Introductions
Cinema Displaying Cultures [Battleship Potemkin, The Birth of a Nation, Lost in Translation, Seven Samurai]
..James Amundson
Influential but Still Entertaining [Bonnie and Clyde, Citizen Kane, Duck Soup, High Noon, Rashômon, The Searchers, Seven Samurai]
..James Amundson
The BBC: Owning Boardwalk and Park Place [Bridget Jones Diary, Matchpoint, Miss Potter, Snatch, Starter for Ten]
..A. J. Casey
The Institute of Contemporary Arts: A Memorable Experience [Casablanca, The Departed, The Holiday, Soundproof, Streetcar Named Desire]
..A. J. Casey
It's Just Different [Bridget Jones Diary, The History Boys, Notting Hill, The Queen]
..A. J. Casey (Global Cinema)
Global Cinema: A Shadow of Culture [The Blood of the Yingzhou District, Bridget Jones's Diary, The Dreamers, Elizabeth, Miss Potter, Nosferatu, The Third Man] (Global Cinema)
..A. J. Casey
The Influence the World of Cinema Has on U.S. Society [The Birth of a Nation, The Matrix]
..Toya Combs
Learning from a Country's Films [Bonnie and Clyde, The Birth of a Nation, Ostre sledované vlaky, Rashômon]
..Gina Fielder
What We Can Learn From Film [Down with Love, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Wizard of Oz]
..Randi Gilstrap
Three Important Movies in Cinematic History [Bonnie and Clyde, The French Connection, King Kong, and High Noon]
..Taylor Johnson
A Trio of Significant Movies [Birth of a Nation, Citizen Kane, and Duck Soup]
.. Jacqueline Jordan
What I Learned from the Movies [The Birth of a Nation, Citizen Kane, High Noon, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, King Kong (1933)]
..Megan LockeThe Importance of Tying Everything Together in a Film [Chicago, Citizen Kane, King Kong (1933) Invasion of the Body Snatchers]
..Michelle Maden
Why Study Cinematic History? [Birth of a Nation, Citizen Kane, Gold Rush, Greed, King Kong]
..Susan Marinoff
Reflections of Cinema
..Travis J. Martin
Connecting with an Audience [ Harry Potter, Marie Antoinette, Nosferatu, Psycho, Saving Private Ryan, Star Wars, What Dreams May Come]
..Kimberly Marx
My Movie History: The Effects and Influence of a Cinema Course [The Birds, Citizen Kane, Gladiator, King Kong (1933), Notorious, Dr. Zhivago]
..Eric Morris
Influencing through the Decades [Blood Diamond, The Departed, Gone with the Wind, King Kong) (1933), Monster, Titanic]
Jaclyn Ramage
The Most and Least Valuable
..Jamie Scaggs
The Pioneers of Film[La Belle et La Bête, Birth of a Nation,Citizen Kane, City Lights, King Kong (1933), Modern Times, North by Northwest, Psycho]
..Susie Shircliff
Table of Contents--Introductions
All the President's Men--Good Night and Good Luck
Table of Contents--All the President's Men
Pedro Almod
Table of Contents--Pedro Almodóvar
Amadeus
Table of Contents--Amadeus
American Beauty
Table of Contents--American Beauty
Animation
Table of Contents--Animation
Apocalypse Now
Table of Contents--Apocalypse Now
Babel
The Art of Combining Time
..Taylor Sutton
Table of Contents--Babel
La Belle et la Bête (The Beauty and the Beast)
Beastly Appearances
..Sarah Ellegood
A Cat's Love Story
..Susan Marinoff
Table of Contents--La Belle et la Bête (The Beauty and the Beast)
Biography
Real People, Real Stories: The Biographical Film Genre
..Tara Wagner
Table of Contents--Biography
The Birth of a Nation
(See also Introductions.)
