Movies & Film Essays and Term Papers

love the bomb,? (Colombia Pictures 1964) Director: Stanley Kubric Cast: Peter Gellers, George C. Scott This movie?s story takes place in the sixties in the present time in which it was made. The story begins when a United States Army General…

begins with the word, VIOLATION, across the screen. The word is from a parking meter and sets the tone for the entire movie. Luke Jackson, the title character, is arrested for cutting off the heads of the town's parking meters while drunk, or in legal…

written and produced by Michael Crichton and directed by John McTiernan. I want to find out how mythology is reflected through movies. By analyzing this film, I want to understand how mythology is transformed for a new generation. Although the media…

when I think of a labyrinth. Of course, I thought that the simplest is - what it is? But, probably, I was wrong. The labyrinth dates back to prehistoric time, and is perceived as sacred space. It had been a part of many cultures, such as Celtic,…

of Scott Hick's Oscar nominated film 'Shine', are the opeining scences and the sequence of scenes, which gives the audience insight into the events of that led to the protagonist's mental breakdown. In both scenes the director has used compelling sound…

perception of reality. It plays on our perceptions of what reality is, cleverly cultivating a sense of the unknown through subtle distortions of our reality; playing with the medium of film which is, in essence, a suspension of disbelief. ExistenZ…

by Rob Reiner. It is about four boys who decide to go and find a dead body, so that they can tell the police about it and in turn be famous. The boys are called Gordie Lachance, Chris Chambers, Teddy Duchamp and Vern Tessio. On the way they encounter…

Efthymiou Starring: Miranda Otto Ben Mendelsohn Naveen Andrews Kimberley Davies Noah Taylor Hugo Weaving Rating: (M) A GOOD old- fashioned road trip. Old being the word emphasised in this low budgeted movie. True…

two Los Angeles brothers are drawn into a neo-Nazi skinhead gang, and why one decides to free himself. In telling their stories, the film employs the language of racism--the gutter variety and more sophisticated variations. The film is always interesting…

features. The DVD contains feature-length commentary by writer Alan Ball and Director Sam Mendes, “Look Closer” a 20- Minute Behind the Scenes featurette, an hour-long Storyboard to film presentation with Mendes and Director of Photography Conrad Hall,…