The Immigrant, The Native Son, And The Ambassador: The Transnational Travels Of "Godzilla", "Speed Racer", And "Akira",
2010
College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences
The Immigrant, The Native Son, And The Ambassador: The Transnational Travels Of "Godzilla", "Speed Racer", And "Akira", Amber Shandling Cohen
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Corporeal Idea,
2010
Western Kentucky University
The Corporeal Idea, Brian A. Shaw
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
The act of transforming the ever elusive idea to the glorified art that appears on the “silver screen” is neither glamorous nor easy. I find the process often misrepresented in the eyes of the common viewer, and until the last four years of my undergraduate career, I saw through those same skewed eyes. The art of filmmaking is in its very essence a battle of wills and a test of endurance. It takes more than a great idea to breathe life into a project. It takes perseverance, preparation, cooperation, and most of all, a lot of luck! My experiences as …
Anime In America, Disney In Japan: The Global Exchange Of Popular Media Visualized Through Disney's "Stitch",
2010
College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences
Anime In America, Disney In Japan: The Global Exchange Of Popular Media Visualized Through Disney's "Stitch", Nicolette Lucinda Pisha
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
British Cinema And The Manipulation Of Public Opinion During The Inter-War Years,
2010
Rhode Island College
British Cinema And The Manipulation Of Public Opinion During The Inter-War Years, Merle Kenneth Peirce
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
Little notice has been paid to the British film industry and the way in which it was able to effect changes during the inter-war years, in particular 1930-1939. Members of the Foreign office and the Special Intelligence Services were able, through the subtle choice and influencing of specific filmic texts, to bring the British populace from a pacifist attitude, to one of resigned acceptance of the inevitability of war and the need for re-armament in the face of a growing German menace.
Review Of Out Of Africa,
2010
City University of New York
Review Of Out Of Africa, Michael Adams
Publications and Research
Review of Sydney Pollack's Out of Africa: http://www.media-party.com/discland/2010/05/out-of-africa-bluray.html
Review Of Doctor Zhivago,
2010
City University of New York
Review Of Doctor Zhivago, Michael Adams
Publications and Research
Review of David Lean's Doctor Zhivago: http://www.media-party.com/discland/2010/05/doctor-zhivago-bluray.html
Review Of Lola Montes,
2010
City University of New York
Review Of Lola Montes, Michael Adams
Publications and Research
Review of Max Ophuls' Lola Montes: http://www.media-party.com/discland/2010/03/lola-montes-bluray.html
Review Of Flash Gordon,
2010
City University of New York
Review Of Flash Gordon, Michael Adams
Publications and Research
Review of Mike Hodges' Flash Gordon: http://www.media-party.com/discland/2010/07/flash-gordon-bluray.html
Para-Romantic Love And Para-Friendships: Development And Assessment Of A Multiple-Parasocial Relationships Scale,
2010
Chapman University
Para-Romantic Love And Para-Friendships: Development And Assessment Of A Multiple-Parasocial Relationships Scale, Riva Tukachinsky
Communication Faculty Articles and Research
Parasocial-relationships (PSR) are viewers' imaginary relationships with media personae. Despite the growing body of research on PSR, the field is still lacking a clear conceptualization and precise measure of this phenomenon. The present study suggests a novel theorization of PSR as para-friendship and para-love. Study 1 demonstrates construct validity of a new Multiple-PSR scale using the logic of a multi-trait multi-method approach. Study 2 replicates the factorial solution using confirmatory factor analysis. Finally, Study 3 provides evidence for the criterion validity of the scales. Together, these findings suggest that PSR encompass several types of relationships that might mediate different media …
Review Of Charade,
2010
City University of New York
Review Of Charade, Michael Adams
Publications and Research
Review of Stanley Donen's 1963 film.
Review Of Le Combat Dans L'Ile,
2010
City University of New York
Review Of Le Combat Dans L'Ile, Michael Adams
Publications and Research
Review of Alain Cavalier's Le combat dans l'ile: http://www.media-party.com/discland/2010/07/le-combat-dans-lile.html
Anger, Cognition, Ideology: What Crash Can Show Us About Emotion,
2010
University Of Alabama At Birmingham
Anger, Cognition, Ideology: What Crash Can Show Us About Emotion, Sue J. Kim
College of Arts and Sciences Professional Work
Sue J. Kim’s essay “Anger, Cognition, Ideology: What Crash Can Show Us About Emotion” argues for the relevance and importance of cognitive studies to ethnic and postcolonial literary studies, and vice versa. After surveying recent developments in the field of cognitive studies, the essay combines cultural and cognitive approaches in order to examine anger in and around the 2005 Paul Haggis film Crash.
