Essays and Research Papers on Mixed issues in Film Television Theater Music & Dance

In three pages this paper summarizes Robert Walser’s 1993 article which appeared in The Musical Quarterly entitled ‘Out of Notes: Signification, Interpretation, and the Problem of Miles Davis.’ There are no other sources cited in the bibliography.

This 6 page paper discusses the concept of the “outsider” in the plays “Othello” (Shakespeare) and “The Rover” (Aphra Behn). Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page discussion and examination of the film Titanic and a discussion of its possibility as a play. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the New German Cinema discussing the works of Fassbinder, Wender, and Schlondorff. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper compares and contrasts Truman Capote and Bob Marley. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the play "Death and the King's Horseman" by Wole Soyinka. The play is set in Nigeria during WWII, but the playwright argues that it is not to be seen as a statement about colonialism. This paper discusses the story, and Soyinka's assertion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the relationship between man and nature as seen in the world of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper is a character analysis of Tom, one of the three main characters in Tennessee Williams' classic play "The Glass Menagerie." Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page analysis of Michael Moore's 2003 documentary Bowling for Columbine addresses the gun culture in the US. The writer examines the rhetorical arguments and strategies used by Moore, as well as the director's main purpose. The writer argues that Moore's central premise is that the country's gun culture is unwarranted and that this ...

This 4 page paper compares and contrasts the two films and describes how the deal with the nature of identity and friendship. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page analysis of the themes in Athol Fugard’s play “No-Good Friday.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 13 page paper which analyzes and examines the 1999 film “Tuesdays with Morrie.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines various issues concerning scripts, imagery and thoughts concerning books and film. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper on the life and work of Robert Leroy Johnson. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses some of the psychological bases for the problems the characters face in O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey into Night." Bibliography lists 5 sources.

7 pages in length. The film industry has a hold upon people unlike most other forms of mass media; that moviegoers become wholly captivated by what they see on the screen to such an extent as to have physical and emotional reactions speaks to the overwhelming power filmmakers have upon their impressionable audiences. ...

An 8 page paper which discusses, and then compares and contrasts, the element of fantasy in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page research paper/essay that offers a viewer reaction and analysis of the first two episodes of Edgar Reitz’s 1984 TV series, Heimat: Eine Deutsche Chronik (Homeland: A Chronicle of Germany), which serves as an expansive canvas on which Reitz presents a vision of Germany’s past and the changes of modernity that overtook provincial ...

This 5 page paper compares the strengths and weaknesses, and the issues families face in the film “Avalon,” and the books “Hunger of Memory” by Richard Rodriguez and “An American Requiem” by James Carroll. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the thematic role of love in this twentieth-century play and nineteenth-century short novel. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page research paper that takes an usual form. Presumably, it is 2101 and there is a remembrance planned for commemorating the centennial anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001. An original musical composition has been commissioned for the occasion and this discussion offers a description that of that work. Bibliography lists 2 ...

A 6 page paper which examines and analyzes the film “Window to Paris” as it involves and details the Russian culture. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the symbols in Tennessee Williams’ play “The Glass Menagerie.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses some of the issues raised in the new film "Shortbus." Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page essay/reaction paper to the final episodes of Edgar Reitz’s epic 1984 fifteen-hour, TV series, Heimat: Eine Deutsche Chronik (Homeland: A Chronicle of Germany) which carry the narrative into the post-World War II era, concluding in the early 1980s. In these final episodes, Reitz underscores themes, often mirroring earlier action, and establishing a ...