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"New" Hollywood Narratives: An Analysis Of Boogie Nights And Magnolia, Andrew C. Cate
"New" Hollywood Narratives: An Analysis Of Boogie Nights And Magnolia, Andrew C. Cate
Honors Projects
Explores the idea of the Hollywood narrative through an analysis of two Hollywood ensemble films by filmmaker, Paul Thomas Anderson: Boogie Nights and Magnolia. Considers the question of the existence of a "new" Hollywood narrative in these films.
"What It Takes To Be A Man": A Comparison Of Masculinity And Sexuality In Rebel Without A Cause And River's Edge, Alyssa Costa
"What It Takes To Be A Man": A Comparison Of Masculinity And Sexuality In Rebel Without A Cause And River's Edge, Alyssa Costa
Honors Projects
Compares the teen films, Rebel without a Cause and River's Edge, using cultural studies to analyze what they reveal about the complexities of masculinity and sexuality. Contends that while the cultural ideologies of the 1950s and 1980s promote a tough-guy hyper-masculinity, these films offer multiple models of masculinity, various forms of homosocial bonds, and veiled messages about homosexuality.