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

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 five page paper which looks at the conventions of classical Greek drama, with reference to the Oresteia of Aeschylus and the Theban Plays of Sophocles. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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

This 12 page paper provides an overview of postmodern dance with a focus on Trisha Brown and Bill T. Jones. Merce Cunningham's role in the form of dance is discussed as well. Postmodernism as a concept is also defined and discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

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.

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 ...

A 5 page paper which discusses the use of acting and setting in Death of a Salesman and addresses how these items helped, or harmed, the production. The production addressed is that which took place in Eugene O'Neill Theater in New York City. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines the sense of justice exhibited in the play. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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 ...

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.

A 6 page paper which discusses how Willy Loman is the victim of false values, those found in the American dream. The paper also discusses those characters which illustrate what may well be the true values as they regard success and life. No additional sources cited.

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.