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Papers On Film & Television
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"Singin' In The Rain": Establishing A Genre Movie
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9 pages in length. Love abounds when Don (Gene Kelly) expresses his love for Cathy (Debbie Reynolds) in the deserted stage room while singing "You Were Meant For Me" in the 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain. Understanding how the scene's theatrical presence seems to exemplify the workings of a genre movie encourages one to refer extensively to the specific textual characteristics such as lighting, framing, editing, camera work, as well as indicating how textual features may be related to broader questions such as ideology, generic conventions, visual style and narrative structure. Experiencing this particular scene is much more than merely watching two actors complete their routine; rather, everything about that stage -- from the lighting to the sets to the scenery -- plays an enormous role in the overall genre appeal. Without appropriate appearances to effectuate the scene's depth, there would exist little cohesion with regard to musical characterization so prevalent to all four genres that this film represents: Classic, Comedy, Music and Romance. Bibliography lists 5 sources. TLCsingn.wps
Filename: TLCsingn.wps
"Smoke Signals" and "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven"
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This 7 page report compares Sherman Alexie's 1993 book with the 1998 movie "Smoke Signals" directed by Chris Eyre tht it inspired. Both comment on the contemporary Native American experience and consider stereotypes about Indians. Both offer the outsider a glimpse of life in a truly "outsider" culture.
Filename: BWsignal
"Splendor in the Grass"
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An 8 page paper which discusses the movie "Splendor in the
Grass" and further illustrates the works of Elia Kazan, who directed the movie, and
William Inge, who wrote the screenplay. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAsplendor.wps
"Story of an Hour," "Araby," and "Casino"
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A 5 page paper which discusses
similarities in Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour," James Joyce's "Araby," and the film
"Casino." The similarity focused upon is that which illustrates the realization of a truth,
often a painfully accepted truth. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: RAchpnhr.rtf
"The Battle Of Algiers" And "Schindler's List":
Philosophical And Aesthetic Comparison
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5 pages in length. Gillo Pontecorvo's 1965 movie entitled The Battle of Algiers has long been considered a Third World filmatic experience, failing to compete with Steven Spielberg's Hollywood treatment of Schindler's List. The obvious documentary-type style of Pontecorvo's creation detracts from the overall emotional strength that the director was obviously seeking to achieve. Spielberg, on the other hand, utilized the depth and breadth of geography and environmental factors as a means by which to evoke his desired objective. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCalger.wps
"The Damned"
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A 5 page paper which discusses the political aspects of "The Damned,"
a film directed by Luchino Visconti and produced in 1969. The address of political turmoil
can be seen, in its most obvious form, through the presence of the Nazis, but the political
climate and underlying issues of concern also address the social political aspects of
homosexuality. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAdamned.wps
"The Greatest Othello?" -- Laurence Olivier's 1965 Film
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This 4 page report discusses
Sir Laurence Olivier's 1965 film version of Shakespeare's "Othello." The film is
something of a hybrid in that it is actually a filming of the stage production by the
National Theatre of Great Britain. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWothLO.rtf
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow": Short Story and Film
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A 5 page paper which
compares the short story, by Washington Irving, and the film version, directed by Tim
Burton, of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAdepp.rtf
"The Matrix": Racial Implications
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30 pages in length. The very essence of science fiction as a film genre is to stupefy audiences as to what reality might be like if the director's imaginative world ever truly existed. Indeed, one can readily argue that Star Wars, Independence Day and myriad other science fiction movies left audiences incredulous with the thought that somewhere, sometime, the world as we know it may reflect the director's vision. A particular draw to science fiction is the manner by which it allowably crosses the stringent boundaries of conventional thinking, delving deeply into what can often only exist in the recesses of one's imagination. The Matrix exemplifies one of those films where everything is viewed as an illogical twist of reality, compelling the audience to imagine reality as directors Andy and Larry Wachowski had imagined it. Most startling of all, wrapped up within a tale of technology gone awry, is the incarnation of racial transition; instead of being society's scapegoat, the black community is reflected as strong and brave, while the white race is portrayed as evil. Clearly, the directors' intention was to illustrate racial strife as just one of many social ills plaguing contemporary society. Bibliography lists 26 sources.
Filename: TLCmatrx.wps
"The Siege" – Post September 11, National Security And Terrorism
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5 pages in length. Examining the impact 1998's The Siege had upon portrayal and predictions of post-September 11th American society, one finds a startling parallel between reality and fiction. The quest to gather up Arab-Americans as being somehow related to the recent terrorist incident smacks of the gross infringement upon civil liberties that ensued immediately following the real life attacks on 911. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCSiege.rtf
"The Tempest": Film and Text
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the film
and the text version of "The Tempest." The film version discussed is Paul Mazursky's. No
additional sources cited.
Filename: RAtempst.wps