A Film Most People Love to Hate
..Rebecca Cripps
A Race Misrepresented
..Sarah Ellegood
The Influence of The Birth of a Nation
Birth of a Nation--Bonnie and Clyde
Left Speechless
..Jacklyn Ramage
Birth of a Nation to Bonnie and Clyde: Creating Controversy in the History of Cinema
..Jamie Scaggs
..Megan LockeFrom Beginning to End: Birth of a Nation to Bonnie and Clyde
..Stephanie Utley
The Birth of a Nation--Gone With the Wind
The Birth of a Nation versus Gone with the Wind
..Stephanie Utley
The Birth of a Nation--Greed
What a Difference Nine Years Make
..Paulina Combow
The Birth of a Nation--King Kong
A Broad Spectrum of History
..Pauline Combow
The Birth of a Nation--Nosferatu
The Movie I Could Not Live Without and the Movie I Could Not Live Through
.Sarah Ellgood
Cinematic Glimpses into Other Worlds
..Jacqueline Jordan
Table of Contents--The Birth of a Nation
Blade
Nosferatu versus Blade
..Joseph Stone
Table of Contents--Blade
Blazing Saddles
(See also Bonnie and Clyde).
Table of Contents--Blazing Saddles
Blood Diamond
History of Blood Diamonds
..Jaclyn Ramage
Table of Contents--Blood Diamond
Bonnie and Clyde
(See also Introductions.)
A New Wave Gangster Film
..Brent Bauscher
Siding with Murderous Bank Robbers
..Samantha Bottoms
The Original Gangster
..Sam Jackson
Bonnie and Clyde told by Flatt and Scruggs
..Susie Shircliff
Bonnie and Clyde: Robbing Banks and Stealing Our Hearts
..Tara Wagner
Table of Contents?-Bonnie and Clyde
Marlon Brando
Table of Contents?-Marlon Brando
Braveheart
Based on a True Story
..Brant Veal
Table of Contents--Braveheart
Brazil
(See also Science Fiction.)
Table of Contents?-Brazil
Brokeback Mountain
Table of Contents?-Brokeback Mountain
Bronenosets Potyomkin
Table of Contents--Bronenosets Potyomkin (Battleship Potemkin)
Caddyshack
(See also Duck Soup.)
From Soup to Golf
..Corey McBee
Table of Contents--Caddyshack
Cameras
The Fine Art of Manipulation
..Erin Lane
Anamorphic Widescreen
..Justin Wylie
Table of Contents--Cameras
Catch Me if You Can
Table of Contents--Catch Me if You Can
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin: The Most Significant Contributor to Cinema
..Kimberly Griffin
Chaplin--The Most Enjoyable Mime to Listen to
..Susie Shircliff
Charlie Chaplin and Duck Soup
Seriously Funny: Comedy of Chaplin and the Marx Brothers
..Megan Locke
Table of Contents--Charlie Chaplin
Un chien andalou (An Andalusian Dog)
(See also Introductions.)
Table of Contents--Un chien andalou (An Andalusian Dog)
Chicago
(See also Introductions.)
Chicago: A Musical Phenomenon
..Michelle Maden
Table of Contents_Chicago
Cinderella Man
Table of Contents--Cinderella Mane
Citizen Kane
(See also Introductions and Special Effects.)
Citizen Kane: The Poet's Eye
..A. J. Casey
Citizen Kane: American Dream=Happiness?
..Michelle Maden
Brilliant Orson Welles
..Susan Marinoff
A Revolt Against Fear Mongerers
..Taylor Sutton
Citizen Kane and 8 1/2Kane and Guido--The Brats of Cinema
..Susie Shirclif
Citizen Kane and Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction and Citizen Kane: A Study of Character Redemption and Artistic Structural Advances
..Taylor Sutton
Table of Contents--Citizen Kane
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Table of Contents--Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(See also Special Effects.)
