Academic papers on Music, Film, Television, Theater & Photography

Analyses of 2 German Movies
A 10 page film review and analysis of 2 German films. Naked Among Wolves (1963) (6 pages) and Born in '45 (1966) (4 pages). The writer focuses on several specific scenes in each movie, analyzing camera angles, lighting and how these factors express...
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Sports Films
This 5 page paper describes ten sports films and how they fit the typical "feel good" pattern, which involves someone, or a group, struggling to make good and finally either beating the "bad guys" (usually an opposing team) at the end or finding...
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Ego Function in "Good Will Hunting"
This 8 page paper discusses the film "Good Will Hunting" and the relationship of Will and Sean from the perspective of psychological understanding; it also discusses Will's ego functions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Lanford Wilson/Rimers of Eldritch
A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses Lanford Wilson's play Rimers of Eldritch, which, on the surface, concerns a murder and a trial, however, this play encompasses much more than this, as it offers the audience a profile of the social...
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The Notebook/A Therapist's View
A 5 page research paper that comments on this movie from the perspective of family therapy. The 2004 movie The Notebook (directed by Nick Cassavetes and taken from the novel by Nicholas Sparks) is an enduring love story. The story focuses on the...
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Scorsese's "Who's That Knocking At My Door" And "Mean Streets" - Brief Analysis
11 pages in length. Martin Scorsese holds a place in filmmaking history where very few directors/writers/actors reside, inasmuch as he has successfully tapped into a combination of perceptions to provide a unique insight into the relationships that...
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Quincy Jones for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
A 3 page proposal for inclusion of Quincy Jones in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Quincy Jones (b 1933) discovered music in elementary school, settling on the trumpet at about ten years of age and teaming up with Ray Charles as a young teen. He...
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Analysis:
A 5 page paper which analyzes the film
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Goodfella/Its Moral Message
A 4 page essay that discusses the moral message in Martin Scorsese's 1990 film Goodfellas. The film's protagonist, Henry Hill, finds out the allure and honor of the Mafia is a sham and illusionary. Implications are discussed. Bibliography lists 1...
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A 4 page paper which examines the connections, as they involve literature and not history, between Plato
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Ego Function and Personality Theories in "Good Will Hunting"
This 8 page paper discusses the film "Good Will Hunting" and the relationship of Will and Sean from the perspective of psychological understanding; it also discusses Will's ego functions. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Last Samurai & Breakfast at Tiffany's
A 5 page research paper/analysis of 2 films. The Last Samurai (2003, directed by Edward Zwick) is the quintessential action adventure film with sufficient battle scenes to interest a male audience. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961, directed by Blake...
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Honesty in
A 5 page paper which examines the theme of honesty in Arthur Miller
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Feminist Critique/Disney Films
A 3 page summation and analysis of Pamela O'Brien's essay "The Happiest Films on Earth." The writer states that the purpose of this essay is to demonstrate that, despite certain superficial changes in perspective, the Walt Disney films Cinderella...
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Ballet
A 6 page paper which provides a history and overview of ballet. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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