Cameron Crowe and Jerry Maguire Cameron Crowe produced and directed the drama sports film Jerry Maguire. Leigh Steinberg inspired the film, which was released in December 1996. Jerry Maguire (starring), Dorothy Boyd (Jerry's lover), Rod Tidwell (Jerry's client), Bob Sugar (Jerry's protégé and agent), Marcee Tidwell (Rod's wife), and Ray Boyd,...
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Brokeback Mountain is a film based on Annie Proulx's short story of the same name. Brokeback Mountain is a romantic drama film from the United States. The short story was published in 1997, and the movie was made in 2005. Ang Lee is a Taiwanese American film director who generally...
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Chariots of Fire Chariots of Fire is a classic film with fantastic running sequences. Colin Welland wrote the script, David Puttnam produced it, and Ian Charleson, Ben Cross, and Hugh Hudson directed it (Carter, 1983).The Core Focus The core focus centers around the British class hierarchy, which governed the nation after World...
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The documentary "The Great Dance: A Hunter's Tale" revolves around the survival techniques used by Bushmen in the central Kalahari. It tells the tale of the Bushmen of the San ethnicity as hunters who face the most intense endurance limits that are imaginable. The plot culminates in "the Chasing Hunt,"...
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Paul Stekler and "The Last Man Standing: Politics Texas Style" Paul Stekler directed and created the documentary film The Last Man Standing: Politics Texas Style. The film was released in 2004, and it shows democratic campaigns in Texas during the 2002 elections. The film is directed with the intention of depicting...
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Poverty, Politics, and Profit: A Documentary Analysis Introduction Poverty, Politics, and Profit is a documentary film focusing on a joint report by NPR and Frontline that was released in May 2017. It investigates the issue of affordable housing in America as well as why few residents get the assistance they need. However,...
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The Dam Debate The film DamNation depicts the dam debate as a clash of values among different members of American society. Standard dam supporters, mostly lawmakers, believed that the building represented a social benefit to the commons. They were, though, unconcerned about the dams' long-term effects. To date, there are two...
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Last Days in VietnamLast Days in Vietnam combines two films into one that took place about 40 years ago and tells the vivid tale of Americans muddled departure from South Vietnam when communist forces closed in on Saigon. The other film is a related tale that has been reflected...
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Dr. Beck's Perspective on Immigration and PovertyDr. Beck presents the video "World Hunger, Immigration, and Gumballs." My first impression of the video was that it was intended to demonstrate how immigration raises the level of poverty in the United States (the host). However, after paying close attention to the presentation,...
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The Demise of the House Usher: A Gothic Horror StoryThe Demise of the House Usher is a horror story published in 1839 by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is set in a haunted medieval castle with a desolate landscape and is marked by gloom, which is characteristic of the gothic...
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Hollywood's Limitations in Portraying American History Hollywood has been very limited in the portrayal of American history. It has purposefully ignored presenting certain important events in our country's past. Hollywood seems to only produce films that are attractive and likable, especially those that will attract money and earnings. This is achieved,...
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Toni Cade Bambara s The Lesson Toni Cade Bambara s The Lesson is a tale told from the eyes of a teenage African American girl called Sylvia. Bambara employs the title character, Sylvia, and the schoolteacher, Miss Moore, as vehicles to express her message about African Americans...
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