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Natural Born Killers Till Dawn
1,109 words
Mini biography In January of 1991 a film titled
Reservoir Dogs (1992) hit the Sundance Film
festival. The writer - director was a first timer
by the name of Quentin Tarantino. The film
garnered critical acclaim and the director became
a legend in the England, UK and the cult film
circuit. Three years later he followed up 'Dogs'
with the film Pulp Fiction (1994). 'Pulp'
premiered at the Cannes film festival, where it
won the coveted 'Palme D'Or' the virtual equal of
the Picture at the Academy Awa...
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World War Ii 20 Th Century
2,462 words
Forty years after Raymond Borde and tienne
Chaumeton defined the challenge, critical
commentators on film noir continue to grapple with
it. Ironically, American writers did not
immediately take up consideration of this
indigenous phenomenon and the question of its
"essential traits. " Only gradually in a
frequently cross-referenced series of essays in
the 1970 s did they begin to express themselves.
There are now a dozen full-length books in English
concerning film noir and undoubtedly more to f...
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Spike Lee Director Producer
981 words
The man we know as Spike was born Shelton Jackson
Lee on March 20, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia. The
first of five children, he got the nickname Spike
from his mother for being a tough baby. Spikes
tendency to be difficult is one that goes right
back to the crib. The infant Spike, much like the
man he grew into, was small but loud. The family
he was born into was great for a number of
reasons. His parents, college educated newlyweds,
both came from families stressing creativity and
black tradition. ...
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Representations Of The Black Male In Film
1,182 words
A systematic exclusion of black people from the
production, distribution, and exhibition of film
exists in Hollywood. This "system" is white
America's continuing subversion of a whole race
that has existed since the first slave was dragged
from African soil and put to work on an American
plantation. In these "politically correct" times
the system is not an overt racist activity.
Rather, it is more of a hidden political agenda
that does not appear to exist when looked for. But
the system operates...
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Hollywood Influence On People Today
842 words
Society today is full of ideas and ways of life
for the average person to live up to. Are these
principles accurate for the average person living
in todays society? No, these standards are
unrealistic and they are weighted by the major
influence of Hollywood, such as Hollywood
celebrities, television shows, and even television
advertisements. These outside influences not only
sway a persons normal view, but they also can
damage the average person, usually woman,
physically and emotionally. Holly...
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The Power Of Cinema And Obscura
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Cinema has been used ruthlessly for their own ends
since its creation, by politicians, entrepreneurs,
generals, zealots, bishops, mass murderers,
pedants, pedagogues, and snake oil salesmen. The
early establishment of major studios, along with
the creation of Hollywood and its subsequent
emergence as the world centre of cinematic
production, resulted in the studio system, which
concentrated power over the medium in the hands of
a few studio heads, who even owned the cinemas
themselves. Consequen...
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Stanley Kubrick Clockwork Orange
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"A film is - or should be - more like music than
like fiction. It should be a progression of moods
and feelings. The theme, what's behind the
emotion, the meaning, all that comes later"
(Stanley Kubrick) Director Stanley Kubrick was
born within the confines of New York on the 26 th
of July 1928. The son of a physician, he began his
career at the relatively young age of 16 when he
began working as a freelance photographer for Look
Magazine. Around this time the growing in
confidence teenager foun...
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Knowledge Of Shakespeare Reject Shakespeare Students
524 words
In the last several years, an alarming trend has
developed on many prestigious college campuses.
Universities such as Dartmouth, Amherst, and
Georgetown have dropped Shakespeare as required
reading for English majors. These universities
encourage students to eschew the Bard in favor of
contemporary authors and pop culture theory. The
displacement of Shakespeare on college campuses
represents a grievous error. By marginalizing
Shakespeare and encouraging students to champion
the mundane, great un...
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Salem Witch Trials House Un American Activities Committee
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A "Great Drama" is a play in which an audience can
find personal relevance. It is something which an
audience can relate to. A great drama should
having meaning to audiences for multiple
generations. Arthur Miller's "The Crucible"
successfully related to its audience and left us
with messages that still echo today. The Crucible
must be considered to be a great drama because of
Miller's skillful play writing which created a
script that not only addressed the idea of
conformity in American culture...
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Artificial Intelligence Virtual Reality
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The Matrix is a postmodern film about life in the
year 2199. The word matrix in terms of computers
is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, an
interconnected array of diodes, cores, or other
circuit elements that has a number of inputs and
outputs and somewhat resembles a lattice or grid
in its circuit design or physical construction.
The film questions whether or not we live in
reality or we live in a virtual world. The film
claims that we (the human race) live inside our
minds and that ...
