License to Look: James Bond and the Orient

My research involved stepping back in time to the influences of the cinema and television medium. At first, I composted a list of films I felt could help with the discussion of orientalism. I showed the list to the other people to get further opinions of what seems to be missing and over done.
One problem recognized was the majority of the titles were contemporary films. Sure, James Bond would have all types of influence on the medium today, but the original films and text were created in the 1950s and 60s. So in order to better understand that balance, I searched for more film titles related to orientalism but were released before or during the rise of James Bond.
I recognized a certain theme in the films I already chose and decided to write them out and break it down what these films had in common. I eventually came up with a series of categories. One of which is a selection of James Bond films that relate to orientalism (which I probably should have included Octopussy). Next there was a list of Eastern films remade by Western filmmakers with majority white performers. We also looked into Western marketing for the Eastern film titles. Next was a focus on the main protagonist was white in a foreign land. Moving on I wanted to talk about how makeup or no makeup on white actors was used in productions that would offend communities today. Martial arts are also another stereotype among the Asians. I wanted something that would encompass the Middle East in this category. But I suppose being aggressive would have the same effect, such as the Indiana Jones films. Last I just wanted to throw out film titles that can be seen in any of the above categories.
I also talked briefly about what else was happening in the world. William Randolph Hearst had his monopoly on the newspaper business and contributed to Yellow Peril/ Terror journalism. Of course there was the Japanese in World War II still fresh in people’s minds. And British colonies were loosing their grip.
Discussion questions I wanted to ask were:
1) What was everyone’s thought of orientalism before taking the course?
2) Why do viewers see Jonathan Pryce’s and Christopher Lee’s yellow face as being versatile actors and not offense like Katherine Hepburn or Mickey Rooney?
3) What is the future of the medium? Will everyone have a mix of other races that it would be necessary to dress in racial makeup?
4) How should orientalism be treated? What is un/acceptable?
5) Is orientalism the same as stereotype or to a certain extent?