Principals are truly maligned in film. Cast mostly in minor roles, principals are typically portrayed as faceless bureaucrats, buffoons, or mean-spirited antagonists. Examining seven feature films, this article identifies recurring patterns shaping principals' roles within the traditional, authoritarian school ambience and discusses implications…

Finds that exposure to graphic photographs of worms taken from a horror film increased children's enjoyment of the horror movie segment and reduced fear reactions to the scene. Shows that exposure to a live earthworm was effective in reducing fear reactions to the movie only among boys but did alter children's affective reactions to and judgments…

Notes that film viewing may affect juvenile delinquent through social learning and instigation; identification with movie and movie characters by delinquents is common. Presents examples of how films may serve as initiator or final common pathway of delinquent acts. Adds that prosocial aspects of films dealing with delinquency may exert positive…

Explores the concept of genre evolution through the experimental, classic, refinement, and deconstructivist phases of American films. A series of detailed diagrams present a synthesis of influences and developments in the western, supercop, detective, gangster, futuristic science fiction, fantasy, outer space science fiction, horror, musical, and…

Discusses Spielberg's film "Amistad," a production of the dramatization of a 19th-century slave revolt and its repercussions. Focuses on the point that Africans fiercely resisted slavery rather than passively submitted to it. Urges teachers to incorporate this aspect of resistance into their teaching of the history of slavery. (MMU)

Discusses the influence of films on the author and concludes that traditional media has not died out, but rather has changed due to technology. Films are now watched on television as well as at a cinema; radio is more pervasive; and newspapers are still valued. (LRW)

Questions what effect nontraditional media have on broadcast and non-broadcast video programs. Examines historically the phenomenon of "small-format" video cultures, and how the medium was used to change the standards of the television experience. Discusses emergence of new forms of entertainment programming, and use of video as a force…

Argues that biographical films and videos of American composers may be used for the psychotherapeutic inducement of joy, when their music was positively linked with significant people and events in the patient's past. Illustrates this using "Deep in My Heart," a 1954 film based on the life of composer Sigmund Romberg. Discusses Romberg's other…

Explores the significance of Robert Altman's film "Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson." States that this film examines the western as a national myth and as a commercial entertainment form. Discusses questions about the moral authority of the hero and the consequences for Native Americans of western…

A nursing leadership course used analysis of films depicting cultural diversity, leadership and management styles, power, and teamwork. The experience promoted critical and reflective thinking and provided relevant and engaging examples of leadership. (SK)

Examines the level of physical and verbal violence by gender and social class in Egyptian films in three cycles: romantic musicals and melodramas; war and political genres; and drug and gangster films. Concludes that the outrageous level of violence does not accurately reflect the real society. (Contains 20 references.) (LRW)

This article proposes guided viewing of film as a counseling strategy through which middle and high school counselors and educators may assist gifted students in gaining helpful insights to deal with the personal problems. It presents a theoretical foundation for this approach, a variety of strategies for implementation, and three sample plans for…

This article, discusses the rationale for using films, specifically docudramas, for teaching social studies and presents guidelines and resources for helping teachers to do so. Included are several Web resources that assist teachers in the selection and use of specific films to complement classroom instruction. The author has also incorporated the…

Gillis has found a wealth of instruction material within the beloved classic novel (and its many subsequent permutations) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and demonstrates how teachers can "take advantage of the inherent appeal of this classic film and its easy accessibility . . . to introduce and reinforce literary techniques to middle level…

Much contemporary social theory has emphasised the key role that cultural and other narrative plays in any human understanding of moral self and agency. However, in those modern social contexts in which literacy has been widespread, such access to narrative has also been largely via the written word: those significantly educated in cultural…