Color
The Development of Color
..Stephanie Utley
Table of Contents--Color
Color and Sound
Table of Contents--Color and Sound
Comedy
Comedy in the Cinema [Dr. Strangelove; or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Duck Soup, Gold Rush, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, It Happened One Night, Monty Python?s Life of Brian, Spaceballs, When Harry Met Sally, You?ve Got Mail]
..Megan Locke
The Birth of Slapstick Comedy [The Bank, Charlie Chaplin, City Lights, The Gold Rush, The Kid, Making a Living, Modern Times, A Night at the Show, The Kid, Mack Sennett, The Tramp, The Kid, A Woman of Paris, Work ]
..Susan Marinoff
Comedy: Evolution? [Eddie Murphy,The Odd Couple, Adam Sandler, Thank You for Smoking, Zoolander]
..Eric Morris
From Pie in the Face to Pie in the Crotch?A History of the Comedy Genre [American Pie, The Birdcage, Charlie Chaplin, Duck Soup, The Gold Rush, Heathers, Marx Brothers, Mack Sennett]
..Tara Wagner
Table of Contents--Comedy
Cool Hand Luke
Table of Contents--Cool Hand Luke
Courage under Fire--Rashômon
Table of Contents--Courage under Fire
Crash
Table of Contents--Crash
David Cronenberg
Table of Contents--David Croneberg
D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith the Natural Film Maker [The Birth of a Nation, Man's Genesis]
..Dana Kennemore
Table of Contents--D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith Fallen and Can't Get Up
..A. J. Casey
Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks
Table of Contents--Tom Cruise
Culture
Table of Contents--Culture
Curious George
Table of Contents--Curious George
Dead Poets Society
Film Techniques and the Use of Symbolism: Dead Poets Society
..Tara Wagner
Table of Contents--Dead Poets Society
Leo DiCaprio
History of Cinema--Leo: Back to Basics [The Aviator, The Basketball Diaries, Catch Me if You Can, The Departed, The Man in the Iron Mask, Romeo and Julietand in Titanic, What's Eating Gilbert Grape].
..A. J. Casey
Table of Contents--Leo DiCaprio
Domino
Table of Contents--Domino
Down with Love
(See also Introductions.)
Table of Contents--Down with Love
The Dreamers
Table of Contents--The Dreamers
The Dreamers: An Inspiration>
..A. J. Casey
Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb
Table of Contents--Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb
Duck Soup
(See also Caddyshack.)
Soup with a Dash of Humor
..Rebecca Cripps
See Charlie Chaplin
Duck Soup--King Kong
Why the U.S. Sent Back the Duck Soup and Ordered the King Kong
Table of Contents--Duck Soup
Easy Rider
Table of Contents--Easy Rider
Editing
The Importance of Editing in the Cinema
..Justin Wylie
Table of Contents--Editing
8 1/2
(See also Citizen Kane.)
Table of Contents--8 1/2
Elizabethtown
Table of Contents--Elizabethtown
Erin Brockovich
Table of Contents--Erin Brockovich
The Evil Dead
Cinema: Behind the Scenes How One Movie Can Change A Lot
..Brant Veal
Table of Contents--The Evil Dead
The Exorcist
Exorcising Hollywood's Demons
..Joseph Stone
Table of Contents--The Exorcist
The Fog of War
The Complexity of Strategy: The Fog of War
..Taylor Sutton
Table of Contents--The Fog of War
Forrest Gump
(See also Introductions.)
Superimposed History
..Brent Bauscher
Table of Contents--Forrest Gump
The French Connection
(See also Introductions.)
Table of Contents--The French Connection
The French Connection
(See also Introductions.)
Table of Contents--The French Connection
The Gangs of New York
The Gangs of New York: A Big Apple Massacre
..Jaclyn Ramage
Table of Contents--The Gangs of New York:
Gertie the Dinosaur
(See also Special Efects.)
Table of Contents--Gertie the Dinosaur
Gladiator
Reminiscent of a Grand Spectacle
Eric Morris
Table of Contents--Gladiator
The Glory Road
Table of Contents--Glory Road
The Gold Rush
The Influence of Past on Future
..Rebecca Cripps
Table of Contents--The Gold Rush
Gone With the Wind
(See also Introductions and The Birth of a Nation.)
