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

A 3 page analysis of the 1952 classic film “Singin in the Rain.” Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page research paper that focuses on two revolutionary theatre set designers. Toward the end of the nineteenth century, two stage designers--Adolph Appia (1862-1928) and Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966)--"revolted against the scenic practices of the traditional European acting company" (Wild, 2003). In European theatre at that time, scenery presented a two-dimensional box that ...

An 8 page research paper/essay that discusses the acting career of Julia Roberts. The writer highlights her performances in Pretty Woman, Stepmom and American Sweethearts, arguing that examination of these films shows that Roberts is high skilled at her craft. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page movie review of How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days (2003, Paramount Pictures, directed by Donald Petrie) starring Matthew McConaughey as Ben and Kate Hudson as Andie. These are pretty people and capable actors. The viewer wants to like them and to root for them to fall in love, but the ...

A 5 page paper which discusses similarities and differences in terms of style, genre, and topic. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the impact this dancer and choreographer had on the socio-cultural development of dance. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the film’s structure and devices to define the system of social assumptions the film and filmmaker seem to subscribe to, which includes ideas on race, class, gender, the nature of knowledge, interaction between individuals, and socially-held values. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines mythical elements in George Lucas’ Star Wars Trilogy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 2.5 page paper which examines how racial, ethnicity, religious and minority group sociological issues were depicted in the controversial film on the presidency of George W. Bush. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page essay that analyzes the purpose of director Lar Von Trier's stunning visual effects in this film Zentropa (1991). The writer offers a summation of the film in relation to a discussion of the effect that the cinematography has on the viewer. No additional sources cited.

A 6 page paper which examines the playwright and the play. The paper examines Shakespeare and Othello, and Sophocles and Oedipus. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the use of stage props to further the symbolism of the character. The character chosen is that of Lopakhin. Examples given from the play. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines whether Biff’s failure as a person is Willy’s fault from the play “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page paper which examines how men are depicted in each of these African-American plays. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 10 page research paper that contrasts and compares two films: Imitation of Life (1934), directed by John M. Stahl and produced by Carl Laemmle for Universal and its 1959 remake, directed by Douglas Sirk and produced by Ross Hunter, also for Universal. These two films show that a remake can be similar to an ...

A 4 page paper which examines the roles of women in August Wilson’s plays “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Piano Lesson.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 13 page paper which examines what being a theatrical producer entails by providing an overview, comparison and contrast between producers past and present, factors such as costs and ticket prices, and with emphasis on the production of Broadway musicals. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the relationship between whites and blacks in August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “The Piano Lesson.” Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

A 3 page paper which discusses the spiritual wars offered up in the 1991 film “Hamlet” starring Mel Gibson. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the themes of heredity, disease and hypocrisy in Ibsen's work, Ghosts, and O'Neill's work, Long Day's Journey into night. Examples, quotes cited from texts. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 11 page paper which compares and contrasts the portrayal of alien beings in the films “Independence Day” (1996) and “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1956). Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 4 page paper which analyzes the teachers, students, and parents in the film “Dead Poet’s Society.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 9 page paper discusses the various elements of August Strindberg's play, A Dream Play. Themes, symbols, characters, expressionism defined and exampled. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper argues that while there were objections to the stage during the 1700s, the attitude was really not all that much different from the attitudes today as it respects film. The stage is discussed historically. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper which focuses on the animator’s themes of sexuality from “Red Hot Riding Hood” (1943) to “Little Rural Riding Hood” (1949) and self-reflexivity in “Tortoise Beats Hare” (1941) with an analysis of at least one of his other cartoons. Bibliography lists 6 sources.