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The Death Of Anna Nicole Smith
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The death of Anna Nicole Smith The life of
celebrity is known more for turbulent life
off-camera. Anna Nicole Smith died at a South
Florida hospital, on February 8, 2007. Anna Nicole
Smith was a stage name for Vickie Lynn Marshall.
The woman was an American model (Playboy Playmate
and former Guess model), actress (the reality TV
star) and celebrity. She was 39. Anna Nicole Smith
was in the focus of many lawsuits and media. There
were a lot of gossips about her marriage to oil
billionaire J. Howa...
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Vietnam War Iraq War
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Analytical War Essay (1) When it comes to
assessing the true meaning of historical events,
we need to understand that these events only
reflect socio-political realities; therefore,
their essence is objective. Ancient Romans, who
were known for their supreme ability of logical
thinking, used to insist that, in order to point
out at the root of every social or political
problem, we need to come up with a question quo
bono? , which means who will gain out of
situation? Let us apply this principle,...
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Act I Scene Iii Shakespeare Othello
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The Reconstruction of Othello Many Shakespearean
plays have been used by Hollywood filmmakers to
realize thier own ideas and express thier own
points of view. The text of a play is sometimes
used as an exact script for the film and sometimes
the text is used as a basis for the film but not
an exact replica. A version of the play Othello
written by William Shakespeare that appeals to the
audience of teens is director Tim Blake Nelsons
film under the short title O. He uses William
Shakespeare's Ot...
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Number One Hit Truth Or Dare
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One of the most famous controversial women in the
world is Madonna Louise Ciccone. She is one of the
biggest female popstars of the twentieth century.
Madonna is an artist that knows how to take
everything she does to an extreme. Madonna was
born on the 16 th of August 1958, in Rochester,
Michigan. She was the first girl born to the
Ciccone family, which already consisted of five
boys. She grew up in a very strict environment.
When Madonna reached the age of six, her mother
grew ill from cancer ...
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Marilyn Monroe Sharon Olds
687 words
Just an Ordinary? Goddess? Hollywood created the
image of Marilyn Monroe as a stereotypical sex
bomb and dumb blonde, which captivated the eyes
and hearts of many men. Sharon Olds breaks down
Monroe? s? goddess? label and identifies Marilyn
Monroe with qualities that everyday people
actually have. These qualities are shown through
Olds? s use of certain words throughout the poem,
which are trying to identify Marilyn Monroe as a
normal person. This description of Monroe is in a
way that no one co...
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Piece Of Paper Actors And Actresses
1,236 words
Throughout the early 1950 s, the nation was deeply
engrossed in fears of a Communist takeover. At a
time when America s fears were at their very
height, Joseph McCarthy, a Republican Senator from
Wisconsin pushed America s fears to an extreme. As
a ploy to get himself re-elected, and to make
America hate Communism as much as he did, the
Senator devised a devious scheme. McCarthy, while
giving a speech, held up a piece of paper and
exclaimed, I have here a list of 57 known
Communists who are curr...
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Wes Craven Horror Genre
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At a time when the stalker movie had been
exploited to all ends and the image of mute,
staggering, vicious killers had been etched into
society? s consciousness to the point of
exhaustion, a new kid entered the block. The year
was 1984 and it was time for a new villain to
enter into the horror genre. A villain that was
agile, intelligent, almost inviolable yet viscous,
and by all means deadly. A Nightmare on Elm Street
introduced the distinctive presence of Fred
Krueger to the horror industry an...
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Harry Potter Childrens Books
744 words
Moving picture books Threatened for the best part
of three decades by spending cuts in schools and
libraries combined with the rise of new technology
and changing family life, childrens publishing had
been rattled to its bones. Not any more. After
years trying slavishly to follow other media,
especially television, by becoming ever shorter
and more contemporary, the tables have been
turned: film, TV and even radio are now looking to
childrens books for the next big thing. Not only
are J K Rowlin...
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Closer To God Sexual Intercourse
1,207 words
The View of Puritans and Sex vs. Today s Society
Sex continues to be an ongoing topic in today s
society. Is our morality and culture that much
different from what is known of the Puritans? In
this essay we will discuss both today s moral
society, and that of the Puritans. We will look at
the different views of each, and reflect on what
is believed the Puritans would say about the
sexual mores of today s society. If the Puritans
were looking down upon us today, I m not so sure
they would agree w...
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Natural Born Killers Quentin Tarantino
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Biography for Quentin Tarantino Nickname QT Mini
biography In January of 1991 a film titled
Reservoir Dogs (1992) hit the Sundance Film
festival. The writer director was a first timer by
the name of Quentin Tarantino. The film garnered
critical acclaim and the director became a legend
in the England, UK and the cult film circuit.
Three years later he followed up Dogs with the
film Pulp Fiction (1994). Pulp premiered at the
Cannes film festival, where it won the coveted
Palme DOr the virtual equa...
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