Table of Contents--Gone With the Wind
Good Morning Vietnam
Good Morning Vietnam:
A Satirical Comedy
..Rockelle Gray
Table of Contents-Good Morning Vietnam
Good Night and Good Luck
Table of Contents--Good Night and Good Luck
Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting: Containing a Great Speech
Table of Contents--Good Will Hunting
The Graduate
Table of Contents--The Graduate
Greed
(See also The Birth of a Nation.)
With Time Sin Conquers All
..Rebecca Cripps
Table of Contents--Greed
Halloween
The Devil's Eyes
..Joseph Stone
Halloween: Redefining the Horror Experience
..Stephanie Utley
Table of Contents--Halloween
Tom Hanks
Table of Contents--Tom Hanks
Harold and Maude
Purpose and Implication Shaking Things Up: Harold and Maude
..J. Casey
Table of Contents--Harold and Maude
Harry Potter
Table of Contents--Harry Potter
High Noon
(See also Introductions.)
Reality of Films
..Rebecca Cripps
High Noon: An Unusual Western
..Michelle Maden
Table of Contents--High Noon
Alfred Hitchcock
Table of Contents--Alfred Hitchcock
Hollywood Film Studios
Hollywood Film Studios in the Twenties
..Susan Marinoff
Table of Contents--Hollywood Film Studios
Horror
Horror Films: Scaring Our Pants off since 1895
..Patricia Combow
The Rise of the Horror Genre
..Joseph Stone
Table of Contents--Horror
An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth: A Most Convenient Documentary
..Pauline Combow
Table of Contents--
Industrial Light and Magic
The Impact of Industrial Light and Magic on Film
..Justin Wylie
Table of Contents--Industrial Light and Magic
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
(See also Introductions.)
Invasion: Aliens or Communists?
..Megan Locke
Invasion of the Body Snatchers: A Movie for Its Own Time
..Michelle Maden
Table of Contents--Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Jaws
Table of Contents--Jaws
Jesus Camp
Jesus Camp: Belief or Brainwash
..Taylor Sutton
Table of Contents--Jesus Camp
Joy Luck Club
Blending Two Cultures Onscreen: The Joy Luck Club
..Tara Wagner
Table of Contents--Joy Luck Club
Jump Cuts
Table of Contents--Jump Cuts
Jurassic Park
(See also Science Fiction and Special Effects.)
Table of Contents--Jurassic Park
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
More Brilliant Revenge
..Samantha Bottoms
Table of Contents-- Kill Bill: Vol. 2
King Kong (1933)
(See also Introductions, The Birth of a Nation, Duck Soup, and Special Effects.)
King Kong: American Giant?
..Megan Locke
Table of Contents--King Kong (1933)
King Kong (1976)
King Kong (1933) versus King Kong (1976) versus King Kong (2005)
The Historical Significance of Kong
..Brad Galloway
Table of Contents--King Kong (1976)
King Kong (2005)
King Kong (1933) versus King Kong (2005)
Biological and Natural: King Kong
..Eric Morris
Table of Contents--King Kong (2005)
Stanley Kubrick
(See also Dr. Strangelove.)
Table of Contents--Stanley Kubrick
Akira Kurosawa
(See also Special Effects and Star Wars.)
Table of Contents--Akira Kurosawa
Labyrinth
Table of Contents--Labyrinth
The Last Samurai
Table of Contents--The Last Samurai
Legends of the Fall
Table of Contents--Legends of the Fall
Un long dimanche de de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement
Table of Contents--Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement)
Loose Change
Table of Contents--Loose Change
Lord of the Rings
The Amazing Effect of The Lord of the Rings on New Zealand
..Justin Wylie
Table of Contents--Lord of the Rings
Magnificent Seven
The Seven Samurai and the Magnificent Seven
..Justin Wylie
Table of Contents--Magnificent Seven
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm: A Golden Movie
..Pauline Combow
Table of Contents--The Man with the Golden Arm
Marie Antoinette
(See also Introductions.)
