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  • The Movie "Esl"

    The Movie "Esl"

    One of the main characters in the movie ESL is Bolívar - a young man, who comes from Mexico to Los Angeles by illegally crossing the border with a group of people in search of a better life in America. From the very beginning of the movie we see him as a sincere person with a good heart. Boliver was willing to take a risk in coming to USA, so he can provide for his

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    Essay Length: 287 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: July 13, 2010
  • Why We Crave Horror Movies

    Why We Crave Horror Movies

    Why We Crave Horror Movies This essay discusses why people love watching horror movies. Stephen King, the author, gives a few different reasons why people go to see horror movies. People want to show that they are not scared; people want to have fun; but the main reason that he suggests is that we are insane and we need to watch horror movies to keep that insanity locked up in society. He uses a variety

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    Essay Length: 784 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: July 7, 2010
  • My First Horror Movie

    My First Horror Movie

    How and why it affected me JonMichael Moore October 16, 2008 When I was about nine years old I watched my first horror movie that was based on true accounts, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). This was the first time that I realized that things of this nature really do happen. It was accidental my older cousins told me it was real. Mom had to explain that some people are sick in a way that

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    Submitted: July 7, 2010
  • Caddie - Australian Movie Review

    Caddie - Australian Movie Review

    The movie Caddie stars Helen Morse as 'Caddie' Marsh, a young woman in the depression, Jackie Weaver, as Caddie's friend Leslie, Jack Thompson as Ted, and Takis Emmanuel as Peter. Caddie is set in the times of the Australian depression and was the first remotely successful Australian feature film. It follows the story of a spirited woman and her experiences over seven life-shaping years of her life. Through her eyes we see the effect of

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    Essay Length: 415 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: August 25, 2010
  • Horror Movies

    Horror Movies

    Horror Movies "Natural Born Killers," " Psycho," " Friday the 13th," and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" are all horror films. In these films there is always some crazy person or monster-like character that goes around and slaughters innocent people. And usually, but not all the time the killer is killed at the end of the movie. The media publishes or broadcasts stories that say that horror films influence people to imitate these wrongful acts

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    Essay Length: 648 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: August 31, 2010
  • Movie: Trouble With Harry

    Movie: Trouble With Harry

    The Trouble With Harry 1969 Mystery Characters: John Forsythe: Sam Marlow (the artist) Edmund Gwenn: Captain Wyles Shirly McLane: Jennifer Rogers Mildred Natwick: Ms. Gravely Director was Alfred Hitchcock and he also produced this as well Plot - One of the first scenes in the movie has Captain Wyles shooting his gun. Captain Wyles sees a rabbit and shoots it, but when he goes to see if it is indeed dead, he found a man

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    Essay Length: 313 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: September 1, 2010
  • Ali - Movie

    Ali - Movie

    Fierce with his fists, fast on his feet and quick with a quip, boxer, Muhammad Ali became one of the sporting icons of the 20th century and he sure let us know it. In Ali, Will Smith gives us a 10-year slice of the legend's life between 1964 and 1974 under the direction of Michael Mann (The Insider). Pumped up and perfecting many of the man's mannerisms as well as his showy performances both in

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    Submitted: September 3, 2010
  • Gay And Lesbian Visibility In Movies And Television

    Gay And Lesbian Visibility In Movies And Television

    The 1990s saw surge of gay characters in both television and movies. From Ellen Degeneres and her character Ellen Morgan coming out under much scrutiny on the TV show 'Ellen,' to Julia Roberts and Rupert Everett comedically playing off each other in the motion picture 'My Best Friend's Wedding.' Sure, gays and lesbians have been around forever, especially in Hollywood. But never has there been a time to be more out. With the popularity of

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    Essay Length: 1,330 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: September 3, 2010
  • Dennis The Menis Movie Report

    Dennis The Menis Movie Report

    Dennis the Menace Report In the movie Dennis the Menace, there are many different age groups represented; childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and older adulthood. During childhood, children are carefree, fearless, talkative, curious, and playful. In adolescence, teens are faced with many important responsibilities and decisions. They start to become more mature and become interested in the opposite sex and sexual actions. When you enter into the adulthood and older adulthood world then you are faced

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    Submitted: September 4, 2010
  • Business Ethics Issues In The Movie "Boiler Room"

    Business Ethics Issues In The Movie "Boiler Room"

    Business ethics issues in the movie "Boiler room" Business comprises principles and standards that guide behavior in the world of business. Stakeholders-investors, customers, interest groups, employees, the legal system, and the community often determine whether a specific behavior is right or wrong, ethical or unethical. Judgments of these groups influence society's acceptance or rejection of a business and it's activities. Every business has a social responsibility toward society. That means to maximize positive affects

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    Submitted: September 8, 2010
  • The 60's (Movie)

    The 60's (Movie)

    April 4, 2005 The 60's When deciding what movie to do for this particular paper I faced a few issues. I knew what the requirements were, but I wanted something different and something I could have fun watching and writing as well. So, after looking around and pondering movies for weeks I finally decided on a perfect choice The 60's directed by Mark Piznarski? This movie is a wonderful production starting from 1960 and ending

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    Submitted: September 21, 2010
  • Movies

    Movies

    Mark Boone Mr. Pajeau COM 101-011 28 February 2005 Movies That Touch the Heart In the movie Garden State, Natalie Portman's character is trying to get Zach Braff's character to do something really stupid and silly, and says "This is your one opportunity to do something that no one has ever done before and no one will copy through-out human existence. And if nothing else you'll be remembered as the one guy who ever did

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    Essay Length: 1,004 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: September 23, 2010
  • Elephant The Movie

