Essays and Research Papers on Film & Television

5 pages. There are televisual and extra-televisual determinations that lead to the development of two divergent trends in the 1970's urban realism and fantasy. This paper will represent a synopsis of each type and illustrate the influence of the TV specific and socio-political determinations outlined. Each of these programming shifts are historicized and consideration is made as ...

(5 pp.) There is no doubt about the power of Martin Scorsese's 1980 film Raging Bull: The film was named the year's best picture by Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, USA Today, the American Film Institute and Premiere Magazine. Robert DeNiro's performance as boxer Jake La Motta won De Niro his second Oscar. ...

A five page paper which considers the duties and responsibilities of public service broadcasters, particularly in relation to the advent of satellite television and the wider degree of choice available to the viewing audience. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

7 pages in length. Tim Burton is truly one of the most unique and misunderstood film directors of all time. Combining the flair of science fiction with the absurdity of reality, Burton has craftily composed some of the most inspiringly humorous filmatic experiences. With such obscure titles as Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood ...

15 pages in length. Communism and American democracy do not make comfortable bedfellows. This enlightening discovery served as the basis for Senator Joseph McCarthy's quest to exile all Communist association from the United States in the 1950s. Central to this exacting extermination were the Hollywood Ten, a handful of movie makers who ...

( 7 pp.) Film director Tim Burton says about his actors: "I love chameleons. I love actors who like to transform. He's a major transformer. He doesn't care how he looks. In fact, he wants to look worse than you want him to look, you know. So there's a real freedom to that. ...

A 5 page paper which analyzes the character of Sal in director Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing." No additional sources cited.

10 pages in length. Parisian schoolboy Antoine Doinel cannot figure out why he exists in this life; neither his mother nor father care about him as parents should, his academic lessons leave him empty as though he were in school for no other reason than to be sent away from home and although he is ...

This 8 page paper compares and contrasts the series, but emphasizes the differences between them. Monologues that start the show are discussed, as are the types of endings each employed. The use of science and UFO data are also included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper considers the way in which this children's film made in 1995 can also be seen as following in the footsteps of other works such as George Orwell's Animal Farm with the use of animals to depict social systems and oppression. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

( 5 pp) This 1968 film (Directed by Roman Polanski and produced by William Castle has been viewed as a classic suspense story, and has even, thirty years later provided the inspiration for the current film, "The Astronaut' s Wife." The original story by Ira Levin was a make a pact-with-the Devil ...

A 5 page paper which examines the film, the time in which it was made, and how it reflects the politics of its era, considering the fears, desires and dreams it registers, and evaluates whether or not it contained an overt or covert political message. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page report discusses Jane Austen’s last novel “Persuasion” and the 1995 movie adaptation of the book. The characters of “Persuasion” (or any other Jane Austen novel) are almost always constantly talking. They chatter, they gossip, and speculate on every aspect of the world around them. It is in this fact that the “Persuasion” is the most radically different. ...

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 ...

This 25 page paper looks at the development of the British Farce in the 1960's. The paper starts by considering what it is that makes us laugh, and uses the ideas for Freud and Bergson as a framework. The paper then goes on to look at the way in which the culture and social conditions ...

10 pages in length. The influence of mass media upon society as a whole is overwhelming; when one breaks down the individual components of which society is comprised, it becomes increasingly clear how detrimental an impact the various forms of media have upon individuals. Attempting to function within the dictates of a social existence ...

This 3 page report discusses two Tarantino movies “Pulp Fiction” (1994) and “Reservoir Dogs” (1992) in terms of their various postmodernist characteristics. In postmodern reality, identity becomes self-determined. Because there are few, if any, universal ideals linking human beings together, all that's left are “tribes:” identity groups based on race, ethnicity, gender, or whatever. In the case of the tribes ...

( 6 pp). This discussion will look at some d iverse "father figures," to see if we can make any conclusions about "the nature" of the role itself - or the "mantle" of being a father. Like any other piece of clothing , some wear it better than others. The father roles ...

A 5 page paper which addresses the deviant behavior of Hannibal Lector in the novel/film "Silence of the Lambs." Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

This 5 page paper compares the movie Clueless with Jane Austen's novel, Emma, focusing on the portrayal of social norms and cultural expectations. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

6 pages in length. Director Quentin Tarantino, heralded as the most exciting filmmaker to emerge from Hollywood since the 1970s, has also earned the title of auteur throughout the industry. Clearly, very few directors can be considered an auteur, a theory that supports filmmaking as a venture in which the director assumes the ...

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.

5 pages in length. Polish writer-director Agnieszka Holland's film Europa, Europa both historically and emotionally addresses the extent to which people will go in order to stay alive. Caught within the hostile world of Nazi warfare, Jewish youth Solomon Perel realizes that the only way he is going to escape a brutal death at ...

This 5 page report discusses and compares the 1976 Lina Wertmuller movie “Seven Beauties” with the 1975 book by Ernest Becker “Escape from Evil.” In both, the positive nature of deceit is always seen against the deadliness of honesty. For example, Becker’s own dark view of what it means to be human is contrasted and emphasized by Wertmuller’s ...

A 7 page paper which discusses various aspects of the film/novel, "Ordinary People," written by Judith Guest, as it involves issues relevant to social workers. No additional sources cited.