Table of Contents--Marie Antoinette
Penny Marshall
Female Directors: How Penny Marshall Hit it Big
..Tara Wagner
Table of Contents--Penny Marshall
Table of Contents--Magnificent Seven
Memoirs of a Geisha
Table of Contents--Memoirs of a Geisha
Metropolis
(See Special Effects.)
Table of Contents--Metropolis
Mission Impossible II
Table of Contents--Mission Impossible II
Monty Python Skits
A Comedy Like No Other
..Sarah Ellegood
Table of Contents--Monty Python Skits
Michael Moore
Documentary or Just "Moore" Propaganda in the Cinema?
..Tara Wagner
Table of Contents--Michael Moore
Motorcycle Diaries
The Catalyst for Revolution: The Motorcycle Diaries
..Taylor Sutton
Table of Contents--Motorcycle Diaries
Music
Music to My Ears
.. Brent Bauscher
The Development of Music in Early Cinema [Duck Soup, Gold Rush, King Kong 1933]
Gina Fielder
Evolution of Music in Film [Batman, The Birth of a Nation, King Kong 1933, 2005, Star Wars: Episode IV-A New Hope]
..Brant Veal
The Joy of Music
..Justin Wylie
Table of Contents--Music
Naked Lunch
Table of Contents--Naked Lunch
Napoléon
Table of Contents--Napoléon
Natural Born Killers
Table of Contents--Natural Born Killers
Night of the Living Dead
"They're Coming To Get You, Barbra."
..Joseph Stone
Table of Contents--Night of the Living Dead
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu, a Symphony of the Horrors)
(See also Blade and The Birth of a Nation.)
"In the Night, in the Dark, where No One Can Hear You Scream"
..Rebecca Cripps
Table of Contents--Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu, a Symphony of the Horrors)
Notorious
(See also Alfred Hitchcock.)
Table of Contents--Notorious
Obscenity
Obscenity in Movies
..Rockelle Gray
Table of Contents--Obscenity
On the Waterfront
(See also Citizen Kane.)
Table of Contents--On the Waterfront
Ostre sledované vlaky (Closely Watched Trains)
Closely Watched Trains: Teaching a Generational Lesson
..Rockelle Gray
Milos' Love of Trains
..Susan Marinoff
Table of Contents--Ostre sledované vlaky (Closely Watched Trains)
Patch Adams
Patch Adams: The Story of an Extraordinary Doctor
..Rockelle Gray
Table of Contents--Patch Adams
Pearl Harbor
Table of Contents--Pearl Harbor
Phantom of the Opera
(See also La Belle et la Bête [Beauty and the Beast])
Table of Contents--Phantom of the Opera
Psycho
Psycho: Fear
..A. J. Casey
Table of Contents--Psycho
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Table of Contents--Vsevolod Pudovkin
Pulp Fiction
(See also Citizen Kane.)
A Postmodernist Film
..Brent Bauscher
Table of Contents--Pulp Fiction
Raging Bull
Table of Contents--Raging Bull
Rashômon
Kurosawa, Rashômon and the Japanese Film Renaissance
..Justin Wylie
Table of Contents--Rashômon
Rear Window
Rear Window: Hitchcock as "Peeping Tom"
..Megan Locke
Table of Contents--Rear Window
Rebel without a Cause
Table of Contents--Rebel without a Cause
Red Violin
The Red Violin and the Cultures It Represents
..Stephanie Utley
Table of Contents--The Red Violin
Remember the Titans
Table of Contents--Remember the Titans
Rent
Table of Contents--Rent
Road to Perdition
Table of Contents--Road to Perdition
Romance
Table of Contents--Romance
Saving Private Ryan
(See also Introductions.)
Table of Contents--Saving Private Ryan
Scarface
(See also Bonnie and Clyde.)
Table of Contents--Scarface (1983)
Schindler's List
(See also Culture.)
