Film & TV Essays and Term Papers

K. Dick has written over fifty novels, and is considered among some of the greatest experimental writers of the 1950s and '60s, such as; William Burroughs, J.G. Ballard, and Thomas Pynchon.(Star 34) He has written science-fiction and regular…

Is The Question         Kenneth Branaugh may have had the script of William Shakespeare's Hamlet spoken down to every last thee and thou, but one must remember that this is Hamlet through Branaugh's eyes, not Shakespeare's. Therefore, dismissin…

U.S. spend New Year's Eve, which is why Hollywood is intrigued that on Dec. 31, 250,000 people gathered in hundreds of theaters and churches to take in an alternative, the movie Left Behind II: Tribulation Force. The action-packed tale of nonbelievers…

(Woody Allen, 1985), depict the major themes recurring throughout the entire film. The photography, editing and the sound present in the scenes are used to portray Tom Baxter's illusory film world, and Cecilia's miserable existence during the American…

on the Shakespearean tragedy based on the insecurities of one man, being played upon leading to his undoing at the hands of the one he most trusts, ?honest Iago?. In this essay, we look at how this age old play is dealt with by the medium of film,…

world's most famous love stories, told and retold many times in English, French, and Italian, from which the real origins of the story come. Shakespeare retold the story too in 1595, creating the most popular version of the story ever told. Shakespeare…

films of all time. Although it doesn't use shock techniques, the mood of the film remains disturbing. The director of the film, Roman Polanski, guides us through the film suggesting that the story is going to involve a loving couple expecting a baby.…

Stephen Wooley and David Geffen Screenplay: Anne Rice based on her novel Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot Music: Elliot Goldenthal U.S. Distributor: Warner Brothers Queen of the Damned is one of those movie sequels that weren't meant to be made.…

to create a film from a novel because they lack the ability to capture the audience and give a real meaning to the story. Ken Kesey's novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and the movie, directed by Milos Forman, both provide excellent, yet…

Magical movies let people see things that they wish could only happen in their dreams. It also lets people go to a fun time and act like a kid. The down side of magical movies is that sometimes it way to fake and ends up looking stupid. In all…