Motion Pictures as Topic - History
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

[Taxi driver--film portrait of the insomniac]

8 Sep 2009 Martin Scorsese's film "Taxi Driver" from 1976 is a cinematic masterpiece. The main character cannot sleep. His condition is caused by inner restlessness and external commotion. The film shows us New York City's brutal nightlife through the ... Read more...

Khantzian's 'self-medication hypothesis' of drug addiction and films by Martin Scorsese.

30 May 2009 The portrayal of self-medication and drug use was studied in three films by Martin Scorsese: Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990) and The Departed (2006). Self-medication using nicotine in Raging Bull, cocaine in Goodfellas and sedatives in The ... Read more...

A pyschoanalysis of The Prestige.

30 May 2009 The portrayal of psychopathy in certain films goes beyond the diagnostic formulations. The duality within the human behaviour of action and thought raises questions about the way individuals behave. Using The Prestige (2006) as an example, the roles ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Motion Pictures as Topic - History'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Taxi driver--film portrait of the insomniac] 8 Sep 2009
• Khantzian's 'self-medication hypothesis' of drug addiction and films by Martin Scorsese. 30 May 2009
• A pyschoanalysis of The Prestige. 30 May 2009
• Science fiction or reality? 30 May 2009
• Killer Queens: screen representations of the gay psychopath. 30 May 2009
• Pan's Labyrinth: a subjective view on childhood fantasies and the nature of evil. 30 May 2009
• Reel psychiatry. 30 May 2009
• Caveat actor, Caveat emptor: some notes on some hazards of Tinseltown teaching. 30 May 2009
• Psychoanalysis and the Hindi cinema. 30 May 2009
• Chitrachanchala (pictures of unstable mind): mental health themes in Kannada cinema. 30 May 2009
• Mental health in Tamil cinema. 30 May 2009
• Malayalam cinema and mental health. 30 May 2009
• Portrayal of psychopathy in the movies. 30 May 2009
• Hollywood and ECT. 30 May 2009
• Intimate partner violence: what do movies have to teach us? 30 May 2009
• The couple's odyssey: Hollywood's take on love relationships. 30 May 2009
• Special issue on cinema. 30 May 2009
• Object relations perspectives on "Phantom of the Opera" and its demon lover theme: the modern film. 30 May 2009
• Criminal madness: cultural iconography and insanity. 30 Mar 2009
• Oregon State Hospital, 1883-2008. 30 Jan 2009

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Technical information about 'Motion Pictures as Topic'

Definition: The art, technique, or business of producing motion pictures for entertainment, propaganda, or instruction.

Descriptor UI: D009040

Alternative terms: Motion Pictures as Topic; Motion Pictures; Motion Picture; Picture, Motion; Pictures, Motion; Films as Topics; Films as Topic; Films; Film;

Related Mesh Headings: Cineangiography; Cineradiography;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; instrumentation;

Tree Number: J01.897.280.500.598; L01.178.590.500; L01.178.820.090.598;

History Note: 2008(1963)

Technical Notes: IM; docudrama if a motion picture goes here; do not confuse with Publication Type DOCUMENTARIES AND FACTUAL FILMS