Film History Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (107) essays
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A Comparison of Femininity in "Mildred Pierce" and "Gentleman Prefer Blondes"
... form of art, there are of course exceptions to these rules, and from these departures have derived many films which are now regarded as "Classics". Before woman's liberation, and the birth of what many would regard as "feminist" cinema, there were still strong female characters ...
American Comedy and The Great Depression.
... Comedy genre was a good example of this. By the 1930s, the country had undergone huge social changes. Women had recently gotten the vote and were beginning to gain a previously unheard of social independence. The Stock Market crash of 1929 began an economic depression that soon affected most of ...
Dracula and Frankenstien.
... character. The manner in which these characters participate in and affect the outcome of the story, however, varies greatly. The protagonists in these notable horrors both fight to defeat the destructive villains. In the story of Frankenstein, the title character Victor Frankenstein ...
The History Of Movies
... Great Mouse Detective marked the first major use of computer animation in an animated film -- in the scene of the gears of London's famed bell tower Big Ben. This was the year of one of the longest work stoppage in Hollywood ... characters. Previously ...
Title: Birth of a Nation: A History of Anti-racism Films
... Hollywood-friendly and many seized to continue because of this obstacle. The pioneers of anti-racist films; the men and women who triumphed over hardships to create a piece of art ...
Oscar History.
... form of Oscar statuettes, may be given for "exceptional distinction in the making of motion pictures or for outstanding service to the Academy." Previous ...
History of Hollywood
... of new stars, among them Greta Garbo. The arrival of talking pictures in 1928-29 gave opportunities to other new stars, many of whom would carry MGM through in 1930´s: Clark Gable ...
Analyse the representation of masculinity and femininity in one genre or body of work and discuss the portrial of black actros in Hollywood
... of Noir.7 Although the female characters in these films are pretty strong women because of their relationships sexuality is defined with ease sometimes its not so simple and we have to judge characters ...
George Méliès
... of the new art form. At the end Melies was very innovative in the use of speical effects and he was one of the first filmmakers to use multiple exposures. Because of ... of the film was available in the USA from Siegmund Lubin under the title ...
History of Film
... of film. The change was so fast that Hollywood was almost all-talkie by the end of 1929 with a few competing sound systems. In the 1950s druring the post-war years, Hollywood ...