Essays and Research Papers on Film & Television

A 4 page comparison and contrast of the film “Rome: Open City” (1945) and “The Bicycle Thieves” (1948). Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the similarities and differences between the animation styles of the Japanese and Americans. This paper highlights a number of technique examples to illustrate the point that there are indeed many similarities and differences between the two. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 9 page paper which examines how feminism has added to our understanding and appreciation of film. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 20 page paper discusses the development of the Russian cinema from its inception to the present, modern era. Key filmmakers mentioned and chronicled. Bibliography lists 18 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the cinematography of Wadje in the third in his trilogy: Ashes and Diamonds. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page paper which compares the stories “The Chocolate War” and “The Giver” and the film “Stand By Me.” No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper compares and contrasts the depiction of the aliens in the movies ET and Aliens. Quotes cited from various sources. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the filmwork on the documentary: Divorce Iranian Style. Review, critique and overview offered. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which compares the character of Alex from Anthony Burgess’ novel “Clockwork Orange” to the Alex in the Stanley Kubrick film of the same name. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper provides an overview of the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and relates it to John Belton's view of genre pastiche.

This 6 page paper discusses the theory of auteur and examines two filmmakers: Kurosawa and Von Triers in their movies: Seven Samurai and The Idiots. Bibilography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at the western, in film, in John H. Lenihan's work called Showdown. The book is critically evaluated but much of the paper provides an overview of its contents. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A comparison between the moral corruption of Lord Henry in The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the anti-semitism of Fred Leuchter in Morris's film, Mr Death. Bibliography lists 5 sources

A 3 page paper which examines the film Serpico as it relates to realities in policing. No additional sources cited.

An 8 page analysis of the film “The Day the Earth Stood Still.” The paper examines the themes presented in the movie both through the story and through various camera, or editing and directing, positions. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

A 4 page discussion of the manner in which the Iraqi people were depicted by the media during this turbulent time in history. The author asserts that although this depiction may appear negative from an American perspective, it really was a reflection of the Iraqi ideology. Just as the strong nationalistic tendencies of ...

This 5 page report discusses the ways in which the media presents an anti-Catholic bias in film and television. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper outlines the central character in The White Mile. Dan Cutler, driven CEO portrayed by Alan Alda in the 1994 film The White Mile was an individual who demonstrated ethical conflict. Dan’s desire to use a kind of nature “retreat” to help advertising executives bond with clients was not a ...

This 6 page paper discusses the use of Hitchcock's unique mise en scene in the films Vertigo and Rear Window. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page review of director Michael Almereyda's modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet. The writer argues that this film offers some fresh insight into the classic tale of death and intrigue. However, to get to these insights, the audience has to accept the incongruent nature of Elizabethan dialogue set in current day Manhattan. Claudius ...

This 5 page paper examines the role of grace in the film, "You Can Count on Me". This paper specifically examines the personal and spiritual journey of Sammy in order to highlight how grace is subtly revealed in her life as a means of prompting her own ability to change and grow. Bibliography ...

A 4 page paper which examines several relationships in the film “Fried Green Tomatoes” as they relate to the relational theory. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines various aspects of the film “Robert Rauschenberg.” Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 9 page paper which analyzes the characters of Tituba and Reverend Samuel Parris in “I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem,” John Proctor and Abigail Williams in “The Crucible” film, and Goodman Brown and Satan. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 3 page report discusses the 1988 movie Zan Boko. Director and writer Gaston Kaboré explores the impact of modern society on the lives and development of a traditional African people and their lifestyle. He also considers the ways in which an agrarian, subsistence society is forced into becoming an industrialized, commodity economy and an ...