    Elephant The Movie

    Gus Van Sant's Elephant was at once critically praised and denounced by both film reviewers and filmgoers alike. The cinematography takes you on a waltz throughout a seemingly typical day at an unnamed high school, stopping through the journey to focus on the stereotypes of school. The jock, the quirky artist, the cliqued girls, the skateboarder, they are all represented and representative of his film. Van Sant created a film, seemingly without a staunch opinion

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    Submitted: September 23, 2010
  • Butterfly Effect Movie Review

    Butterfly Effect Movie Review

    Movie Review of The Butterfly Effect It's not everyday that one may watch a film that can be categorized in all of the genres of drama, thriller, sci-fi, and love. However, in J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress's movie, The Butterfly Effect, they do just that. Throughout the film, a young man, Evan Treborn, played by Ashton Kutcher, who like his institutionalized dad before him, has memory blackouts that he must deal with. After

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    Submitted: September 30, 2010
  • Madre Movie Critique

    Madre Movie Critique

    Tyler Perry's New Play What's Done in the Dark... Written, Directed and Produced by Tyler Perry 2006. Synopsis The mood around the hospital is that strange things happen when the moon is in full effect, especially when desperate women do desperate things. According to this story, everyone has a song and dance to tell but is everyone telling the whole story??? Nurses stationed in the Emergency Room were talking in hushed tones about their

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    Submitted: October 2, 2010
  • Ladder 49 Movie Review

    Ladder 49 Movie Review

    When we see movies we often expect a happy ending with the conflict of the movie to be resolved. Ladder 49, however, doesn't end with a happy ending. In my mind I wanted everything in the end to be ok. As Americans we are so used to seeing the "happily ever after" endings. So when we see bad endings, they leave us uncomfortable, replying in our minds what had just seen. My expectations before I

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    Submitted: October 4, 2010
  • Why Comedy Movies Are So Great

    Why Comedy Movies Are So Great

    There are many forms of expression inside of everybody; however the most common form is laughter. The sound of laughter can be heard all around the worlds every second, it helps us relieve stress and makes us feel better about ourselves. Comedy movies play such an important role in helping us laugh. There are many forms of movies out there today. In spite of the recent incline in action and horror movies today, comedy movies

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    Essay Length: 826 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: October 4, 2010
  • Movie

    Movie

    While I do not generally care for television, I do enjoy movies. Movies, however, present both a financial and a time commitment. When my family and I go to a movie, we spend roughly $20 for admission and an additional $20 for popcorn, sodas, and other snacks. At this cost, a night at the movies will often function as the evening meal as well. Occasionally my mom and I or my husband and I

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    Essay Length: 830 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: October 10, 2010
  • Movies Heroes

    Movies Heroes

    I have seen many films, episodes, and all time favorites throughout my life. Attitudes, styles, and feelings are carried out in each film. You learn to enjoy watching these characters assume their role and act in such a notorious way. Every character has his or her way of acting. For example, to be considered a hero in a film, you must be the underdog and be victorious. You can be in romance if you are

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    Submitted: October 12, 2010
  • Movie - Philadelphia

    Movie - Philadelphia

    In the movie Philadelphia a lawyer named Joe miller takes a heroic journey. His journey is taking a case dealing with an Aids patience that is working in a distinguished law firm . Andrew Beckon is wrongfully accused of losing an important document regarding an important cort case. To make the call of this hero more interesting, he has a personal problem with homosexual behaver . Also , he has to deal with society Ð''s

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    Submitted: October 15, 2010
  • Kinsey Movie Review

    Kinsey Movie Review

    I found the movie Kinsey to be both true to his work and to the essence of this dedicated man. Besides being highly entertaining, it was very relevant today to an audience which had no idea who Alfred Kinsey was or how his work had impacted their lives. Anyone who sees this movie will get to experience first hand how ignorant and misinformed people were about sex when Kinsey began studying human sexuality. Examples of

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    Submitted: October 17, 2010
  • The World Is Not Enough Movie Review

    The World Is Not Enough Movie Review

    Movie Critique: The World is Not Enough With myself being a mad James Bond fan seeing this movie was not enough. I attended it the first night that it was shown and then upon hearing that we could critique a movie in the movie theater again, I knew that I must see Bond again. The director's goal in the movie was the same as it is in any of the previous James Bond movies. To

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    Submitted: October 18, 2010
  • Troy (The Movie)

    Troy (The Movie)

    War has existed throughout History. Some men fight for power, some for glory, some for honor, and some for love. Troy is a movie inspired by HomerЎЇs epic tale ÐŽoThe IliadÐŽ±. It tells the story of two worlds that go to war for honor and power. Both sides are in pursuit of glory, but love turns out to deceive their hopes and aspirations (as with Paris and Achilles), causing a nation burnt to the ground

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    Essay Length: 675 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: October 19, 2010
  • Movies Related To To Kill A Mockingbird

    Movies Related To To Kill A Mockingbird

    1. A CIVIL ACTION (1998); with John Travolta and Robert Duvall, based on a true story regarding chemical violation of a community's water sources. 2. ERIN BROCKOVICH (1999) with Julia Roberts and Albert Finney, based on the same basic issue as A Civil Action, but with decidedly different conclusion! 3. THE ACCUSED (1988); with Jodie Foster & Kelly McGillis. True story of a Massachusetts gang-rape case and follow-up case. Issues regarding admission of evidence, criminal

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    Essay Length: 685 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: October 25, 2010
  • Movie Report: Extreme Measures

    Movie Report: Extreme Measures

    This film "Extreme Measures" enables us, the viewers, to regard another side in medical issues today; in which humans are being treated as lab rats against their own will, in the name of science. It talks about a young British doctor named Dr. Guy Luthar, who is at the beginning of a great long term career with the Gramercy hospital in New York. The movie begins with two homeless men running for their lives from

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    Essay Length: 898 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: October 30, 2010

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