“FRIENDS” AND RELATIONSHIPS TO REALITY
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This paper examines the television show "Friends" and discusses the accuracy of its portrayal of the 20-something generation. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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“Gattaca”: A Review of the 1997 Science Fiction Movie
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A 5 page overview of the plot and underlying message of the Columbia Pictures movie by director-writer Andrew Niccol. Outlines the main events of the movie noting the intense philosophical examination of the potential horrors of genetic engineering. Enticingly presents the questions of whether “perfect” genes indeed make an individual “perfect” and whether the human spirit is stronger than genetic code. Bibliography lists 2 sources. PPgattac.rtf
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“Gattaca”: Analysis
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This 3 page paper discusses some of the themes, characterizations, symbols and sound design in the film “Gattaca.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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“Good Night, Good Luck”
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A 3 page paper on the film “Good Night, Good Luck.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAgood5.rtf

“Historical interpretation in film”
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A six page paper which looks at the way in which historical events can be interpreted in film, and to what extent these can be depicted accurately given the constraints of the socio-cultural element in which the films are made and the degree to which films with a historical setting can be allotted the same credibility as source material as academic texts. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLHistfilm.rtf

“Homer’s Odyssey and Coen’s ‘Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?”
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A paper which considers whether Coen’s film ‘Oh Brother Where Art Thou?’ could be considered as a modern version of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, in terms of such aspects as narrative structure, themes, character development and the correspondences between the salient elements of the poem and the film.
Filename: JLcoen.wps

“House of Sand”
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This 4 page paper discusses the meaning of the Brazilian film “House of Sand.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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“I Was a Teenage Werewolf” (1957)
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This 6 page report discusses the 1957 movie “I Was a Teenage Werewolf” directed by Gene Fowler, Jr., produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff, and starring the actor who went on to become “Little Joe,” “Pa Ingalls” and “Jonathon Smith,” Michael Landon. It seems that in 1957, the idea of a teenage boy turning into a monster at the hands of an evil doctor was as far as American imagination could stretch. In a number of ways, the movie was a comedy, a horror film, a teenage angst movie, and even something of a social commentary. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWwwolf.wps

“Ideology and Film”
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A paper which looks at the relationship between ideology and film, with reference to the ways in which the medium can both confront or reinforce the dominant ideology, and the extent to which subcultural values can also be addressed more successfully within the parameters of film than in any other medium. Bibliography lists 7 sources
Filename: JLideologyfilm.wps

“Innocence Lost: The Verdict”: A Review of the PBS Film Documenting a Child Sexual Abuse Case in North Carolina
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A 5 page overview of the film. The author of this paper relates the major events of the film and compares it to the HBO docudrama “The McMartin Trial”. In each film the subject is the alleged sexual abuse of children. In “Innocence Lost” the accused, Robert Kelly is found guilty despite the existence of practically no hard evidence. In “The McMartin Trial” the members of the McMartin family are absolved of guilt. This paper emphasizes the relative worth of the documentary verses the docudrama format and concludes that while Kelly serves his consecutive life sentences in jail, the McMartin’s serve theirs in an environment in which they will never be able to fully escape societal suspicion and disdain despite their proclaimed innocence. No sources are listed.
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