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And M. Cohen, eds., (2009). Film Theory and Criticism. Oxford University Press.

Burgoyne, R. (2010). Film Nation: Hollywood Looks at U.S. History. University of Minnesota Press.

Hayward, S. (2006). Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts. Routledge.

Santas, C. (2007). The Epic in Film: From Myth to Blockbuster. Rowman and Littlefield.

TRAILERS and PREVIEWS

Brown, Todd. (2007). "Footage from Taras Bulba." Twitch. Cited in:

http://twitchfilm.net/news/2007/11/first-footage-from-russian-epic-taras-bulba-positively-stuns.php

"Cossack Brotherhood." (1962). Taras Bulba. Cited in:

http://www.tcm.com/video/videoPlayer/?cid=253615&titleId=17795

"Lion of the Desert." (1981). Film Clip. Cited in:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081059/

"Michael Collins," (1986). Cited in:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117039/

"Taras Bulba." (1962). Cited in:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056556/plotsummary

"The Patriot." (1998). Cited in: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120786/

"The Patriot." (1998) Film Clips. Cited in:

http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=336714&contentTypeId=130&category=trailer

"V for Vendetta." (2005). Film...

Cited in:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/

It is also interesting to note that over time, the focus of the insurgency theme changes. In the examples in our essay, all the insurgents are clearly meant to be heroic and sympathetic, and the political leanings of the films obvious. Contrast this with the winner of the 2009 Academy Award for Best Picture, Avatar, in which it is humankind as a whole who are the antagonist, but in general, the indigenous population remaining the heroic and emulated. See: G. Pattnayak, (2009). "Avatar Movie review." TheReelMag.com. Cited in: http://www.thereelmag.com/2009/12/avatar-movie-review-critique.html

See, for example: Hildyard, J. (1981). "Behind the Cameras on "Lion of the Desert." American Cinematographer. 62 (4): 340+; Mark Golub. (1998). "History Died for Our Sins: Guilt and Responsibility in Hollywood Redemption Histories." Journal of American Culture. 21 (3): 23+; Barta, T. (1998). Screening the Past: Film and the Representation of History. Praeger Press.

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REFERENCES and WORKS CONSULTED

Braudy, L. And M. Cohen, eds., (2009). Film Theory and Criticism. Oxford University

Press.

Burgoyne, R. (2010). Film Nation: Hollywood Looks at U.S. History. University of Minnesota Press.

Hayward, S. (2006). Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts. Routledge.
http://twitchfilm.net/news/2007/11/first-footage-from-russian-epic-taras-bulba-positively-stuns.php
http://www.tcm.com/video/videoPlayer/?cid=253615&titleId=17795
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081059/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117039/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056556/plotsummary
"The Patriot." (1998). Cited in: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120786/
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=336714&contentTypeId=130&category=trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/
It is also interesting to note that over time, the focus of the insurgency theme changes. In the examples in our essay, all the insurgents are clearly meant to be heroic and sympathetic, and the political leanings of the films obvious. Contrast this with the winner of the 2009 Academy Award for Best Picture, Avatar, in which it is humankind as a whole who are the antagonist, but in general, the indigenous population remaining the heroic and emulated. See: G. Pattnayak, (2009). "Avatar Movie review." TheReelMag.com. Cited in: http://www.thereelmag.com/2009/12/avatar-movie-review-critique.html
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