Film & TV Essays and Term Papers

patience by releasing pap that no reasonable citizen of the United States should bother to watch. Nevertheless, discerning viewers are constantly bombarded by films that should never be made. One terrific example of a movie fitting this description…

has characters who combine fighting with a lot of gymnastics. In the movie the characters demonstrate the precision and skill it takes to use Kung Fu on an opponent. There are many clans in this movie and some have their own fighting style. It…

picture of a castle with a window that has a light turned on. As the backgrounds begin to change into a closer view of the castle, then a view of the castle from the reflection of the water surrounding it, we are drawn into the window as a man falls…

cartoonist named Robert Crumb. He is the one who did the Keep On Truck'n illustration, the X-rated Fritz the Cat cartoon character, and the Mr. Natural cartoon series among others. CRUMB tells Robert's story as well as that of his highly dysfunctional…

In one of the scenes, the owner of Star Line, the shipping company that owned the now-sinking Unsinkable, joins a lowered life-boat. The tortured expression on his face demonstrates that even he experiences more than unease at his own conduct. Prior…

that aggressive type people seek reinforcement for their own destructive acts, either against themselves or other people. Television violence, for instance, and the widespread public concern accompanying it have led to calls for strict controls…

page of the newspaper after giving birth to a beautiful baby girl. Ironically, President Dwight D. Eisenhower was inaugurated that very same day and his news was posted at the bottom of the page. In this statement, Davis (who is one of the writers…

with the movie Artificial Intelligence. Do they use the same symbols? Do they have the same themes? Explain why or why not. * ** Adapting literature for the big screen is a risky process, and can yield great results as well as a poor, butchered,…

time. Over the years, it has been combined with all sorts of other genres including comedy, horror, adventure, action, drama, and combinations of these. From giant serial killing plants to mole men from the center of the earth, science fiction has…

by Gregory Nava in 1983 depicts the turmoil and struggle faced by those who fled to the United States to escape execution by the Guatemalan army. Nava centers the film around a brother and sister pair named Enrique and Rosa who are trying to…