the Social and Historical in Screenplays
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A 5 page paper which discusses how particular stories, seen in film, focus on social and historical themes. The stories discussed are "Eat Drink Man Woman," "To Live," "Shanghai Triad," and "The Wedding Banquet." Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: RAeatdrink.wps

For the Love of Erik, the Phantom of the Opera
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This 3 page paper analyzes the 2004 film version of the “Phantom of the Opera” and why it is memorable. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVlverik.rtf

Forest Gump, Ray, And Dangerous Minds
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This 4 page essay provides a very brief synopsis of the highlights of each of these films. With each synopsis, the writer comments the most influential persons in the person's childhood and relates what was happening to the special education laws of the time. The essay ends with concluding remarks to illustrate the progression of special education laws. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PGspedfl.RTF

Formalism in The Graduate
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A 3 page essay that discusses The Graduate from a standpoint of formalism in classic film theory. The writer begins by defining realism and formalism and then discusses formalist aspects of this 1967 film by Mike Nichols. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khforgrd.rtf

Formalism: Great Expectations and The Night of the Hunter
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A 3 page paper which examines the presence of formalism in “Great Expectations” (1946) and “The Night of the Hunter” (1955). Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAtd4.rtf

Forms of the Cinematic Gaze and the Psychological Relationship of Power: Spectator vs. Object
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A 42 page paper which examines the claim of film historians and critics alike that there is a paradigm in the process of film viewing that implies the superior viewer (subject) vs. the object of looking (film) and how the spectator positioning and looking relations in two feminist films, Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen’s Amy! (1980) and Michelle Citron’s Daughter Rite (1978) destroy this paradigm of looking and how this is achieved. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: TGgazecin.rtf

Forrest Gump
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A 4 page film review on Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, Director, 1994 for Paramount Pictures), which tells the story of a mildly retarded man (Tom Hanks) and how his life continuously has intersected with the major events of the late twentieth century and many of its notable personages. However, due to the manner in which the film displays relationships, the narrative becomes more than just cleverly inserting Forrest into old news footage, as the filmmakers convey a significant message about what gives life meaning and purpose in an apparently random world. This point is exemplified in Forrest's relationship with his one true love, Jenny, which the writer focuses on. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khforjen.rtf

Forrest Gump / An American Mythological Hero
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An 8 page paper exploring Forrest Gump the character in the popular movie of the same name as a popular American mythological hero. Various aspects of the Forrest Gump story are compared to the qualities of what we typically perceive as the qualities of a hero. Bibliography list three sources in addition to the movie.
Filename: Gump.wps