An Emotion-Ripping Film
..Brent Bauscher
A Tear-Stained List: Serendipitous Ecstasy
..A. J. CaseyA Voice within the Holocaust
..Jaclyn Ramage
Can You Dramatize an Already Dramatic Event? Schindler?s List
..Susie Shircliff
Table of Contents--Schlinder's List
Science Fiction
Table of Contents--Science Fiction
Scotland, PA
Table of Contents--Scotland, PA
Ridley Scott
Table of Contents--Ridley Scott
Scream
Scream: Contemporary Trend Setter
..Pauline Combow
Taking My Love Of Horror Films One Step Too Far
..Joseph Stone
Table of Contents--Scream
Seven Samurai
(See also Magnificent Seven.)
Table of Contents--Seven Samurai
Silent Movies
Table of Contents--Silent Movies
Singin' in the Rain
Table of Contents--Singin' in the Rain
The Societé Film d'Art
The Societé Film d'Art: French Highbrow Film
..Eric Morris
Table of Contents--The Societé Film d'Art
Something's Gotta Give
Table of Contents--Something's Gotta Give
Sound
The Overwhelming Effect of Sound Has on the Overall Cinematic Experience [Nosferatu, eine Symphie des Grauens
..Michelle Maden
Sound: The Re-Making of the Film Industry
..Stephanie Utley
Table of Contents--Sound
Special Effects
History of Special Effects [Citizen Kane, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Gertie the Dinosaur, Jurassic Park, King Kong (1933), Metropolis, Star Wars, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Toy Story, 2001: A Space Odyssey]
..Brent Bauscher
"Everyone Could Use Some Inspiration" [Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Ghostbusters, Godzilla, Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III, King of the Monsters, Jaws, King Kong (1933), The Lost World (1997)]
..Rebecca Cripps
Table of Contents--Special Effects
Star Wars
(See also Akira Kurosawa and Special Effects.)
Imitation is the Highest Form of Flattery Or Maybe It?s Really Just Theft? (Global Cinema)
..A. J. Casey
Table of Contents--Star Wars
The Stepford Wives (1975)
Table of Contents--Stepford Wives
Stop Motion
Table of Contents--Stop Motion
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire: A Fusion of Two Arts
..A. J. Casey
Following Our Heart
..Jaclyn Ramage
Table of Contents--A Streetcar Named Desire
Super Size Me
Table of Contents--Super Size Me
Quentin Tarrantino
Table of Contents--Quentin Tarrantino
Technology
Endless Possibilities [The Birth of a Nation, The Departed The Jazz Singer, King Kong [1933]
..A. J. Casey
Table of Contents-Super Size Me
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(See also Special Effects.)
Table of Contents--Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Titanic
The Unsinkable Ship
(See also Introductions.)
..Jaclyn Ramage
Table of Contents--Titanic
Tombstone
Tombstone: A Successful Western
..Samantha Bottoms
Table of Contents--Tombstone
Toy Story
(See also Special Effects.)
Table of Contents--Toy Story
2001: Space Odyssey
(See also Special Effects.)
Table of Contents--2001: Space Odyssey
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
Table of Contents--Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
War
Birth of a Film Genre [Battle of Gettysburg, The Birth of a Nation, Days of '61, Glory, Gone with the Wind, In Old Kentucky, The Red Badge of Courage, Uncle Tom?s Cabin]
..Susie Shircliff
Table of Contents--War
Orson Welles
(See also Charlie Chaplin and Citizen Kane.)
Table of Contents--Orson Welles
Western
The Western: More that a Shoot'em Up [A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Hang 'Em High, High Noon, The Iron Horse, The Magnificent Seven I>, Tumbleweeds, The Unforgiven, The Wild Bunch, Winchester ?73]
..Eric Icenogle
Table of Contents--Western
What Dreams May Come
(See also Introductions.)
What Dreams May Come: An Incredible Eulogy
..Rockelle Gray
Table of Contents--What Dreams May Come
Wild at Heart
Table of Contents--Wild at Heart
Wizard of Ozt
(See also Introductions.)
Cinematic Wizardry of the Studio System
..Megan Locke
Table of Contents--Wizard of Oz
John Woo and Hong Kong New Wave
Table of Contents--John Woo and Hong Kong New Wave
Glossary of Film Terms
..Gregory Campbell
Table of Contents--Glossary of Film Terms