Today's Date:
December 16, 2024
- Music (4)
- Film (26)
- Television (4)
- Visual Art (4)
- Architecture (2)
- Dance (4)
An Epic Hero in the Film “Pulp Fiction”?
Throughout history, the figure of the epic hero has persisted and although he may take different forms, he generally embodies several key characteristics. For example, an epic hero often is a paragon of some virtue or value that is important →
Representations of Mental Illness in the Film “A Beautiful Mind”
The film “A Beautiful Mind” effectively portrays the life of a person living with schizophrenia and offers viewers several comments on the effects of mental illness without limiting the scope to simply this aspect. Being a genius does not preclude →
Comparison of the Films “Gone with the Wind” and “Cold Mountain” : Representations of the Civil War Era and the American South
Finding points to compare Gone With the Wind and Cold Mountain is not difficult since both movies share many similarities aside from their setting in the south during and shortly after the Civil War period in American history. Films such as Gone With the Wind and Cold →
Sex and the Holy City : Film Analysis
Much of the film “Sex and the Holy City” centered upon attacking the views of the Catholic Church and condoms, contraception, and abortion in poor areas such as Nicaragua, Manila, and Kenya. In order to carry out the thesis, the →
Tribal Depictions in Mann’s Film, The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Although it is clear that director Michael Mann seeks to present viewers with a more culturally sensitive interpretation of colonial wartime Indian and colonist relations in the 1992 film “The Last of the Mohicans”, there are a number of biases →
The Influence of European Monarchs on Classical Ballet
Arguably, without the aid of European monarchs, the history of classical ballet might not have developed throughout the centuries into the form we know it as today. In the beginning and early in its history classical ballet (which was simply →
Biography of Isadora Duncan and Analysis of Her Life, Works, and Philosophy of Dance
Isadora Duncan was born Dora Angela Duncan in 1878 in California. From an early age Isadora Duncan moved throughout Europe with her family and it seems only fitting that she chose to live the majority of her life in France →
Issues of Gender and Generation in the Film “The Graduate” (1967)
Throughout the 1960s a rapid social, political, and artistic shift was occurring in America as a new generation fought to reorganize its understanding of gender in the face of how their parents understood it. During this time, the women’s liberation →
Character Analysis of “Trip” in the Film Glory
In the film “Glory” Trip is one of the most complex, fascinating, and perhaps realistic characters in the film Glory. He was once a slave and carries a great deal of resentment about his country and is one of the only black →
Summary, Analysis, and Review of the Film “Gandhi” (1982)
Richard Attenborough’s 1982 film Gandhi presents a realistic and mostly chronological account of the Indian political activist’s life. The film “Gandhi” begins at the end, however, and shows Gandhi being shot by an assassin at a public event. This is followed by →