"Life Is Beautiful, Or Is It?" Asked Jakob The Liar,
2010
Brigham Young University - Provo
"Life Is Beautiful, Or Is It?" Asked Jakob The Liar, Ilona Klein
Faculty Publications
In 1999 the 71st Academy Awards ceremony awarded to the film The Last Days the prize for Best Documentary Feature. Underwritten by Steven Spielberg's Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, this documentary depicts in a compelling, historically objective fashion what the Nazi regime called the "Endlösung" ["Final Solution"]: the effort to annihilate all of European Jewry. In the film, five Hungarian survivors are interviews with honesty and compassion. Their answers record history as it unwound. Clearly, the intent of the interviews is to assure that historical facts are not falsified, nor taken for granted. Documentaries of this kind can …
Profits, Prestige, And A Little Bit Of Sunshine: American Independent Cinema Enters The Mainstream,
2010
Claremont McKenna College
Profits, Prestige, And A Little Bit Of Sunshine: American Independent Cinema Enters The Mainstream, David A. Landay
CMC Senior Theses
This thesis investigates the recent developments that have occurred in the independent film market after the major Hollywood studios created their own specialty divisions to produce and distribute independent films. Due to the involvement of the major studios, independent films became more mainstream while their various costs were also driven up due to the increased amount of independent films that were released by the studios. The financial crisis of 2008 forced the major studios to contract their production of independent films and this contraction allowed the prices of independent films to return to more stable levels.
Weaving Through Reality: Dance As An Active Emblem Of Fantasy In Performance Literature,
2010
Claremont McKenna College
Weaving Through Reality: Dance As An Active Emblem Of Fantasy In Performance Literature, Tara Maylyn Frankel
CMC Senior Theses
Literature uses dance to reveal underlying messages of fantasy through the themes of the central narrative of female characters. Examining the original texts with respect to their varying adaptations for film and stage, performance literature reveals how directors relate a three-dimensional story to an audience from a two-dimensional world. Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Red Shoes” shows an underlying semiotic code where transitioning from the black and white of reality to the red of fantasy is only accomplished through dancing. Oscar Wilde’s Salome displays an eroticization of the exotic solo-improvised dance that provides a semblance of control for the main character. …
Review Of Forbidden Planet,
2010
City University of New York
Review Of Forbidden Planet, Michael Adams
Publications and Research
Review of Fred McLeod Wilcox's Forbidden Planet: http://www.media-party.com/discland/2010/09/forbidden-planet-blu-ray.html
Review Of The T.A.M.I. Show,
2010
City University of New York
Review Of The T.A.M.I. Show, Michael Adams
Publications and Research
Review of concert film The T.A.M.I. Show: http://www.media-party.com/discland/2010/04/the-tami-show.html
Review Of Contempt,
2010
City University of New York
Review Of Contempt, Michael Adams
Publications and Research
Review of Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt: http://www.media-party.com/discland/2010/03/contempt-bluray.html
12 Eylül'Ü Konu Alan Filmlerde Karşı Anlatı Olarak Ses Ve Hafıza,
2010
Portland State University
12 Eylül'Ü Konu Alan Filmlerde Karşı Anlatı Olarak Ses Ve Hafıza, Pelin Basci
World Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications and Presentations
During the last three decades, the 1980 military coup has acquired increased visibility in Turkish cinema. Films that treat the 1980 coup record two aspects of it as parts of a cinematographic narrative: some films explore the socio-political reasons behind the coup by capturing the period preceding the takeover, while others explore the human impact of the coup by capturing the period following it. Films in both groups interrupt the silence maintained by the official narrative about the coup, critique the justifications for military intervention, and expose the violence that was perpetrated in the name of the state.
From Jugendbewegung To Raf: Youth, Friendship, And Protest In Post-Wall German Cinema,
2010
Miami University, Ohio
From Jugendbewegung To Raf: Youth, Friendship, And Protest In Post-Wall German Cinema, Nicole Thesz
Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature
Recent German-language films frame anti-establishment activities as a rejuvenating force. In Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei (2004) and Was tun, wenn’s brennt? (2001), the young filmmakers Hans Weingartner and Gregor Schnitzler take a nostalgic approach to the tradition of protest in Germany. Volker Schlöndorff, in contrast, builds on first-hand memories of the 1970s and the RAF, depicting the escalation of violence in Die Stille nach dem Schuß (2000). This paper explores the ways in which the three films foreground personal motivations, rather than political causes, arguing that friendship is used to gauge the success of protest. While the friends in …
